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IRRC Institute, ISS - Tuesday, October 2, 2012A new study finds that controlled companies - particularly those with multiple classes of shares - generally underperform over the long term. As compared to companies with dispersed ownership, controlled companies...

IRRC Institute, The John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance - Saturday, September 22, 2012 An over-reliance on peer group compensation benchmarking is central to the persistent issue of rising executive pay in the United States, new research finds. While...

GMI Ratings, IRRC Institute - Thursday, August 16, 2012 In theory, the most significant corporate governance check and balance between public company shareowners and the company is the ability to elect corporate directors. In reality, that control mechanism is...

IRRC Institute, Tellus Institute - Wednesday, July 18, 2012 With more than $400 billion in combined assets under management, US college and university endowments constitute an important segment of institutional investors involved in sustainable and responsible...

Richard Fields, Robyn Bew - Monday, June 4, 2012 A new report finds that proxy advisory firms clearly impact the corporate governance dialogue, but that mutual funds generally consider multiple factors in deciding how to vote. Additionally, voting outcomes do not...

Mark E. Bateman, Peter A. Soyka - Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Investors and companies are both increasingly interested in sustainability issues. These issues typically revolve around environmental and social factors that have real but potentially long-term or...

Funding from IRRC Institute - Tuesday, February 21, 2012 The Institute has announced the recipients of a new annual IRRC Institute Research Award. This competition examines the interaction of the real economy with investment theory. A blue-ribbon panel of judges...

Funding from IRRC Institute - Tuesday, February 21, 2012 The Institute has announced the recipients of a new annual IRRC Institute Research Award. This competition examines the interaction of the real economy with investment theory. A blue-ribbon panel of judges...

IRRC Institute - Sunday, February 12, 2012 A new analysis indicates that environmental and social (E+S) shareholder proposals are gaining increased voting support from investors at U.S. public companies. From 2005-2011, average support for these proposals more than...

Funding from IRRC Institute, The Fair Labor Association, The Pensions and Capital Stewardship Project at Harvard Law School - Sunday, January 1, 2012 Harvard Law School's Pensions and Capital Stewardship Project, part of the Labor and Worklife Program, has completed...