Council of Institutional Investors

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Should US investors have rights offshore?

US institutional investors are discouraged to diversify into offshore shares due to the outcome of a court case which restricts anti-fraud protection. The US case involving the purchase of shares in an Australian bank by Australian investors on an Australian stock exchange has important implications for US institutional investors and their drive to diversify investments […]

Amanda WhiteFebruary 3, 2012

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CII wants SEC to keep up legal fight

The Council of Institutional Investors has called for the Securities and Exchange Commission to pursue a re-hearing of a controversial proxy access rule that would have bolstered shareholder rights but was recently defeated in a legal challenge.

SAM RILEYAugust 24, 2011

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US instos battle for proxy rights on boards

The ongoing saga of US investors’ right to have a say in corporate elections continues with the Council of Institutional Investors (CII) refuting the Business Roundtable’s (BRT) claims that the proxy rule will injure shareholder interests.

MIRANDA WARDFebruary 2, 2011