The topic of corporate governance excites few, far fewer than it should, and of course much fewer than say a big (but ultimately boring) story like Facebook’s (FB) pending IPO; though even Facebook and also Google (GOOG) have some newsworthy corporate governance issues. Corporate governance is only hot when there is an Aubrey McClendon type [...]
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RSS feed for this sectionProxy statements underrated, a critical review of GE
I have heard from fellow value investor Jacob Wolinsky (of ValueWalk) that Paul Sonkin, manager of the Hummingbird Value hedge fund, believes proxy statements are the most underrated of statements; Wolinsky perhaps inspired by that says rather than refer to the 3 key financial statements it really should be “4.” I couldn’t agree more. As [...]
In response to lobbyist nonsense on compensation disclosure
I submitted the letter that follows below to the SEC on February 6th, largely in response to the January 19th letter 23 co-signers amongst business lobby groups sent to the SEC in regards to the Dodd-Frank provision about disclosure of median worker compensation and the ratio of median worker to CEO compensation. The SEC has [...]
Reuters publishes Nader’s entreaty to Cisco, blocks comment
Great to see Ralph Nader write something on the very important matter of dividends and stock buybacks, see, “It’s time for Cisco to cough up shareholder cash.” (Hyperlink visible in full article view) And great to see it published by a mainstream outlet like Reuters. Billions of dollars, if not tens of billions, at companies [...]
GE, Gibson Dunn vs. SEC & Me Take II
Serendipitously on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I was able to relay great news for shareowners of General Electric (GE) and all publicly-traded companies. The SEC ruled the prior week that GE cannot omit my critical proposal (hyperlink appears in full article view; see page 2 of PDF) requesting its board reexamine dividend policy. GE has [...]
When the proxy system works: SEC allows critical dividend proposal at GE
As I pen this article on this day of remembering/honoring Martin Luther King Jr., an icon of activism, I am elated to share great news for General Electric (GE) and all public equity shareholders alike: the Securities and Exchange Commission has informally ruled that GE cannot omit my proposal from its 2012 Annual Meeting and proxy statement. [...]
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