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Corporate Governance Changes: ASX Approves Overhaul of Principles Process

24 October 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

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


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

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


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

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


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

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


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

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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US SEC Forced Shareholder Arbitration Clauses Atkins Proposals

Arbitration Adversity: Class Action Campaign Condemns US SEC Policy Shift

14 October 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

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


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

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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Slashing Sustainability: US Moves to Usurp EU Green Rules

10 October 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The US has thrown down a new gauntlet on the EU’s green rules, requesting that the bloc significantly diminish aspects of its sustainability-focused legislation at …

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Australian Agendas: Shareholders Gear Up for Peak AGM Season Showdowns

7 October 2025


By Daniel Kehoe

Australia’s AGM peak season is imminent, with shareholders filing an array of resolutions seeking to challenge some of the country’s largest listed companies over …

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NZBA Net-Zero Banking Alliance

Zeroing Out: NZBA Members Vote to Halt All Activities

6 October 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has voted to immediately cease operations and instead shift to a guidance-based model, marking a further blow to attempts to …

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