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9 Oct 2022, 2:46 pm by Steve Bainbridge
The Chancery Daily recently reported in a lawsuit brought by James McRitchie against Facebook (a.k.a. [read post]
1 Aug 2011, 2:00 pm by Steve Bainbridge
Pro-access blogger James McRitchie reviews some relevant history and ponders how privately ordered proxy access might work. [read post]
15 Oct 2022, 2:00 am by Ann Lipton
A lot of people are talking about this complaint against Meta, filed by James McRitchie, alleging that the Board violates its fiduciary duties to diversified shareholders because it seeks to maximize profits at Meta individually while externalizing costs that impact... [read post]
19 Aug 2010, 9:45 am by Steve Bainbridge
James McRitchie: A report from consultant Wilshire Associates found that activist involvement by CalPERS increased returns at many of  the 142 “Focus List” companies. [read post]
20 Mar 2018, 3:17 pm by Steve Bainbridge
From Compliance Week: On March 3, noted corporate governance gadfly James McRitchie weighed in on Twitter. [read post]
20 Aug 2014, 3:33 pm by Steve Bainbridge
The three people — John Chevedden, William Steiner, James McRitchie and their families — specialize in... [[ This is a content summary only. [read post]
17 Aug 2011, 3:02 pm by Steve Bainbridge
james McRitchie has a very interesting post on the ability of activist shareholders to use social networking to communicate without forming Section 13(d) groups obliged to file Schedule 13Ds with respect to their ownership stakes in the issuers about whom they communicate. [read post]
6 Sep 2010, 12:23 pm by Steve Bainbridge
James McRitchie somehow managed to read Burton Malkiel's book The Elements of Investing and come away thinking that:If we could only get retail shareholders to think and act like shareOwners, instead of people betting at the racetrack – those of us who want more democratic, more accountable corporations – would be half way there. [read post]
8 Oct 2011, 4:01 pm by Steve Bainbridge
In between opining on how to fix the US tax system, Warren Buffett still runs Berkshire Hathaway. as James McRitchie points out, however, Saint Warren's corporate governance practices leave something to be desired: Francine McKenna isn’t afraid to take on the big four auditing firms or the rich and powerful. [read post]
21 Dec 2014, 9:47 am by Stefan J. Padfield
Corporate transparency: The openness revolution http://t.co/7WirJPUmDv #corpgov Thx @PIRCpress for bringing to my attention— James McRitchie (@corpgovnet) December 16, 2014 mandatory-arbitration & fee-shifting provisions: what a post-class action landscape could look like http://t.co/RsQQt7k1Nm #corpgov— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) December 19, 2014... [read post]
15 Oct 2011, 2:42 pm by Glenn Reynolds
As James McRitchie points out, however, Saint Warren’s corporate governance practices leave something to be desired.” [read post]
26 Oct 2010, 6:33 pm by Steve Bainbridge
James McRitchie reports that: Towers Watson launched an online survey tool to help companies better understand their shareholders’ views and perceptions on their executive compensation programs. [read post]
31 Aug 2010, 11:48 am by Steve Bainbridge
James McRitchie comments on recent trends in climate change disclosures, citing this piece of creative writing from Molson Coors' latest 10-Q:While warmer weather has historically been associated with increased sales of beer, changing weather patterns could result in decreased agricultural productivity in certain regions which may limit availability or increase the cost of key agricultural commodities, such as hops, barley and other cereal grains … Increased… [read post]
6 Sep 2010, 12:33 pm by Steve Bainbridge
Take, for example, James McRitchie's defense of the pay disclosure provisions of Dodd-Frank, which claims that "it is likely to bring pressures for a more equitable distribution of the wealth. [read post]
20 May 2009, 9:47 am
James McRitchie, Publisher of  CorpGov.net, has a post  here  that discusses the SEC's vote of May 20, 2009 on proxy access, and includes commentary regarding "blank votes" which he describes as: "when retail shareowners vote but leave items on their proxy blank, those items are routinely voted by their bank or broker as the subject company's soliciting committee recommends. [read post]
13 Jun 2011, 10:39 am by Steve Bainbridge
James McRitchie reports on the latest: CalPERS was in the news negatively again. [read post]
7 Nov 2016, 5:00 am by John Jascob
In declining Apple’s request for no-action relief, staff was unable to conclude that the company’s proxy access bylaw compares favorably with the guidelines of a proposal submitted by well-known shareholder activist James McRitchie. [read post]