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1. stevek+(OP)[view] [source] 2024-01-18 22:57:18
This document only talks about PBCs, so it wouldn’t be in this document. I am using that phrase because that’s how people refer to fiduciary duty (and similar things) when speaking generally. Obviously there is a lot of complexity in the rules around corporate governance.
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2. single+L9[view] [source] 2024-01-18 23:55:23
>>stevek+(OP)
People do talk about the fiduciary duty to maximize shareholder value when speaking generally. They are wrong.

There are only two fiduciary duties in this context: the duty of loyalty and the duty of care. A director of a corporation owes no fiduciary duty to maximize shareholder value.

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3. stevek+am[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-19 01:25:05
>>single+L9
Sure. I find it easier to use the same words everyone else uses in informal contexts even though there is obvious complexity and is not fully accurate.
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4. rcxdud+6t1[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-19 12:43:11
>>stevek+am
I think the point is the term is not so much 'not fully accurate' as 'actively incorrect' and should avoid being repeated as it leads to a false perception of how corporations actually work (or at least, it leads to an inaccurate idea of the origin of their behaviours).
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