AGMs

Australian companies warned over modest size of executive pay cuts

Sep 02, 2020

Australian companies are at risk of a backlash from investors over the relatively small size of executive pay cuts made during the...Read more

Regulation

The week in investor relations: Sustainable funds, volatility and cash levels

Jun 19, 2020

Tim Human

The week in investor relations: Sustainable funds, volatility and cash levels

– The Financial Times (paywall) reported that six out of 10 sustainable funds outperformed their conventional fund...Read more

Covid-19

The week in investor relations: Climate focus, M&A weakness and an index reshuffle

Jun 05, 2020

Tim Human

The week in investor relations: Climate focus, M&A weakness and an index reshuffle

ESG – Companies came under increased pressure from climate change resolutions this year, reported the Financial...Read more

Activism

AGMs: Pandemic provides proof of popularity

May 29, 2020

Oliver Schutzmann

AGMs: Pandemic provides proof of popularity

We have become used to living in lockdown. We have become used to birdsong replacing traffic noise, to working from home, to virtual...Read more

ESG

Standard Life suffers investor revolt over online shareholder meetings

May 14, 2020

Tim Human

Standard Life suffers investor revolt over online shareholder meetings

Standard Life Aberdeen, the UK-based investment company, suffered a defeat at its AGM this week over plans to allow online shareholder...Read more

Activism

The week in investor relations: Activism, AGMs and dividends all up for debate

Apr 17, 2020

Tim Human

The week in investor relations: Activism, AGMs and dividends all up for debate

– Shareholder activism fell sharply in March as the spread of Covid-19 accelerated, reported Reuters . The number of campaigns...Read more

Small cap

The week in investor relations: Divergent calls, pay cuts and capital-raising support

Apr 09, 2020

Tim Human

The week in investor relations: Divergent calls, pay cuts and capital-raising support

– Investment professionals are making sharply different predictions for the stock market as they weigh the economic damage of Covid-19...Read more

Technology & Social Media

Santander becomes first company to use blockchain for AGM voting

May 25, 2018

Ben Ashwell

Santander becomes first company to use blockchain for AGM voting

Investors at Banco Santander may have been given a glimpse of the future of proxy voting at the bank’s AGM this year, where they were...Read more

ESG

AGMs 2018: Investors target strategy and board composition

Mar 14, 2018

Ben Maiden

AGMs 2018: Investors target strategy and board composition

Investor relations and governance teams working on and around AGMs this proxy season should be paying particular attention to the...Read more

Topics

Australian companies warned over modest size of executive pay cuts

The week in investor relations: Sustainable funds, volatility and cash levels

The week in investor relations: Climate focus, M&A weakness and an index reshuffle

AGMs: Pandemic provides proof of popularity

Standard Life suffers investor revolt over online shareholder meetings

The week in investor relations: Activism, AGMs and dividends all up for debate

The week in investor relations: Divergent calls, pay cuts and capital-raising support

Santander becomes first company to use blockchain for AGM voting

AGMs 2018: Investors target strategy and board composition

Australian companies warned over modest size of executive pay cuts

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