corporate governance

How some CEOs are trying to make a killing off the fiscal cliff

A new study shows that CEOs will reap huge financial benefits if a fiscal cliff campaign some of them are undertaking is successful. This is yet another reason it's time to raise the flag on CEO pay. By Eleanor Bloxham

Citigroup: It's time to talk Pandit

Amid reports that the SEC is investigating Vikram Pandit's departure from Citigroup, the bank's board needs to take a very close look at how it shares information with shareholders and the public.

FORTUNE -- Is the SEC investigating former CEO Vikram Pandit's departure from Citigroup?

The regulator wouldn't comment on the issue for this article, but that's what Fox Business reported last Tuesday. The issue, according to Fox's reporting, is around the timing MORE

Splitting big banks: Why J.P. Morgan should go first

The bank's woes are only growing., As Sandy Weill recommends, the company should be split in two. By Eleanor Bloxham

Jack Bogle: Has capitalism lost its soul?

Vanguard Group founder Jack Bogle describes what he sees as the primary problems at money management firms and public companies today and what it will take to set things right. Interview by Eleanor Bloxham

Who will take J.P. Morgan to task?

Many of the frontline safeguards for our capitalist system are as weak now as they were a decade ago. Even worse, we seem tired of addressing what still needs to be fixed.

FORTUNE – For the last couple of weeks, it has been Barclays (BCS) CEO Bob Diamond's moment in the sun (or interrogation lights) -- until he rode off into the sunset, that is. But it will be J.P. Morgan MORE

Are companies ready for the new activist shareholder?

As we recently saw with Scott Thompson at Yahoo and at many annual meetings this proxy season, shareholders are raising their voices and many of them mean business. What's next? By Elizabeth G. Olson

Wal-Mart, J.P. Morgan, and the perils of ignoring shareholders

The two companies' boards failed to heed risk and compliance warnings from its shareholders, which could have saved both companies considerable trouble. By Eleanor Bloxham

Bank of America meeting: Will investors even be allowed in?

Shareholders were kept out of Wells Fargo and Peabody Energy's annual meetings, in what has been a concerning trend this proxy season. Will we see a repeat at Bank of America? By Eleanor Bloxham

WellPoint faces shareholder ire over political spending

Several major companies are seeing shareholders take steps to monitor corporate political spending, but at WellPoint board members up for reelection are facing a no vote campaign. By Eleanor Bloxham

Et tu, Google?

Google's founders recently announced a new corporate structure designed to perpetuate their grip over the company. Everyone should beware.

FORTUNE -- Google's founders announced a plan designed to perpetuate their ironclad grip on the long-term governance of the company.

With the board's blessing, the company will issue a new non-voting class of shares to existing shareholders. Because the founders currently hold majority-voting rights, the plan does not require that shareholders give their MORE