shareholder rights
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
The New Global Investors: How Shareowners can Unlock Sustainable Prosperity Worldwide
From society’s perspective, the splitting of the corporate atom has engendered grievous loss. Enterprise was allowed to grow based on a self-regulating relationship to society and the environment – Adam Smith’s “invisible hand.” The melting away of shareholder responsibility with the proliferation of numerous owners has left society the… September 1, 2010 | globalization , accountability , corporate governance , shareholder activism , shareholder rights , ownership , multinational corporations
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Return of the Shareholder
Bob Monks' on responsible ownership and corporate governance, 2009. "Less than two decades after Francis Fukuyama famously enshrined market-based liberal democracy as an optimal system at ―the "end of history," Barack Obama used his inaugural address to warn the nation that, "without a watchful eye, the market can spin… February 24, 2009 | accountability , shareholder rights , responsible ownership , corporate governance , shareholder activism , ownership
Monday, August 12, 1991
My Run for the Sears Board
Bob Monks wrote about running for a seat on the Sears board of directors in 1991. "But Sears shrunk its board by eliminating three director seats, which meant that I needed 21 percent of the vote to win a seat -- virtually impossible to obtain. because 25 percent… August 12, 1991 | shareholder rights , Sears , independent directors
Friday, March 1, 1991
Bob Monks to Run for Seat on Sears Board
Press release announcing Bob Monks intention to run for a seat on the Sears Board of Directors in March 1991. It also quotes Sears CEO Edward A. Brennan regarding Sears' intent to keep Monks off the board, "after meeting with Mr. Monks we are convinced that his personal agenda… March 1, 1991 | Sears , shareholder rights , independent directors
Tuesday, January 15, 1991
Comments on the AT&T/NCR Proxy Contest
Bob Monks comments on the hostile takeover bid of NCR by AT&T in 1991. January 15, 1991 | shareholder rights , proxy
Monday, January 1, 1990
Do Today's Powerful Institutional Investors Belong in the Board Room?
Bob Monks discusses the role of managment and shareholders in corporations: "Why can't U.S. corporate managment do the job alone? Because American chief cxecutives are increasingly accountable only to themselves. Contrary to the conventional wisdom that shareholders have ultimate authority, CEOs frequently get involved in choosing (or approving… January 1, 1990 | ownership , shareholder activism , corporate governance , shareholder rights , responsible ownership
Tuesday, January 1, 1985
The Year of the Owners
Bob Monks, addresses ownership and owner's ability to resist takeovers in this internal resource memo to ISS employees. 1985. January 1, 1985 | shareholder rights , corporate governance , fiduciary duty , ownership
Thursday, February 23, 1984
The Invisible Hand: Remarks by Pensions Administrator Robert Monks
Remarks by Pensions & Benefits Welfare Program Administrator Robert A.G. Monks on "Unshackling the Invisible Hand: The Liberation of ERISA Trustees" to the Buruea of National Affairs Converence on The basics of employee benefits. February 1984. February 23, 1984 | Pension , ERISA , shareholder rights
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Corporate Character
GMI is trying to define the characteristics of a corporation and how management make decisions that affect shareholders. October 11, 2012. October 17, 2012 | corporate governance , Corporate Power , management , shareholder rights , accountability
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
A couple of years ago I posted a video proposing multiple-class stock as a way to empower owners and hold management to account. Now seems like a good time to discuss the downside of dual-class or multiple-class stock because there have been some recent high profile offerings that bring…
June 20, 2012 | ownership
, corporate governance
, shareholder rights
, proxy
Dual Class Ownership
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
In thinking about director liability lately -- and it's a subject that never seems to go away -- I'm convinced that it's an underlying weakness in corporate governance. Can a director truly fulfill their required duty to shareholders if they are indemnified and insured against every action, word, deed…
June 29, 2011 | accountability
, directors
, fiduciary duty
, shareholder rights
, director liability
Director Liability is the Polite Lie at the Core of Corporate Governance
Wednesday, March 16, 2011