Activism Archives

Investor groups repeat call for shareholder committee at RBS

Over 100 shareholders have again requisitioned a resolution calling on the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to establish a shareholder committee in a campaign organised by private investor groups – the UK Individual Shareholders Society (ShareSoc) and the …

Investment Association shareholder rebellion register

Investment Association: Register showing UK shareholder rebellions launched

The Investment Association (IA), which represents the UK’s asset management industry, has launched its public register of listed companies which have had significant shareholder rebellions. The IA proposed its development in its response to the government’s green paper on corporate …

US corporate governance framework takes effect in January

The Investor Stewardship Group (ISG), a coalition of some of the largest U.S. based institutional investors and global asset managers, along with several of their international counterparts, is working with US companies to ensure they comply with its corporate governance …

Indian Proxy Season 2017: A tipping point for shareholder activism

The Indian proxy season for 2017 represented a tipping point for shareholder activism, according to corporate governance advisory service, InGovern with institutional investors now prepared to take on company boards.

In its overview of this year’s season, which begins in …

Swiss companies see increased investor dissent

Investors in leading Swiss companies are increasingly prepared to vote against management, particularly over executive pay, according to research by the Ethos Foundation.

Ethos, a pension fund-led responsible investment foundation shows that amongst the 200 companies comprised in the …

International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN)

ICGN appoints Michael McCauley as new chairman

Michael McCauley, Senior Officer – Investment Programs & Governance State Board of Administration (SBA) of Florida, which runs the assets of the state’s pensions funds, has taken over from Triodos’ Erik Breen as chair of the International Corporate Governance

Alphabet’s independent shareholders back equal voting

The independent shareholders of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, overwhelmingly supported a shareholder resolution asking company management to recapitalise the share structure so that each share has one vote at its recent AGM (7th June).

The resolution was put forward

CtW urges shareholders a vote against Catepillar’s directors

CtW Investment Group, the US corporate governance adviser to trade union pension funds (Taft Hartley funds), has suggested that investors should vote against the re-election of three of Caterpillar’s directors and in favour of a shareholder resolution proposing that …

USS calls on AkzoNobel to engage with PPG over its bid

UK pension fund, Universities Superannuation Scheme, (USS) has called on the Dutch paintmaker AkzoNobel to engage constructively with its US rival PPG which has recently submitted a third bid for the company, AkzoNobel said it will consider the …

RBS refuses to back down on shareholder committee resolution

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has refused to back down on a decision not to allow a shareholder resolution, calling on the bank to establish a shareholder committee.

The resolution, to be proposed at RBS’ AGM later this …