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Corporate Governance

James McRitchie has published CorpGov.Net, a popular corporate governance portal since 1995. According to the Council of Institutional Investors, McRitchie’s 2002 SEC petition "re-energized" the debate over proxy access to nominate directors. His articles have appeared in At Work, Business Ethics, The Corporate Board, Corporate Secretary, and International Corporate Governance. McRitchie is frequently quoted in the press and has addressed audiences in Asia and Europe, funded by business associations, the Asian Development Bank and the U.S. State Department.

Interests: Recently, I’ve been working on systems to further empower retail shareholders such as ProxyDemocracy.org, iSuffrage.org, and VoterMedia.org. I also have a long-standing interest in creating more democratic corporate governance structures, with clearer avenues for participation and lines of accountability at corporations, funds and regulators.

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Investment Clubs as Active Ownership Funds

Calgary, of course, has more than oil and tar sands. The Calgary Herald recently carried an interesting article on investment clubs. (New breed of Investment club goes big, 7/4/10) Traditionally, investment clubs have up to about 12 people who meet over lunch or dinner for as much a social function as for investing. As those clubs have declined, we now see a new type rising.

Podium, a new club in Calgary,… Continue

Posted on July 8, 2010 at 3:43pm —

Abusive Practices Continue as VIFs Tilt Voting in Favor of Management

SEC Rule 14a-4(a)(3) states the proxy "shall identify clearly and impartially each separate matter intended to be acted upon, whether or not related to or conditioned on the approval of other matters, and whether proposed by the registrant or by security holders."

Broadridge claims they don't have to follow the rules required for proxies because they use a Voter Information Form (VIF), not a legal proxy. Broadridge can apparently… Continue

Posted on April 5, 2010 at 9:00am —

Rising Stars of Corporate Governance Nominations Due Soon

Nominations for Rising Stars due 3/31/2010. See http://millstein.som.yale.edu/RisingStar.shtml Reception recognizes young (<40 as of June 16, 2010) experts from any country or corpgov field: corporations, academic, investors, auditors, advisors, rating agencies, proxy services, professional associations, etc. Reception immediately precedes June 17-18, 2010 Yale Governance Forum in New Haven, CT. “Must attend” event for institutional… Continue

Posted on February 6, 2010 at 8:30pm —

Rosenfeld's Letter to the SEC on Strategic Planning

William L. Rosenfeld, Director, Strategic Initiatives Investors Against Genocide wrote a letter to the SEC for consideration in developing their strategic plan. I think many who are working on proxy "plumbing" or "mechanics" issues will also find it useful. Read the November 13th letter.

I'll just touch on a few key highlights to perk your interest.

1. Require Prompt Consideration of Propos… Continue

Posted on December 14, 2009 at 2:33pm —

Comments Supporting Proxy Access Due August 17th

Yes, the Commission voted on June 10 along party lines, three to two, to propose rule amendments aimed at giving shareholders the right to nominate directors to corporate boards. This is a symbolic equivalent to the Magna Carta, which barrons forced the English King to sign, limiting his powers by law and protecting their privileges. However, it will make it difficult for the SEC to proceed if submitted comments are mostly opposed. The Business Roundtable is orchestrating a flood of opposing com… Continue

Posted on August 12, 2009 at 6:30pm —

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At 8:35am on July 14, 2010, Richard Liroff said…: James, thanks for your very warm support for IEHN's work

At 2:24pm on August 14, 2009, Stu Dalheim said…: James, thanks for the note of welcome. We have been busy preparing comments for 3 SEC proposals that are out there now. We are defintiely stepping up opur activity on governance.

Stu

At 10:35am on August 4, 2009, Gary Larkin said…: James: I am indeed the same Gary Larkin. The object of the blog, which isn't officially off the ground yet, is to inform board members and others in the corporate governance space about key research and news. I'm not sure we make it a policy to submit comment letters. However, we do come up with best practices on many different governance issues. I'll let you know when we are going live with the blog.

Also, would you be interested in being a guest contributor?

At 5:55pm on July 24, 2009, Jim Gunning said…: Thanks for your note, Jim. And I certainly agree that blank votes should be recorded as abstentions. If fact, I surprpised that I didn't know they were counted in favor of the management position. Shame on me.

Cheers, Jim Gunning

At 10:20am on July 24, 2009, Meredith Miller said…: Hi thanks for your note. the Treasurer just joined the board of shareowners.org --we are very excited about this initiative.

At 1:10pm on July 21, 2009, Laurie McClain said…: Thanks for the heads up, James. I've made my comments as you suggested, and will spread the word. --Laurie

At 5:53pm on July 15, 2009, Glyn A. Holton said…: Thanks Jim: Let's be in touch/catch up soon. - Glyn

At 12:33pm on July 10, 2009, Kevin Shelley said…: Jim,
Thanks for the comments. I look forward to doing whatever I can to help. All the best,
Kevin

At 8:55pm on July 7, 2009, Adam Kanzer said…: Jim -
Thanks for the kind words. I'll certainly take a careful look at your petition -- sounds like a good issue that should be dealt with along with the broker votes. Might as well get it right the first time, right?
Adam

At 4:39pm on July 2, 2009, Douglas Chia said…: Jim,

I'm very interested to see where this organization goes. I'll try to post when I have something relevant to say, but my views don't always dovetail with those of the organizers. In the spirit of civil debate, I'll try to keep my posts focused on where I think we can agree, and try to leave the debates on issues where we differ to other forums. Good luck. I hope everyone involved can put on their "retail owner hats" for this.

Doug

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