James McRitchie
General Electric’s (GE) annual shareowner meeting was held in Detroit last April. Steven Towns prepared two write-ups surrounding GE’s annual meeting: a review of each item for vote on its proxy, and a look at why GE is undervalued. Great to see another …
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The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) announced the highest level of director credentialing–NACD Fellowship–for 303 corporate directors and corporate governance professionals. NACD Fellows have demonstrated their commitment to promoting the highest standards of leadership in the boardroom through an …
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Shareholder Democracies?: Corporate Governance in Britain and Ireland before 1850 addresses a central issue. Current governance structures often allow managers to pursue their own interests. According to some, a dissemblance of democracy has led to “elitism and self-interest in the …
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Mason Morfit, a partner at ValueAct Capital and one of the most successful shareholder activists in the US, according to the Rock Center announcement, and Abe Friedman, of CJB Capital Management (former Global Head of Corporate Governance & Responsible Investment for BlackRock …
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TK Kerstetter, President, Corporate Board Member, talks with Francis Byrd, Senior Vice President, Laurel Hill Advisory Group. Does your board have a break the glass plan in place when getting negative recommendations from ISS or Glass Lewis? The proxy is more …
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Richard L. Trumka, President, AFL-CIO announced an update to their PayWatch website—this year’s version is called CEO Pay and the 99%. Trumka says it’s your one-stop shop for the most recent information on out-of-control CEO pay and what you can …
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Bank of America executives, investors, and opponents alike reacted with surprise to news—posted for two hours on Dow Jones Newswire and elsewhere—that the mammoth financial institution, realizing it was heading for a taxpayer bailout, was asking Americans to start thinking about …
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Investing in Japan by Steven Towns carries the subtitle, “There is no stock market as undervalued and as misunderstood as Japan.” Towns might be right. He guides the reader to plenty of undervalued companies but will their underlying value be eventually …
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The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced the formation of its new Investor Advisory Committee required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The 21-member committee replaced the advisory committee that was disbanded after the Dodd-Frank Act …
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