At last year's gathering, Trump was unofficially
represented by hedge fund manager Anthony Scaramucci, who would later last just 10 days as the White House communications director.
Instead, he would essentially sanction the complete turnover of the shareowner's proxy to
managers to facilitate their own entrenchment, with the possible exception that some rights to submit proxy proposals might still be maintained
by hedge funds, the only shareowners recognized in Gallagher's speech as
representing the rights of «ordinary» investors.»
Therefore, this value and intelligent investor retreat is enjoyed
by independent minded investment professionals from around the world
representing private investors, certified financial analysts, high net worth individuals,
hedge fund managers, family offices, registered investment advisors, stock brokers, financial consultants, security analysts, pension
fund consultants, public pension
funds, independent trust companies, endowments, foundations, and mutual
fund managers.