Specifically, one marine, Guy Wyser-Pratte to be exact.
As we reported back in March, Guy was determined to leave no stone unturned to find out why the votes on his proposals to shake up the governance at French media …
Read MoreAFSCME, the larges union for public service workers has turned the heat up under mutual funds with the publication of its fifth annual analysis of voting on compensation-related resolutions.
“Tipping the Balance? Large Mutual Funds’ Influence upon Executive Compensation…
Read MoreFourteen companies in the US S&P 500 have agreed to repeal their classified board status thanks to the joint engagement efforts of The State Board of Administration of Florida (the “SBA”), the investment manager of the Florida Retirement System, the …
Read MoreResponsible investment charity FairPensions has published the first comprehensive analysis of the UK’s leading asset managers’ approach to the Stewardship Code. Despite “encouraging signs of improvement”, FairPensions’ research reveals that 41% of the asset managers fail to publicly disclose information …
Read MoreThe California Public Employees’ Retirement System has proposed changes to the strategy used for developing its annual ‘Focus List.” The revised approach would change the targeted companies from the Russell 1000 to CalPERS top 500 domestic equity holdings. In addition, …
Read MoreThe Australian Future Fund, established in 2006 to assist future Australian governments meet the cost of public sector superannuation liabilities, has released its 2009/10 annual report. The report reveals for the first time how the Fund has cast its voting …
Read Moregoes to Australian-listed Qbe Insurance Group Ltd at 32 days. But before company secretary Duncan Ramsay throws himself onto his letter opener, it’s not his fault. Yes we are back to the wretched “chain of intermediaries” again. As one of …
Read MoreAs Prudential has recently found to its cost, it’s generally worth while keeping shareholders in the loop. Whereas UK and European companies are generally welcoming of investor dialogue to the extent it is enshrined in national governance codes, any meaningful …
Read MoreThe AFL-CIO has released its key votes list for the 2010 proxy season – naming proposals at 27 companies. The key vote survey rates the voting practices of investment managers by surveying how they voted on certain proposals identified by …
Read MoreThe California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), the second largest public pension fund in the United States, has endorsed the Stewardship Code for institutional investors, becoming the first US-based fund to back the policy, which it called a “standard for …
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