On Thursday March 5th proxy advisor Glass Lewis held a conference call to discuss proxy access, i.e. the right for shareholders to place their director nominees on company proxies, instead of having to pay for a separate proxy and solicitation. The New York City Comptroller, Scott Stringer has taken the lead on proxy access this […]
This is first time I’ve attended a Council of Institutional Investors (CII) semi-annual conference. My report from first day events can be found at CII Fall 2014 Conference: Part 1. Okay, I’m getting more cryptic in my second day of notes. Sorry, I’m not willing to take the time to clean them up. Watch out for possible […]
Wow, talk about holding a shareowner’s meeting in a foxhole; that’s not deep enough for Stillwater Mining (SWC)! Hat tip to Donna Anderson who wrote to say she got a kick out of our “foxhole” award when she saw it on Twitter. I guess I missed the deadline for nominations, but I have another doozy […]