Kirsten Grind

For Proxy Advisers, Influence Wanes

online.wsj.com — Big firms that sell recommendations on how to vote in corporate elections are losing some of their relevance, as companies more aggressively court key investors.

J.P. Morgan owns part of the voters

blogs.wsj.com — J.P. Morgan's much-anticipated shareholder meeting on Tuesday saw CEO James Dimon win a vote to hang on to his dual role of chairman and chief executive. A handful of institutional investors are thought to have swung the vote in Dimon's favor. So far, most major institutional shareholders have declined to say how they voted.

Vote on Dimon Nears at J.P. Morgan

online.wsj.com — J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. shareholders are gathering in Tampa, Fla. for the bank's annual meeting, where the results of shareholder votes that could potentially reshape the boardroom will soon be unveiled.

Live Blog: J.P. Morgan’s Annual Meeting

blogs.wsj.com — The meeting won't kick off until 10 a.m., but MoneyBeat is ready to keep you going and there is plenty to read before the thing kicks off. Starting with our primer, which pretty much details everything you need to know about what is actually about to happen. http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2013/05/21/a-cheat-sheet-j-p-morgans-annual-meeting/

Live: Tim Cook Gets a Senate Grilling on Taxes

blogs.wsj.com — You can also see the testimony of other witnesses due to present today - available here. We've uploaded the full memo from the Senate committee on Apple and taxes - it's lengthy, but lots of interesting details in there. You can view it on Scribd.

Live Blog: J.P. Morgan’s Annual Meeting

blogs.wsj.com — The meeting won't kick off until 10 a.m., but MoneyBeat is ready to keep you going and there is plenty to read before the thing kicks off. Starting with our primer, which pretty much details everything you need to know about what is actually about to happen. http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2013/05/21/a-cheat-sheet-j-p-morgans-annual-meeting/

Hackers Hit Financial Times

online.wsj.com — The Financial Times said several of its blogs and social-media accounts were hacked on Friday by a group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army.

J.P. Morgan Marshals Support for Dimon

online.wsj.com — The bank sent a letter to shareholders urging them to reject a proposal to split the chief executive and chairman roles held by James Dimon.

The Story of Washington Mutual-The Biggest Bank Failure in American History: Kirsten Grind: Amazon.com: Kindle Store

amazon.com — The collapse of Washington Mutual in September 2008 was the largest bank failure in U.S. history and a symbolic casualty of America's unfolding financial crisis. Wall Street Journal reporter Kristen Grind provides a fascinating fly-on-the-boardroom-wall account of the bank's final hours and takes us back through the history of what started as a quirky, familial savings and loan and became a byword for America's financial malfunction.

Proxy Wars Put Money Managers on the Hot Seat

online.wsj.com — Companies are going to unusual lengths to woo money managers ahead of annual shareholder meetings.