proxy season

E&S proposals build momentum this proxy season

Jul 05, 2021

Investor support for environmental and social shareholder proposals at Russell 3000 companies has increased significantly this year,...Read more

ESG

Investor groups probing issuers on racial equity messaging this proxy season

Jun 17, 2021

Ben Maiden

Investor groups probing issuers on racial equity messaging this proxy season

As thousands of people took to the streets last summer to protest the deaths of George Floyd and other black Americans at the hands of...Read more

Activism

Issuers exploring ‘other avenues’ of communication in activism defense, advisers say

Jun 03, 2021

Ben Ashwell

Issuers exploring ‘other avenues’ of communication in activism defense, advisers say

As activist activity shows signs of picking up relative to last year, there’s scope for issuers to learn lessons from the forced...Read more

Shareholder targeting & ID

Retail investors: Millennials most likely to vote their proxy, finds new survey

May 04, 2021

Garnet Roach

Retail investors: Millennials most likely to vote their proxy, finds new survey

Among the boom in new retail investors , millennials are the group most likely to vote their proxy in the 2021 season, according to a...Read more

ESG

Companies face proposals on employee representation

Feb 01, 2021

Ben Maiden

Companies face proposals on employee representation

At least six US companies have received investor requests to put proposals to a vote at their AGMs this year on the topic of employee...Read more

ESG

Disney shareholders to vote on lobbying and employee representation

Jan 25, 2021

Ben Maiden

Disney shareholders to vote on lobbying and employee representation

Shareholders of The Walt Disney Company will vote on proposals regarding two governance issues in the spotlight – lobbying activities...Read more

ESG

Opinion: Virtual AGMs bringing increased engagement

Sep 28, 2020

Dorothy Flynn

Opinion: Virtual AGMs bringing increased engagement

The number of virtual shareholder meetings (VSMs) ballooned this year because of the obvious necessity presented by the Covid-19...Read more

Regulation

Investor groups urge SEC to help improve virtual AGMs

Jul 17, 2020

Ben Maiden

Investor groups urge SEC to help improve virtual AGMs

A coalition of major investor groups has called on the SEC to take action to avoid a repeat of what it says was a proxy season...Read more

ESG

Canada 2020: Tackling compensation matters this proxy season

Mar 22, 2020

Lisa Culbert and Ramandeep Grewal

Canada 2020: Tackling compensation matters this proxy season

A growing number of Canadian companies are holding say-on-pay votes at their AGMs, with more than 200 last year, up from 183 in 2018...Read more

Activism

Activists see value amid stock price crashes, with issuers encouraged to settle

Mar 17, 2020

Ben Ashwell

Activists see value amid stock price crashes, with issuers encouraged to settle

With the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index falling around 12 percent on March 16, activist investors are seeing the opportunity...Read more

July

ESG

E&S proposals build momentum this proxy season

Investor support for environmental and social shareholder proposals at Russell 3000...Read more

June

ESG

Investor groups probing issuers on racial equity messaging this proxy season

As thousands of people took to the streets last summer to protest the deaths of George...Read more

Activism

Issuers exploring ‘other avenues’ of communication in activism defense, advisers say

As activist activity shows signs of picking up relative to last year, there’s scope for...Read more

May

Shareholder targeting & ID

Retail investors: Millennials most likely to vote their proxy, finds new survey

Among the boom in new retail investors , millennials are the group most likely to vote...Read more

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