Anti-DEI Drive: Trump’s DOJ Wields Fraud Law to Dissuade Companies
9 January 2026
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a fresh attack on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), planning to apply fraud law as a …
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Succession Plan Scrutiny: AMF Explores Succession Planning Governance Risks
17 December 2025
France’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has explored executive succession plan transparency in a review of 53 listed companies in its 2025 Corporate Governance Report…
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‘No Action’ Retraction: Costco Accepts Anti-ESG Proposal Despite SEC Overhaul
12 December 2025
Costco has opted to include a shareholder proposal in its 2026 proxy statement from an anti-ESG proponent despite previously submitting a ‘no action’ request …
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Defence Developments: EU Establishes New Defence Industry Programme
28 November 2025
The European Parliament has adopted the long-mooted European defence industry programme (EDIP) regulation which looks to strengthen the EU defence industry, accelerate defence manufacturing and augment …
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Case Closed: SEC Stops SolarWinds Data Breach Lawsuit
24 November 2025
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it is ceasing its high-profile lawsuit against software company SolarWinds five years after an infamous data …
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Damning Verdict: BHP Found Liable for Dam Collapse in UK Lawsuit
21 November 2025
Australian mining giant BHP Group has been found responsible for the high-profile Fundão tailings dam collapse in Brazil in 2015 by London’s High …
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Remuneration Retraction: ANZ Bonuses Pulled Amid Misconduct Scandal
11 November 2025
Current and former executive members of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) have had A$32 million (U$20.9 million) in bonuses pulled following a …
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Tesla Trillion: Shareholders Approve Musk’s Significant CEO Pay Award
7 November 2025
Shareholders at electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla have voted in favour of a high-profile U$1 trillion pay award for CEO Elon Musk which would see …
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Shareholder Setback: Microsoft Excludes Proposal Despite Lacking ‘No Action’ Assent
5 November 2025
Tech giant Microsoft has controversially blocked a shareholder proposal from its AGM agenda without written ‘no action’ support from the US Securities and Exchange …
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What’s Up Down Under: Australia Peak AGM Season Snapshot
29 October 2025
Australia’s peak AGM season is underway in earnest, with climate- and remuneration-related resolutions seeing some notable cases of shareholders showing their dissatisfaction with companies.
Shareholder …
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