“The number of people who can buy into … private companies is up 10-fold since the ’80s … The reason …: The SEC uses income and net worth to determine who can invest, and the thresholds haven’t changed in more than three decades.” https://t.co/fYaheTIELF #corpgov
— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 24, 2018
“Lawyers … agree to limit the exercise of some First Amendment rights for the privilege of practicing law.” https://t.co/EZ6RisGCgp #corpgov
— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 25, 2018
“Shareholders won a proposal asking Smith & Wesson’s maker to review its safety efforts … resolutions … were put forward by a coalition of investors who began buying gun stocks some two years ago to pressure executives for change” https://t.co/CPDEbdoDg4 #corpgov
— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 26, 2018
“One attendee … said officials would look at the possibility of a formal multistate investigation of major tech platforms, focusing on both consumer-protection issues such as privacy and potential antitrust concerns.” https://t.co/sIvlxThJnd #corpgov
— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 26, 2018
“Google made its first … foray into postsecondary education … with the creation of a new online certificate program …. an intriguing sign of what could happen if big employers … increasingly take a hands-on role in postsecondary education” https://t.co/NQI7l7zi0x #corpgov
— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 26, 2018