ReportingTime to separate the G from ESG, argues SquareWell Partners Apr 07, 2022Garnet Roach‘Governance should be viewed as the means of facing environmental and social risks and opportunities – not as an isolated element.’...Read more
Small capSRD II: ‘Across Europe, retail investors are starting to have a voice,’ says Broadridge manager Mar 15, 2022Garnet RoachEurope’s Shareholder Rights Directive II (SRD II) has mandated the provision of proxy voting services by intermediaries to both...Read more
ESGInside end-to-end vote confirmation: Ticker 130 Feb 21, 2022Jeff CossetteThis episode of the Ticker podcast is sponsored by Broadridge Financial Services While end-to-end vote confirmation...Read more
Technology & Social MediaQ&A with actively managed retail platform Domain Money Feb 11, 2022Garnet RoachRetail investment apps have revolutionized investing for millions who can now buy and sell shares – or even portions of shares – at...Read more
ActivismThe universal proxy – Coming this fall! Ticker 129 Jan 25, 2022Jeff CossetteThis episode of the Ticker podcast is sponsored by Broadridge Financial Services Michael Donowitz, vice president of...Read more
Shareholder targeting & IDThe week in investor relations: Proposals for more voting transparency, how passive restricts bear markets and the ‘mega trend’ of climate change Oct 01, 2021Tim Human– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that the SEC proposed rule-making that would require money managers to disclose...Read more
Technology & Social MediaExploring the IR use-cases for blockchain Jun 11, 2021Alexandra CainBen AshwellIn 2008 Satoshi Nakamoto – an anonymous individual or group of people writing under a pseudonym – published a white paper about a ‘...Read more
ESGIndex investors continue to expand ESG focus, survey finds May 28, 2021Mike SchnitzelESG integration continues to rise at large asset managers, with the vast majority saying it played a greater role in engagement, proxy...Read more
ESGRule 14a-8 reforms would halt many resubmissions, CII argues May 06, 2020Ben MaidenA new paper from the Council of Institutional Investors (CII) argues that parts of the SEC’s proposed changes to Rule 14a-8 would have...Read more
ESGStewardship, voting and corporate scandal: Governance in Japan Jul 08, 2019Garnet RoachThe introduction of both a Stewardship Code in 2014 and a Corporate Governance Code a year later in Japan has pushed investors to...Read more