proxy season

A year in activism: Looking ahead to 2019

Jan 11, 2019

When stocks take the kind of nosedive they did in December 2018, market prognosticators tend to pronounce slowdowns in all types of...Read more

ESG

Proxy preview 2019: Governance trends go global

Dec 14, 2018

Ben Ashwell

Proxy preview 2019: Governance trends go global

Around the world, governance standards are being reassessed and debated. Investors are being asked by their clients to outline how...Read more

ESG

Investors digging deeper into compensation metrics, consultant says

Aug 30, 2018

Ben Ashwell

Investors digging deeper into compensation metrics, consultant says

The number of companies facing failed say-on-pay votes so far this year is up considerably on last year, with indications that...Read more

Small cap

Small caps most likely to face negative say-on-pay result, study finds

Aug 29, 2018

Ben Ashwell

Small caps most likely to face negative say-on-pay result, study finds

Investors are voting against executive compensation packages at small-cap companies this year, with say-on-pay failures at a three-...Read more

Buy side

Nuance shareholders back special meeting proposal

Apr 03, 2018

Ben Maiden

Nuance shareholders back special meeting proposal

Nuance Communications shareholders have by a large majority backed a proposal seeking to grant them the power to call special meetings...Read more

Regulation

NYSE relieves companies of proxy material mailing requirements

Mar 21, 2018

Ben Maiden

NYSE relieves companies of proxy material mailing requirements

Companies grappling with the stress and workload of the proxy season got a little good news earlier this month when the SEC gave the...Read more

ESG

Institutional investors eye gun control

Mar 19, 2018

Ben Ashwell

Until now, gun control in the US has only been a concern from an IR perspective in terms of faith-based investors, but the high-...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

ESG

What to expect from annual meetings next year

Dec 15, 2017

Ben Ashwell

What to expect from annual meetings next year

At a glance Regulatory changes Whether it’s CEO pay-ratio disclosure in the US, Sapin II in France...Read more

ESG

US lags behind Europe and Canada on ESG integration

Nov 15, 2017

Ben Ashwell

US lags behind Europe and Canada on ESG integration

While a selection of institutional investors put their money where their mouth is this proxy season, US investors still lag behind...Read more

January

Activism

A year in activism: Looking ahead to 2019

When stocks take the kind of nosedive they did in December 2018, market prognosticators...Read more

December

ESG

Proxy preview 2019: Governance trends go global

Around the world, governance standards are being reassessed and debated. Investors are...Read more

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