The deadline for submitting comments on the SEC’s proposed pay ratio disclosure is coming up quickly on December 2, 2013. SEC general comment instructions. Submit Comments on S7-07-13 Pay Ratio Disclosure. Get your comments in soon, before Thanksgiving. Another advantage to earlier submittal is that those who wait for the deadline are likely to borrow from previous […]
Tag Archives | Steven Towns
Dialogue – QVB vs Proxy Exchange: Buy Votes or Assign Them?
James McRitchie, 08/06/2013 ,
I recently wrote on what I thought were conflicting ideas. As I’ve indicated in the past, I disabled comments because of too much spam, even with filters. However, I encourage readers to comment via e-mail. Sometimes we get a good exchange. Here’s a recent example, starting with the first two paragraphs from the post, then […]
GE: Proxy Voting Advice from Steven Towns
James McRitchie, 04/24/2012 ,
General Electric’s (GE) annual shareowner meeting is tomorrow (Weds.) in Detroit. Steven Towns prepared two write-ups surrounding GE’s annual meeting: (more…)
Proxy Season: Quick Bites
James McRitchie, 04/21/2012 ,
Don’t miss the great infographic at MoxyVote on proxy season. This is why I’m not returning e-mails (more…)
Review: Investing in Japan
James McRitchie, 04/18/2012 ,
Investing in Japan by Steven Towns carries the subtitle, “There is no stock market as undervalued and as misunderstood as Japan.” Towns might be right. He guides the reader to plenty of undervalued companies but (more…)
SEC Allows Proposal Seeking to Reexamine GE Dividend Policy
James McRitchie, 01/17/2012 ,
The Commission has found that dividend matters do not involve “ordinary” business matters because such matters are extremely important to most security holders and involve significant (more…)
Symantec and Shareowner Meetings
James McRitchie, 11/09/2010 ,
Steven Towns summarizes action taken to date concerning Symantec’s run at a virtual-only meeting. I’m delighted that he will be working with the the US Proxy Exchange on a white paper to identify key issues and opportunities, seek member input, and publish final virtual meeting guidelines. (Symantec and the Importance of Shareholder Meetings — Seeking […]