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Bob Dole Slams Kerry By Andrew L. Jaffee, August 23, 2004 Home   Search   Forum   Terms Nothing has really changed for Democratic hopeful John Kerry, except that real war veterans, like Bob Dole, are questioning the “superficial wounds” and resulting “medals” he received during four (4) months service in Vietnam. Kerry is still flailing, trying to cover up a career punctuated by extreme left-wing politics and flip-flopping by talking to voters about his military service. He squandered his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention by trying to convince Americans that his tour of duty in Vietnam will make him a great commander...

Ken Lay of Enron Indicted and Arrested By Andrew L. Jaffee, July 8, 2004 Home   Search   Forum   Terms Enron’s ex-Chairman of the Board has been indicted and arrested on charges connected with his former company’s implosion in 2001. Corporate executives at Enron engaged in all sorts of financial manipulations to pump up the company’s stock price. They created complex “partnerships” to hide company debt from shareholders. In 1998, Enron’s share price was at about $20. By 2000, it hit $90. By 2001, the company’s stock was worthless. Enron’s collapse wiped out billions in shareholder value and employee pensions. Democratic Presidential hopeful John...

No democracy please, we're shareholders   Apr 29th 2004 From The Economist print edition   Another proxy season, another gazillion wasted votes AMERICA is the world's most prominent democracy, and its most successful exponent of shareholder capitalism. But when it comes to shareholder democracy America has barely moved beyond the corporate equivalent of the rotten borough. American firms look democratic. During these past few weeks of the annual “proxy season”, shareholders have been electing board members and voting on resolutions listed on a firm's proxy statement. But given how little difference such votes can make, they might as well not...

Mirant Equity Committee by Micheal Sammons – Attorney Previously on Mirant Shareholders Committee Click here for link to Yahoo message. For those who asked, I was also booted off the committee - around December 1st. Like Matt Wilson, I was vocal about the need to explore all options other than dilution. My problem was with the Brown Rudnick law firm and Tejas Securities [SHC (Shareholders Committee) co-chair]. Even before our selection I had argued with Tejas about what they believed to be "inevitable dilution." And this was before a committee was even formed (the informal committee days). While I cannot...

THE NEW CLASS STRUGGLE Forget Marx: Now shareholders, including workers' pension funds, are at war with managerial talent, say ROGER MARTIN and MINHEA MOLDOVEANU By ROGER MARTIN AND MINHEA MOLDOVEANU Monday, July 28, 2003 - Page A9 For much of the 20th century, labour and capital fought vigorously for control of the industrialized economy -- in some countries, control of government and society as well. Now a fresh conflict has erupted. While business won a resounding victory over the trade unions last century, it may not be as easy for shareholders to stop the knowledge-worker-led revolution in business. The rising...