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SEC Commissioner Gallagher Comments on Proxy Advisors Roles in Corporate Governance

SEC Commissioner Gallagher says one cannot outsource their fiduciary duties. According to a high ranking US securities regulator, lawmakers should review the role that advisory firms play during corporate regulations and determine if regulatory measures are necessary to allow them greater roles during the process.


Glass Lewis Recommends No to Shareholders

Glass Lewis recommends to shareholders not to vote for proposed executive compensation package. According to proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis, shareholders of Goldman Sachs Group Inc should vote against the proposed executive compensation as the board has 'failed to link pay with performance'.

Increasing Money Supply Raises Risks

Iceland's current dilemma is removal of capital controls but by increasing the money supply, it would present long term risks to its capital market.

Gulf Coast Countries seeking to invest locally

Gulf coast countries, wary of the Euro Debt crisis and other factors, are choosing to invest at home rather than overseas.


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While many indicators say that there would be a worldwide economic slowdown, central banks aim to reverse or even control that.
Barron's the financial paper, has said that Dell shareholders still stand to earn from the Dell-Silver Lake leveraged buyout deal.
Recent research indicate US investors are again looking to snap up real estate ventures and investments located overseas.
Italian mobile phone operator Wind is set to step up its technology with a $1.3 billion investment on building a fourth generation (4G) mobile broadband network.
The Head of the Statistics Department of the General Administration of Customs in Beijing admits providing incorrect and groundless data.
Activist investors are starting to earn the respect of U. S. institutional investors like mutual fund and state-run pension fund.
According to information obtained, venture capital performance has been sub par in the past ten years.
China's big banks are not providing more credit to small and microsized firms. According to a researcher, the big banks of China are not lending more to the smallest firms.
The private equity industry is facing a new challenge with investors, to avoid the hefty fees being charged by private equity firms, directly buying stakes in companies or go into co-investments.
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