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Analysts back calls for Steve Jobs succession plan

...condition, have led to demands that Apple reveal an executive succession plan. Institutional Shareholder Services has endorsed a proposal for such a plan offered by... Read more

7 February, 2011 by Steven Musil

Google's governance panned

...engine giant has received poor marks for its corporate governance efforts from Institutional Shareholder Services, a well-recognised advisory service that cited practices such as... Read more

24 August, 2004 by Dawn Kawamoto

HP-Compaq report could be the deciding factor

...factor in how they will vote on the proposed Compaq Computer merger. Institutional Shareholder Services will release the report on Monday or Tuesday, Vice President... Read more

4 March, 2002 by Margaret Kane
Why Jobs has the backing of Apple's board

Why Jobs has the backing of Apple's board

...had the full backing of Apple's board, said Patrick McGurn of Institutional Shareholder Services, a proxy firm. Said Stanford's Larcker, "Ultimately, the professionalism... Read more

2 February, 2007 by Tom Krazit

Palm shareholders set for split

...has already passed regulatory hurdles in its bid to acquire Handspring. And Institutional Shareholder Services, a company that advises large shareholders how to vote on... Read more

28 October, 2003 by Richard Shim

HP ready to get down to business

Faced with scepticism about its future as a merged company, HP is working to prove that it is ready to take on its critics Read more

7 May, 2002 by Ian Fried

Walter Hewlett dumped from HP board

As payback for his outspoken and vehement opposition to the HP-Compaq merger, Hewlett-Packard said it would not renominate dissident board member Walter Hewlett Read more

2 April, 2002 by Dawn Kawamoto and Larry Dignan

HP-Compaq merger hits home stretch

...shareholders HP-Compaq report could be the deciding factorMon 4 Mar: An Institutional Shareholder Services executive says its merger report will be out early next... Read more

18 March, 2002 by ZDNet UK

CIOs give HP merger the thumbs down

...has announced it will vote against the deal, and proxy consulting firm Institutional Shareholder Services recommended to its clients last week that they vote in... Read more

12 March, 2002 by Margaret Kane

Fiorina says pay no heed to Hewlett

...s founders. One of the major determinants will be the recommendation of Institutional Shareholder Services, which advises money managers how to vote on proxies and... Read more

28 February, 2002 by Tiffany Kary

HP seeks new support for Compaq deal

...investors. But first, it needs the backing of a company known as Institutional Shareholder Services. Institutional Shareholder Services advises money managers how to vote on... Read more

11 December, 2001 by Ian Fried

Hewlett leads final rallying cry against merger and Fiorina

...wrote. He also took the opportunity to take a swipe at the Institutional Shareholder Services' (ISS) recommendation to vote in favour of the deal. "Why... Read more

14 March, 2002 by Suzanna Kerridge

Feds nod their heads for HP-Compaq deal

...month. This latest boost to the deal comes just a day after Institutional Shareholder Services endorsed the deal. The FTC said it had been particularly... Read more

7 March, 2002 by Sonya Rabbitte

HP-Compaq: ISS says 'yes'

...and Compaq was given a massive boost yesterday in the US when Institutional Shareholder Services gave the deal its blessing. The advisory group said it... Read more

6 March, 2002 by Will Sturgeon

HP sets merger vote date

...success of the merger hinges on advice from a small advisory firm, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), which will play a crucial role in forming the... Read more

6 February, 2002 by Ben King

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