Friday, April 13, 2012

Mighty Goldman Heeds Pesky Proxy Fights



From the Wall St Journal: Goldman Sachs long considered Wall Street's mightiest firm, has been skirmishing with an unlikely group of adversaries: small but vocal shareholders eager to use the company as a bully pulpit.

Pressed by unions, religious institutions and other investors on company policies on issues from tax secrecy and corporate governance to executive compensation and political lobbying, the New York securities firm increasingly has been engaging these critics—and negotiating compromises that address some of their concerns….

Find out more at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303624004577340020233437452.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThird

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