Top Story of the Week Sarbanes-Oxley 10 Years Later: Boards Are Still the Problem
(Tuesday - July 31, 2012)
Source: Forbes - There will be no cake, balloons, or formal ceremony on July 30, 2012, but it’s an important anniversary in corporate America. It is the tenth anniversary of the enactment of Sarbanes-Oxley, the landmark legislation intended to... ESG / Sustainability GE Chief: Nuclear's hard to justify - CNN
(Monday - July 30, 2012) Associated Profiles : Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Source: CNN - Nuclear power is so expensive compared with other forms of energy that it has become "really hard" to justify, according to the chief executive of General Electric, one of the world's largest suppliers of atomic equipment. Report shows drought in middle of US rapidly intensifying, with little relief in sight
(Friday - July 27, 2012)
Source: Washington Post - The widest drought to grip the United States in decades is getting worse with no signs of abating, a new report warned Thursday, as state officials urged conservation and more ranchers considered selling cattle. Weill Says Banks Should Be Broken Up
(Thursday - July 26, 2012)
Source: Business Week - Sanford “Sandy” Weill, whose creation of Citigroup Inc. (C) (C) ushered in the era of U.S. banking conglomerates a decade before the financial crisis, said it’s time to dismantle the nation’s largest lenders. “What we should... Commentary How to Sell Sustainability Within Corporate America
(Friday - July 27, 2012)
Source: Triple Pundit - Sustainability within corporate America has become mainstream. Once relegated to the basement office as far as possible from the C-suite just a decade ago, companies from Nike to Ford Motor to yes, Walmart, are taking... Research Proxy season results show dramatic shift in company-shareholder engagement
(Friday - July 27, 2012)
Source: MarketWatch - A new Ernst & Young LLP report - Four key trends of the 2012 proxy season - reveals four emerging governance trends: the impact of say-on-pay (SOP) goes beyond compensation; shareholder proposal topics shift and... Sovereign Wealth Funds GIC sees challenging investment outlook for medium term
(Tuesday - July 31, 2012) Associated Profiles : Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC)
Source: Channel News Asia - The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) sees a challenging investment outlook for the medium term. In its annual report, GIC says investment returns are likely to be low until the global economy... Italy court unfreezes Libya's Eni stake
(Monday - July 30, 2012) Associated Profiles : Libyan Investment Authority
Source: Yahoo - An Italian court has unfrozen shares in Italian oil and gas group Eni held by the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) on behalf of the family of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, judicial sources said on Monday... China Foreign Deals Must Obey Market Principles, Regulator Says
(Thursday - July 26, 2012) Associated Profiles : State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) Investment Company (China)
Source: BusinessWeek - With China facing a window of opportunity to venture overseas, businesses must bear in mind return on investment, costs and cash flow, Yi Gang, head of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, said yesterday at a forum held... US Pension Funds Oklahoma PERS tops benchmark for fiscal year
(Tuesday - July 31, 2012) Associated Profiles : Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Source: pionline - Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, Oklahoma City, returned 2.44% for the fiscal year ended June 30, said Tom Spencer, executive director of the $6.8 billion plan. The retirement system beat its policy benchmark by 30... US public pension funds to face calls to set realistic targets
(Friday - July 27, 2012) Associated Profiles : New York City Comptroller’s Office: Bureau of Asset Management
Source: CNBC - Similarly, the $150.6 billion California Teachers pension fund, or CalSTRS, earned only 1.8 percent. Various New York City pension funds reported an annual return of 1.7 percent. A better performance was reported by the $150.3... CalSTRS Investment Returns Reflect Global Markets in 2011-12
(Thursday - July 26, 2012) Associated Profiles : California State Teachers’ Retirement System
Source: Boston Globe - Flat investment returns at CalSTRS, the California State Teachers' Retirement System, reflected the highly volatile and challenging global markets of the 2011-12 fiscal year. The 1.8-percent return rate is well below the... Asset Managers Credit Suisse Investors Exercised 97% of Convertibles Right
(Tuesday - July 31, 2012) Associated Profiles : Credit Suisse Group AG
Source: BusinessWeek - Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN), Switzerlandâ??s second-biggest bank ... were purchased by strategic investors including Qatar Holding LLC, Olayan Group, BlackRock Investment Management, Norges Bank Investment Management... Euro zone crisis heads for September crunch
(Sunday - July 29, 2012) Associated Profiles : State Street Global Advisors (SSgA)
Source: Reuters - The Greeks might say they are in such a mess that to survive they we need to ease up the austerity a bit, and to still regain debt sustainability they will have to default on 30-40 percent of the loans," one euro zone... Report: Super rich hide $21T to $32T
(Thursday - July 26, 2012) Associated Profiles : Credit Suisse Group AG
Source: UPI - Report compiler James Henry, former chief economist at global management consulting firm McKinsey ... including Swiss banking giants UBS AG and Credit Suisse Group AG, as well as U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc. --... | Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Reporting G&A Institute is the Global Reporting
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(Sunday - July 29, 2012) Associated Profiles : Western Climate Initiative (WCI) - USA
- Earthtimes - "State Withdrawal from Regional Climate Initiatives" bill aims to halt the formation of agreements such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative of the northeast and the Western Climate... Dan Logue: CARB exemption violates public trust
(Sunday - July 29, 2012) Associated Profiles : Western Climate Initiative (WCI) - USA
- Appeal-Democrat - This is because SB 1018 specifically exempts the Western Climate Initiative, Inc. (WCI) from state transparency and open records laws meant to prevent backroom deals. CARB will argue that this is necessary... Our View: Hold state agency accountable
(Saturday - July 28, 2012) Associated Profiles : Western Climate Initiative (WCI) - USA
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