Re:Google combines Maps and Waze teams in restructuring move
by AlbertCory on Thursday December 08, 2022 @07:04PM
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I'm tempted to say "they're the owners, that means they have the votes."
Which is true. And "many others" is a vapid, meaningless phrase.
However, proxies are voted in accordance with the "recommendations" of a very few advisory firms. That means that if you buy 10 million dollars worth of ETFs, all of those many, many shares are voted without your input. I'd certainly support legislation to give the "final" owners of those shares the right to vote the proxies themselves.
Which is true. And "many others" is a vapid, meaningless phrase.
However, proxies are voted in accordance with the "recommendations" of a very few advisory firms. That means that if you buy 10 million dollars worth of ETFs, all of those many, many shares are voted without your input. I'd certainly support legislation to give the "final" owners of those shares the right to vote the proxies themselves.
Maybe that's what you meant.