OECD applauds “game changer” forum on tax evasion
A massive jump in the number of countries trading information has pumped an extra €100bn into global tax revenues over the last decade – although some nations are still failing to join …
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Minerva marks International Anti-Corruption Day
with new research and voting guidelines
News of Glencore’s 7% share price slump after the UK’s Serious Fraud Office confirmed investigations into “suspected bribery” across the Group’s operations was a …
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A group of investors are urging industry giants BlackRock and JPMorgan to review their proxy voting records amid concerns they don’t match the firms’ public declarations about climate change.
Mercy Investment Services and Boston Trust Walden have written to BlackRock …
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A major activist group has launched a petition to fight the SEC’s shareholder proposal rules – already securing nearly two-thirds of the 75,000 target signatories.
Credo Action, which represents millions of activists around the globe fighting for progressive change, warned …
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SEC falls foul of proxy astroturf
Did the SEC cite fake letters to support its proxy clampdown?
The SEC’s attempts to impose tough new regulations on proxy advisers have taken a sinister turn following revelations its chairman has been citing …
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US pensions demand change on energy boards
One of America’s biggest pension fund groups has submitted shareholder proposals to three leading utility companies urging them to appoint an independent director as chairman.
New York City Retirement Systems, which comprises …
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A war of words has broken out between investors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following the regulator’s controversial proposal to amend its proxy voting rules.
On 5 November, the SEC proposed new changes to how proxy advisory firms operate – with some criticising the move …
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