Warren Buffett issued his annual letter to shareholders two weeks ago. These letters are always a great read, and this is one is no exception. Here, he comments on corporate governance and the credit crisis: It has not been shareholders who have botched the operations of some of our country’s largest financial institutions. Yet theyContinue Reading
Since the great credit crisis, the SEC has had its hands full. Among other things, the Commission had to deal with regulatory flaws Madoff exposed, the public outcry to reign in dastardly short sellers, the massive leverage employed by Wall Street, and the market’s underlying structure that is apparently allowing high frequency traders to printContinue Reading
Two weeks ago, we highlighted individuals and organizations that have made important contributions to the field of corporate governance and shareholder advocacy. Today we post a continuation of that discussion. Glyn Holton at Investor Suffrage Movement - Having limited contact with Glyn, we mainly admire his work from afar. His primary effort is fighting for shareholderContinue Reading
There’s a really good article in today’s New York Times about the practices, politics and potential of retail proxy voting. Tara Siegel Bernard did her homework on this one, interviewing Mark Latham of the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee, Nell Minow of The Corporate Library, Stephen Davis of Yale, Michael Passoff of As You Sow, andContinue Reading
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Bugs and Daffy had it all wrong. It’s not duck season. It’s not wabbit season. It’s proxy season. To demonstrate this point, we spent a few hours beating Excel and Photoshop into submission to come up with this chart. Proxy season is Marchish through Junish.
Today marks an exciting end to a busy week! Since Monday, we have added five new Advocates on our site – Green America, Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays, ProxyAnalyst, Trillium Asset Management and Walden Asset Management. We hope this diverse group will contribute plenty of guidance and opinions in the coming weeks andContinue Reading
Moxy Vote has been working on our exciting business for almost three years. Although it seems like a long time, we realize it is nothing compared to the long journey the many pioneers of the corporate governance and shareholder advocacy community have traveled. These individuals and organizations have been trailblazing long before we came onContinue Reading
If you are still not sure how Moxy Vote can help you, check out this article at BusinessWeek. Our very own Doug Gates eloquently describes who we are and how we help shareholders have a voice. In addition to Doug, the article quotes three important folks: An advocate on our site – Eric Cohen fromContinue Reading