Monday, October 12, 2009
On the first anniversary of adoption of the “Santiago Principles,” a new report finds that some Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) have made progress in becoming more transparent, but there is a wide dispersion in the level of opacity among the funds. View PDF
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
This analysis reveals a wide variation in both the voting policies of the seven dominant ETF sponsors, as well as how they actually voted on a sample of twenty-one specific votes on a variety of governance and social policy. View PDF
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Private equity buyout firms on average do not implement superior corporate governance policies for the companies they take over, restructure, and then take public. View PDF
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
A new comprehensive analysis indicates that the financial risk to companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index would vary greatly under a cap-and-trade program requiring the purchase of carbon emission credits. View PDF
Monday, May 25, 2009
The Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute and PROXY Governance Inc. today released the first-ever comprehensive analysis of the impact of insurgent shareowners winning some – but not all – board seats at a company. View PDF
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
The Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute today announced the organization will release its first four research reports in May and June of 2009. The reports will focus on four timely and under researched areas. View PDF
