How does a company know what to pay its officers? Hewlett Packard (HPQ) recently raised CEO Meg Whitman’s salary from a nominal $1 to a much more reasonable $1.5 million, explaining that such a raise would “bring Ms. Whitman’s salary to … Continue reading
Author Archives: Jessica Fritz
2013 Transfer Agent Market Share: AST Still On the Rise
Last year, we looked at the Transfer Agents engaged by SEC registrants and found that the SEC market was dominated by a few agencies. Computershare/BNY Mellon (Computershare) led the pack with 30.9% of total market share, and American Stock Transfer … Continue reading
Increased SEC Scrutiny Over Sovereign Debt Disclosure
As severe financial crisis has spread from Greece to larger countries such as Spain and Italy, voices warning against exposure to sovereign debt have gotten louder. The Cypriot government’s attempt to impose up to a 9.9% tax on bank deposits … Continue reading
Transfer Agents: Computershare Leads in Shareholders
Computershare, industry leader among transfer agents, dominates the market in more ways than one. Not only is Computershare the leader in market share, but also in number of shareholders managed. A combined 47,068,335 shareholders have been reported by over 10,500 … Continue reading
Transfer Agents: Broadridge Showing Gains
Broadridge may not be the number one transfer agent in market share, but the company is still proving to be a strong competitor. Since 2010, the company has not lost a single client to American Stock Transfer & Trust, Continental … Continue reading
Transfer Agents: AST On the Rise
Acquiring BNY Mellon Shareowner Services has certainly worked in Computershare’s favor. Computershare/BNY Mellon is the transfer agent for an astonishing 30.9% of a total population of 10,644 active SEC filers, making the company number one in market share. American Stock Transfer & … Continue reading