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The Kabuki Theater of Corporate Governance

May 18, 2015February 17, 2017 |
CEO Power, Fiduciary Duty, Institutional Investors, Sharehold Activism, Shareholder Rights, Trustees
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What we have in our current state of Corporate Governance is Kabuki Theater.

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Shareholder Impact – passive, active or divesting

February 3, 2014February 17, 2017 |
Divest, Fossil Fuels, Institutional Investors, Sharehold Activism
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I’ve gone on record saying that I don’t think divestment is the way to address our reliance on fossil fuels. Someone will buy up those divested stocks and they may not be as conscientious as the people who sold them. I just don’t see how this brings about change.

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Attacking Proxy Advisors

February 6, 2012February 17, 2017 |
Capture, Institutional Investors, Proxy, SEC, Sharehold Activism
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Since the passage of Dodd-Frank, in the summer of 2010, there has been a constant drumbeat from representatives of the corporate community, particularly the Business Roundtable and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, regarding the need for an increased level of regulatory oversight focused on proxy advisory firms.

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