Japanese firms are beginning to release the topics and agendas of their annual shareholders’ meetings online, before they send them out by mail to investors. The development comes in response to growing calls from international investors.Some of the key firms that have decided to release online notices in advance this year include Yakult Honsha, a Japanese drinks maker,…
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Tough Questions for Ford’s Virtual Annual Meeting
On Thursday May 11, the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) will seek to ask Ford Motor Company executives if they believe there is a reputational risk and potential consumer backlash from advertising on television news programs hostile to the Trump Administration. FEP representatives are hoping for the opportunity to pose…
Duke Energy Is Afraid to Meet Shareholders in Real Life
Duke Energy is taking the coward’s way out. Their annual meeting this year will be virtual only. “This year we are excited to hold the Annual Meeting exclusively online for the first time via live webcast.” They then go on to say: “This format enables us to use technology to open our Annual Meeting to…
Citi, Wells Fargo, and BofA: Will Shareholders Stand Up? – Fortune
At Citi, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America’s shareholder meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday, we will witness just how much we now depend on investors at the largest banks to protect us from worldwide economic collapse. At the same time, we’ll also likely realize that very few shareholders are actually willing to speak up to…
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