ActivismRecord-breaking proxy season for ESG proposals, according to new report Mar 17, 2022Garnet RoachThe 2022 proxy season was a record breaker for ESG proposals, with Michael Passoff, CEO of Proxy Impact and co-author of a new report...Read more
ActivismAlphabet files requests to exclude shareholder proposals Feb 10, 2022Ben MaidenGoogle parent company Alphabet is seeking the SEC’s go-ahead to exclude several shareholder proposals from its 2022 proxy statement,...Read more
ESGProxy season preview: the UK view Dec 29, 2021Mike SchnitzelThis year there was an increase in contested remuneration policy votes and contested remuneration report votes, says Daniele Vitale,...Read more
ESGProxy season preview: Australia Dec 22, 2021Mike SchnitzelThe key theme of Australia's proxy season was executive remuneration. ‘We had some companies taking government aid and, while doing...Read more
ESGClimate and social issues expected to be front and center at AGMs Dec 15, 2021Mike SchnitzelVirtual meetings became the standard during the Covid-19 pandemic out of necessity and, with uncertainty over when this pandemic will...Read more
Shareholder targeting & IDMaking their voice heard – Getting retail engaged on the proxy: Ticker 128 Nov 17, 2021Jeff CossetteThis episode of the Ticker podcast is sponsored by Broadridge Financial Services Brandon Van Manen, vice president...Read more
ESGMajority support for E&S proposals almost doubles in US Oct 26, 2021Staff WritersThirty-three environmental and social proposals won the backing of most voting shareholders this year, compared with 18 in 2020,...Read more
ESGComment: What to do when investors feel there’s a misalignment on pay for performance Oct 07, 2021Dottie SchindlingerExecutive compensation has been one of the most widely discussed issues for shareholders in recent history. Pay for performance is the...Read more
ActivismTenured IROs can serve as activist deterrent, study finds Sep 27, 2021Jeff CossetteIn a letter to CEOs, BlackRock’s Larry Fink opines that a ‘central reason for the rise of activism – and wasteful proxy fights – is...Read more
RegulationCII seeks better ESG disclosures under accounting rules Sep 23, 2021Ben MaidenThe Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has urged FASB to make ESG-related disclosures one of its top priorities amid growing...Read more