The Securities and Exchange Commission Investor Advisory Committee (SEC-IAC), established pursuant to Section 911 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, will hold a public meeting on Friday, January 31, 2014, in Multi-Purpose Room LL-006 at SEC headquarters, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The meeting will begin at […]
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Biased Ballots: Oshkosh Vote Questioned – Take Action
James McRitchie, 02/12/2013 ,
I found another case of corporate elections where ballot measures failed to be identified “clearly and impartially.” This time at Oshkosh ($OSK). Should we be surprised? Isn’t it time you took a minute out of your day to send a message to the SEC asking for an end to such abuses? Broadridge claims: When it comes to […]
Broken Windows & Proxy Vote Rigging – Both Invite More Serious Crime
James McRitchie, 01/30/2013 ,
Malcolm Gladwell’s book The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference discusses the “Broken Window theory. If a window is broken and left unrepaired, people walking by will conclude that no one cares and no one is in charge. Soon, more windows will be broken, and a sense of anarchy will spread. In […]
Review: Corporate Governance: Cases and Materials
James McRitchie, 10/11/2012 ,
This comprehensive case book sheds light on the complicated regulatory framework and the dynamic nature of laws on corporate governance in the United States. Chapters typically cover regulations promulgated by federal, state, and self-regulatory organizations. Corporate governance is examined through case law with ample discussion to provide context concerning evolving practices and normative concerns. In […]
SEC's IAC Seeks Input for Agenda
James McRitchie, 09/19/2012 ,
The Dodd-Frank Act established the Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) to advise the Securities and Exchange Commission on regulatory priorities, the regulation of securities products, trading strategies, fee structures, the effectiveness of disclosure, and on initiatives to protect investor interests and to promote investor confidence and the integrity of the securities marketplace. The IAC met for […]
Increased Disclosure Needed for Open-Market Repurchases
James McRitchie, 08/27/2012 ,
Insider Trading via the Corporation, by Jesse M. Fried of the Harvard Law School, examines the regulations applicable to U.S. firms trading in their own shares and puts forward a proposal for reform that I hope will be recommended to the SEC by the SEC Investor Advisory Committee (SECIAC), along with other recommendations I made in this June post, If […]
If I Were on the SEC's Investor Advisory Committee: Recommendations to Help Retail Investors
James McRitchie, 06/19/2012 ,
The new SEC Investor Advisory Committee (SECIAC) met for the first time last week. It appears there may be agreement by Committee members to first concentrate their efforts on retail investors. At least that was the message of several Committee members and the expressed wish of Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar. The SECIAC would do well to recommend […]
SEC Access and Dodd-Frank Calendar
James McRitchie, 09/19/2010 ,
The SEC published Rule 14a-11 providing proxy access in the Federal Register (.pdf). The rule is effective 60 days after being published in the Federal Register, or November 15, 2010. Any issuer whose one year anniversary for mailing date is prior to March 15, 2011 will not be subject to a proxy access campaign in 2011. (Hat […]