Patching Proxy Plumbing: CII Urges SEC to Improve Voting Transparency
31 October 2025
The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has sent a letter to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urging it to consider changes to …
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What’s Up Down Under: Australia Peak AGM Season Snapshot
29 October 2025
Australia’s peak AGM season is underway in earnest, with climate- and remuneration-related resolutions seeing some notable cases of shareholders showing their dissatisfaction with companies.
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Musk Malcontent: Tesla CEO’s Pay Package Pushback Intensifies
29 October 2025
Advocacy organisation Majority Action has added its voice to the pushback against US electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s highly controversial U$1 trillion pay …
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Corporate Governance Changes: ASX Approves Overhaul of Principles Process
24 October 2025
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has agreed to assume responsibility for developing, approving and issuing its Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, effectively scrapping the long-running …
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Exxon Action: Shareholders Launch Lawsuit Over Retail Voting Program
21 October 2025
Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil has been sued by shareholders in an attempt to stop the company’s controversial Retail Voting Program (RVP) which was recently …
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Eliminating Environmental and Social: SEC’s Atkins Suggests States Could Prevent Proposals
20 October 2025
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has suggested that the “intersection” between its Rule 14a-8 and state corporate law …
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Backing BPPG: Industry Experts Voice Support for Proxy Advisors’ Position
17 October 2025
The role of proxy advisors, the threat of onerous and heavy-handed regulation and concerns over so-called ‘robovoting’ were among the topics discussed during the …
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Climbing Cyber Concerns: UK Government Issues Warning to Companies
15 October 2025
The UK’s Labour Government has sent a letter to FTSE 350 companies warning about “hostile” cyber activity which is becoming “more intense, frequent and sophisticated” …
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Arbitration Adversity: Class Action Campaign Condemns US SEC Policy Shift
14 October 2025
Class action lawyers in the US are mounting a collective push back against a change in the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) policy …
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Canadian Compensation Crackdown: CCGG Issues Executive Pay-focused Guidebook
10 October 2025
The Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG) has heightened its focus on executive and director compensation with the publication of a guidebook presenting institutional investors’ perspectives …
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