Shareholder Rights DEI

Shareholder Rights Skirmish: Investor Group Lambasts Congressional Interference

23 September 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Investor association the Shareholder Rights Group has submitted comments criticising the recent House Committee on Financial Services proxy advisor-focused hearing and its potential impact on shareholder …

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Dutch Corporate Governance Code

Dutch Danger: Corporate Governance Code in Crosshairs

23 September 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

A motion calling for the Dutch Corporate Governance Code to be scrapped could have severe consequences, a corporate governance expert has warned. 

Joris Thijssen, a Green Left-Labour …

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UK Green Taxonomy ARGA Consultation

Augmenting Assurance: Minerva Stresses ARGA Must Avoid International Fragmentation

September 19, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn and Rina Cindrak

Minerva Analytics has stressed that international alignment of the UK’s Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority (ARGA) must be a key priority to …

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Climate Crisis Starmer Trump

Climate Crisis Challenge: Starmer Advised to Question “Reckless” Trump Approach

September 19, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

A letter sent by 175 researchers at British universities and research institutions called for UK Prime Minster Keir Starmer to “robustly” challenge US President …

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US court Asset Managers Texas Proxy Advisors

Texas Threat: Attorney General Targets Proxy Advisors in Fresh Attack

September 18, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

A new investigation into two major proxy advisors has been commenced by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accusing them of “potentially misleading institutional investors …

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Minerva Analytics Files Texas Public Information Act Request as State Escalates Campaign Against Proxy Advisors

September 18, 2025


 

 

Minerva Analytics has filed a Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) request (Freedom of Information request) with the Texas Attorney

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US Republicans SBTi Antitrust Proxy Advisors

Pressuring Proxy Advisors: Hearing Reveals Regressive Republican Regulation Plans

September 17, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

A hearing by the Republican-run House Committee on Financial Services has showcased a pipeline of proposed regulation seeking to significantly restrict both proxy advisors and …

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AGM, voting, digitisation

From Super-Voting to Equal Voting: Lyft’s Class B Share Conversion

September 12, 2025


By Caoimhe Taylor

On August 14, 2025, Lyft Inc’s co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer announced that they would be leaving the Board, stepping down from their …

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The White House Loyalty Scorecard: Blurring the Lines Between State and Market

September 11, 2025


By Thomas Bolger

The White House has confirmed reports that the West Wing created a scorecard rating 553 companies on how strongly they have supported …

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EU Flags European Commission CSRD CSDDD

Regulatory Round-up: Swiss Supply Chains and Directive Debates

September 11, 2025


By Caoimhe Taylor

The European Commission has continued to move forward with its ‘Omnibus’ proposals, as reported by Minerva Analytics, making comprehensive changes to both the Corporate Sustainability …

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