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Council Governance Alerts
The Council Governance Alert is a weekly e-newsletter that keeps members up-to-date on corporate governance and shareowner issues. Members may view the current Alert and any available archived Alerts in the members-only section of the Web site by clicking here.
Council Comment Letters
Comment letters from the Council can be found here on the correspondence page.
Council White Papers and Reports
August 31, 2010
Client Directed Voting, white paper by Alan L. Beller, Janet L. Fisher and Rebecca M. Tabb, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
June 30, 2010
2010 Asset Allocation Survey (General Members Only)
March 29, 2010
Top 10 Red Flags to Watch for When Casting an Advisory Vote on Executive Pay, Council issue brief
February 18, 2010
The OBO/NOBO Distinction in Beneficial Ownership, white paper by Alan L. Beller and Janet L. Fisher, assisted by Rebecca M. Tabb, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
November 16, 2009
The Limits of Private Ordering
November 5, 2009
2009 Asset Allocation Survey (General Members only)
April 14, 2009
Rethinking Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies: An Institutional Investor Perspective, white paper by Frank Partnoy, University of San Diego School of Law
October 7, 2008
2008 Asset Allocation Survey (General Members Only)
October 5, 2008
Results of 2008 Survey on Disclosure Practices of Council Members, (Members Only) report by Council of Institutional Investors staff
September 2008
Some Investor Perspectives on Financial Regulation Proposals, white paper by George Washington University Professor of Law Lawrence A. Cunningham
July 11, 2008
Fair Value Accounting: Understanding the Issues Raised by the Credit Crunch, white paper by New York University Professor and Peat Marwick Faculty Fellow Stephen G. Ryan
December 3, 2007
The SEC’s 2006 Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules: An Overview and an Assessment of First-Year Compliance, white paper by Council of Institutional Investors staff editor Rosemary Lally
October 2, 2007
International Convergence of Accounting Standards: What Investors Need to Know, white paper by University of Dayton Professor Donna L. Street
March 30, 2007
Zions Bancorporation ESOARS: An Evaluation, report by Stephen A. Ross
January 30, 2007
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Recommendations on Majority Voting, Section 404 and Executive Compensation;,joint CII-NACD Task Force Report
June 14, 2006
Stock Option Backdating: What Investors Need to Know, memorandum by Beth M. Young
March 1, 2004
Framework and Tools for Improving Board-Shareowner Communications, joint CII-NACD Task Force Report
Council Governance Primers (Members may click here to read the primers)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Securities Litigation
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Annual Meeting of Shareowners
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Proxy Voting
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Securities Lending
Making Shareowners’ Votes Count: Majority Voting in Director Elections
Divestment of Plan Assets Based on Non-Economic Factors
How Institutional Investors Can Get Involved in Corporate Governance