The SEC Should Not Strong‑Arm States or Silence Shareholders: Chair Atkins disrupts shareholder rights, misapplies state law, and circumvents the APA


The SEC Should Not Strong‑Arm States or Silence Shareholders: Chair Atkins disrupts shareholder rights, misapplies state law, and circumvents the APA

Facebook CalSTRS court clash seeks to reform governance practices. The California Teachers’ Retirement (CalSTRS) Board recently announced it will make a motion to be added as a plaintiff to a pending derivative case against Facebook’s leadership, including CEO/Chairman Mark Zuckerberg in line with the fund’s Corporate Governance Program and Portfolio Policy. (more…)
These are some relatively quick notes that I’m sharing from the Corporate Directors Forum 2012, held at the University of San Diego, January 22-24, 2012. This post diverges to a flight of fancy inspired by a problem raised by judge J. Travis Laster at the Forum… a flight of fancy that borders on nightmare. In part 8 I promise […]
Fall is a natural time to confront the less savory side of your soul. On a range from dark black to deep gray, David Vann’s “Caribou Island,” the astonishing “Wolf Hall” by Hilary Mantel and “Open City” by Teju Cole (more…)