News: U.S. Boards of Directors Often Fail to Take Charge of Corporate Sustainability

586 days ago - PR Newswire Banking-Financial News

NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders of U.S. publicly-traded companies are becoming increasingly aware that their access to capital and ability to implement a long-...

News: Albemarle Announces 6% Increase in Quarterly Dividend

586 days ago - PR Newswire Mining-Metals News

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Board of Directors of Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) increased the regular quarterly dividend by 6% to $0.175 per...

News: Corporate Directors Increasing Their Focus on Executive Compensation, Risk Management and Succession Planning

587 days ago - PR Newswire Banking-Financial News

NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Investor demands and regulatory pressure for improved corporate disclosure have dramatically affected directors' oversight roles and th...

News: NOVT Corporation Issues Statement Regarding Tender Offer From Steel Partners, Ltd.

587 days ago - PR Newswire Banking-Financial News

LOS GATOS, Calif., Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NOVT Corporation (Pink Sheets: NVTP) ("NOVT") today announced that Steel Partners, Ltd., a Delaware corporation ("Steel Partne...

News: Regulatory Changes for Top U.S. Companies Produce New Corporate Governance, Compensation Priorities

587 days ago - PR Newswire: Banking & Financial Services

NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A little more than a year has passed since US public companies first experienced the brave new world of regulatory reform created ...

News: American Capital Agency Will Report Q3 2011 Results on October 25

588 days ago - PR Newswire: Banking & Financial Services

BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- American Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) ("AGNC" or the "Company") announced today it will report third quarter 2011 earnings ...

News: Gladstone Commercial Corporation Announces Common, Senior Common and Preferred Stock Cash Distributions for October, November and December

588 days ago - PR Newswire: Banking & Financial Services

News: The Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Announces Investigation into Possible Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of BigBand Networks in Connection with Sale of the Company to ARRIS Group, Inc.

588 days ago - PR Newswire: Banking & Financial Services

NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of BigBand Networks ("BigBand" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: BBND) for possib...

News: One in Three U.S. CFOs Turn to Proformative For Real-Time Financial and Regulatory Advice

588 days ago - PR Newswire: Banking & Financial Services

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Proformative, the fastest-growing network for corporate finance professionals, today announced that more than 40,000 chief fina...

News: Karen Horn, Lead Director of Eli Lilly, Joins NACD Board of Directors

588 days ago - PR Newswire Banking-Financial News

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing to advance the highest levels of board professionalism, The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) has elected...