The ultimate arbiters of the models of banking and the…

Fannie Mae is owned by shareholders but operates under a federal charter that exempts it from paying state or local taxes. As a result,…

— Alex Berenson

Some foreign investors accuse us of being unfair to shareholders by using our resources for community development. Yes, this is money that could have…

— Ratan Tata

I think there's a lot we could do that maybe would give a little more decision space to CEOs, to shareholders who want to…

— Hillary Clinton

If you were at Lehman, the same thing happened. If you were at AIG, the shareholders are getting creamed on these things. And those…

— Warren Buffett

My obligation is to the owners of Barclays, my shareholders. They hired me. People who criticise compensation for individuals in isolation at, say, BarCap,…

— Bob Diamond

Experts said public companies worry about the loss of customer confidence and the legal liability to shareholders or security vendors when they report flaws.

— Barton Gellman

At a lot of companies founded on principles, the notion of making money is almost antithetical to the ethos of the place. From the…

— John Mackey

Companies, to date, have often used the excuse that they are only beholden to their shareholders, but we need shareholders to think of themselves…

— Simon Mainwaring

Shareholders have the right and obligation to set the parameters of corporate behavior within which management pursues profit.

— Eliot Spitzer

Driving stock up from one day to the next is not what we are about. We are about building a good company and performing…

— James Sinegal

If there is a risk in a bank, our first question should be 'Okay, what are you in the bank going to do about…

— Jeroen Dijsselbloem

I don't believe that someone who sets up an institution should be able to take out the money from the institution or pay dividends…

— Pallam Raju

Corporations are driving down wages and working conditions across the globe to maximize returns for their shareholders. They use their power and influence to…

— Winnie Byanyima

What we need is political leadership which can give guidance to the development of global governance. We need business leadership which goes beyond shareholder…

— Juan Somavia

There are questions as to whether it should even exist. Who should corporations be responsive to, the management of a corporation? Theoretically they are…

— Noam Chomsky