Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 10, 2021

I would wager that almost everyone has heard of Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, and that very few would recognize the names of Mary Barra (CEO of GM) or Darren Woods (CEO of Exxon Mobil).

Start-ups 83

Start-ups Marketability Technology Market Capitalization 83

Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Facebook: Filling in the Background It is worth noting that in good times, when earnings are rising and stock prices are upward bound, investors do not seem to have much interest in corporate governance, and it is only when the numbers start to move against them, that they rediscover the importance of the topic.

Start-ups 98

Start-ups Market Capitalization Marketability Dividends 98

Reynolds Holding

JULY 10, 2023

A specific shareholder proposal can only seek disclosure on a discrete topic at a single company. Although it is common for shareholders to submit the same or similar proposals to multiple issuers, the process of navigating issuer objections to the proposal and mobilizing shareholder support does not readily scale.

Marketability 45

Marketability Equity 45

Reynolds Holding

JUNE 27, 2023

Darla led the Society’s efforts on numerous topics related to shareholders and corporate governance. One of those topics is rule 14a-8 [1] and shareholder proposals, a subject on which many SEC commissioners have provided their views over the years and, indeed, decades. [2] 2019), available at [link]. [50]

Corporate Finance 45

Corporate Finance Marketability Finance Start-ups 45

Reynolds Holding

JULY 29, 2022

As a result, shareholders were presented with more proposals on a wider range of topics with which they disagreed, with overall levels of voting support dropping notably. At the same time, recent amendments to Rule 14a-8 had only a very minor impact on shareholder submissions. Top Shareholder Proposals Submitted to Public Companies.

Equity 98

Equity Dividends Banking Finance 98

ThomsonReuters

JUNE 7, 2021

33-10825 , Modernization of Regulation S-K Items 101, 103, and 105 , by adding ESG disclosure topic human capital management (HCM), intended to cover material “measures or objectives that address the attraction, development, and retention of personnel” (available on Thomson Reuters Checkpoint , together with the SEC guidance discussed herein).

Compliance 98

Compliance Start-ups Private Equity Firm Finance 98