http://blog.moxyvote.com Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:16:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Proxy access has been the talk of the town this week after the SEC on Wednesday voted 3 to 2 (along party lines) to grant the right to shareholders to nominate directors.  It has been a long process as many shareholders have fought for years to finally get this approved. ... http://blog.moxyvote.com/index.php/2010/08/27/finally/ Here at Moxy Vote we are very excited about our new partnership with the non-profit BetterInvesting. Since its beginnings, BetterInvesting has served the investment education needs of more than 5 million people. "We're excited to work with Moxy Vote," said Kamie Zaracki, CEO of BetterInvesting, "Since 1951 our association has ... http://blog.moxyvote.com/index.php/2010/08/23/partnership-to-empower/ One of our founders, the mussy-haired Doug Gates, was on the Fox Business Channel today with Liz Claman. Doug talked about the possible regulatory changes regarding “proxy access” and the potential impact on corporate governance. Have a listen to this clip and find out what he said about lunatics and ... http://blog.moxyvote.com/index.php/2010/08/19/lunatics-their-asylums-and-proxy-access-today-on-fox/ Take a look at another great post by Jim McRitchie on his blog last week describing the barriers (including costs) shareholders face when attempting to vote their proxies (Who Will Pay for CDV/AVI?).  It is obvious to all that the current system is not a level playing field for the ... http://blog.moxyvote.com/index.php/2010/08/17/on-the-mark-again-jim/ Who's between a company and its shareholders? According to the SEC, it's merely brokers, banks, custodians, securities depositories, transfer agents, proxy solicitors, proxy service providers, proxy advisory firms, and vote tabulators. Here's the quote from their Concept Release on the US Proxy System: The manner in which proxy materials ... http://blog.moxyvote.com/index.php/2010/07/29/the-game-of-telephone/ On July 14, the SEC published the Concept Release on the US Proxy System. They occasionally issue these releases, maybe two or three times a year, when they're considering substantial problems. They want your feedback. This time around, the SEC describes our current proxy voting system, its consequences on shareholder communication ... http://blog.moxyvote.com/index.php/2010/07/26/sec-concept-release-scrutiny-of-proxy-voting/ Two weeks ago, Moxy Vote was honored to participate in the Yale Governance Forum in New Haven. The thoughtful-looking guy on the right is our own Mark Schlegel, part of a panel on “How are Online Tools and Social Networking Changing Corporate Governance?” Mark has asked me to thank Ira Millstein ... http://blog.moxyvote.com/index.php/2010/07/01/yale-governance-forum-2010/ This is embarrassing, but I've been seeing another blog. Read my brief essay on Proxy Voting 101 over at Angry Bear Blog. http://blog.moxyvote.com/index.php/2010/06/24/angry-bear-proxy-voting-101/ Moxy Vote would like to welcome our three newest advocates: Domini Social Investments, Ceres and F&C Asset Management. Domini Social Investments is an SRI firm that has filed more than 200 shareholder proposals at more than 80 companies. They were also the first mutual fund manager in the ... http://blog.moxyvote.com/index.php/2010/06/22/welcome-new-advocates/ As You Sow, Green Century Capital Management and Sierra Club are Moxy Vote advocates that saw their coal ash resolutions gain big attention at CMS Energy’s annual meeting on May 21st. The proposal that requested a report on the company’s efforts to reduce “environmental and health hazards associated with coal ... http://blog.moxyvote.com/index.php/2010/06/13/shareholder-resolutions-gain-attention-at-cms-energy/