ActivismAustralian companies warned over modest size of executive pay cuts Sep 02, 2020Tim HumanAustralian companies are at risk of a backlash from investors over the relatively small size of executive pay cuts made during the...Read more
RegulationThe week in investor relations: Sustainable funds, volatility and cash levels Jun 19, 2020Tim Human– The Financial Times (paywall) reported that six out of 10 sustainable funds outperformed their conventional fund...Read more
Covid-19The week in investor relations: Climate focus, M&A weakness and an index reshuffle Jun 05, 2020Tim HumanESG – Companies came under increased pressure from climate change resolutions this year, reported the Financial...Read more
ActivismAGMs: Pandemic provides proof of popularity May 29, 2020Oliver SchutzmannWe have become used to living in lockdown. We have become used to birdsong replacing traffic noise, to working from home, to virtual...Read more
ESGStandard Life suffers investor revolt over online shareholder meetings May 14, 2020Tim HumanStandard Life Aberdeen, the UK-based investment company, suffered a defeat at its AGM this week over plans to allow online shareholder...Read more
ActivismThe week in investor relations: Activism, AGMs and dividends all up for debate Apr 17, 2020Tim Human– Shareholder activism fell sharply in March as the spread of Covid-19 accelerated, reported Reuters . The number of campaigns...Read more
Small capThe week in investor relations: Divergent calls, pay cuts and capital-raising support Apr 09, 2020Tim Human– Investment professionals are making sharply different predictions for the stock market as they weigh the economic damage of Covid-19...Read more
Technology & Social MediaSantander becomes first company to use blockchain for AGM voting May 25, 2018Ben AshwellInvestors 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
ESGAGMs 2018: Investors target strategy and board composition Mar 14, 2018Ben MaidenInvestor relations and governance teams working on and around AGMs this proxy season should be paying particular attention to the...Read more