FOLIOfn - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/570124.xml FOLIOfn - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Leading Proxy Advisory Firm Endorses NACD Corporate Governance Principles http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1614064.htm PROXY Governance, Inc. (PGI), a leading independent proxy advisory service, is endorsing a set of principles aimed at strengthening corporate governance among publicly traded companies.Issued by the National Association of Corporate Directors, the "Key Agreed Principles to Strengthen Corporate Governance for U.S. Publicly Traded Companies," have been endorsed by investor groups including the Council of Institutional Investors as well as business groups such as the Business Roundtable. The principles are intended to serve as a starting point for further governance reforms that will improve investor protections, strengthen American business, and promote economic growth. Additionally, the principles have been praised by the International Corporate Goverance Network. (PRWeb Nov 13, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1614064.htm Shareholder Support for Environmental and Social Issues Remains Strong Despite Economic Fears http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1512454.htm Investor interest in social and environmental issues remains strong, despite the downturn in financial markets. Those are the findings of a report recently issued by PROXY Governance, a leading proxy advisory service. The report examines proxy voting issues through September 2008. Further, the report shows particularly strong support for initiatives to address global warming. (PRWeb Oct 22, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1512454.htm Shareholders Increasingly Hold Directors' Feet to the Fire Via Withhold Votes, Says PROXY Governance http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1478574.htm A recent study by corporate governance advisory firm PROXY Governance, Inc. (PGI) shows an increasing desire on the part of shareholders to make director elections a genuine referendum on the qualifications and judgment of directors, rather than a simple rubber-stamp of the board. The study, Elections that Matter: A Review of Director Votes in 2008, examines the rising tide of "withhold votes" in proxy voting (PRWeb Oct 15, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1478574.htm MEDIA ADVISORY: Former SEC Commissioner Steven Wallman Available for Comment on Financial Bailout http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1409574.htm Former SEC Commissioner Steven Wallman is available to speak to reporters on the financial bailout, potential financial services regulatory reform, issues important to individual investors, and corporate governance issues. (PRWeb Sep 30, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1409574.htm FOLIOfn Offers a Safe Haven for Cash During Turbulent Markets, Thanks to Unique Extended FDIC Insurance Offering http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1383424.htm Due to the current turbulence in financial markets, many investors are worried about the safety of their cash in money market funds. FOLIOfn Investments Inc., the innovative online securities firm, has the perfect solution. FOLIOfn provides an FDIC-insured cash investment offering with extraordinary government FDIC coverage of up to $2.3 million in individual accounts, and up to $5.75 million in retirement accounts, by spreading deposits over a network of 23 banks. This coverage is offered to both FOLIOfn's retail and institutional clients. (PRWeb Sep 25, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1383424.htm PROXY Governance Managing Director Shirley Westcott Speaks at Activist Hedge Fund Summit http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1360304.htm PROXY Governance, one of the three leading proxy advisory services, announces that Managing Director Shirley Westcott will be speaking at the IMN Activist Hedge Fund & Shareholder Value Summit to be held September 22-23, 2008 at the Arizona Biltmore. (PRWeb Sep 21, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1360304.htm Efficient Market Advisors Launches Pioneering 403b Offering Powered by FOLIOfn (CORRECTED VERSION) http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1315894.htm Efficient Market Advisors, LLC (EMA), the nation's premier Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) separate account manager, announces the launch of the first 403b program offering professionally managed portfolios of ETFs. TThis new offering is made possible thanks to EMA's alliance with FOLIOfn Institutional, a unique online brokerage firm for financial intermediaries. (PRWeb Sep 11, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1315894.htm FOLIOfn Teams With Genocide Intervention Network and Launches First Ever Genocide-Free Stock Screening Tool http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb930284.htm Online brokerage FOLIOfn offers investors genocide-free stock screen in cooperation with Genocide Intervention Network. (PRWeb May 12, 2008)

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