The Report
The much awaited review of the UK proxy voting system by Paul Myners on behalf of the Shareholder Voting Working Group was released on 3 February
2004. Manifest has played a full and active role in assisting Mr Myner's and his team and fully endorses many of the Report's findings.
Myners Voting Report >>
January 2004 (PDF, 44-page, 235KB)
Comment
Manifest-I's consultant editor, Richard Northedge takes a look at the report and gives his personal view.
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Press Releases
Myners >>
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Web Links
Here's how the press have picked up the story so far. Please note some of these sites require a subscription for full access.
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Myners urges vote shake-up
The Scotsman, UK
PAUL MYNERS, a leading adviser on the fund management industry, has called for electronic registering of proxy votes at annual meetings. ...
Give shareholders electronic votes, says Myners
Guardian, UK
Voting at shareholder meetings should be made more efficient and more transparent to deal with the problem of "lost votes", according
to a review published ...
Myners makes a strong case for electronic proxy voting
The Scotsman, UK
PAUL Myners’ recommendations on improving the shareholder voting process at company meetings look a model of good sense, particularly
moving what is often ...
Myners calls for AGM electronic proxy votes
The Scotsman, UK
A CALL for a switch to electronic registering of proxy votes has been made by a leading government adviser on the fund management industry as he hit
out at the ...
Companies may have to reveal AGM abstentions
The Times (subscription), UK
By Caroline Merrell, Banking Correspondent. Companies will be forced to reveal the number of shareholders that abstain from voting ...
Barriers to shareholder voting should be
lifted
Reuters, UK
LONDON (Reuters) - A leading figure in the finance industry has called on institutional investors to take greater interest in how their votes are cast
at ...
Myners right to call for AGM voting disclosure claims TUC
Global Investor, UK
By Jonathan Stapleton. Paul Myners is right to call on pension schemes playing a more active role in ensuring their voting policies ...
SVWG publishes review on impediments to voting UK shares
Global Investor, UK - 3 Feb 2004
By Jonathan Stapleton. Listed firms must disclose the results of polls at general meetings, a report on the impediments to voting UK shares urges. ...
Myners strikes blow for shareholders
This is London, UK - 3 Feb 2004
PAUL MYNERS today published the third report in five years aimed at making it easier for shareholders to vote on matters of corporate governance that
concern ...
The Manifest Voting System
Manifest has invested considerable time, effort and financial resources to develop an efficient and effective voting system that eliminates most of
the issues raised by Paul Myners' review. Click on the icon below to see a how our voting system is different.
The Manifest Voting Matrix >>
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