Executive Pay Upset: Trump Proposes U$5m Defence Sector Remuneration Cap
9 January 2026
US President Donald Trump has lambasted the executive pay of defence firms, calling for a cap of U$5 million until they increase the number …
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Augmenting Alignment: Investor & Issuer Forum Creates Collaborative Compass
19 December 2025
The Investor & Issuer Forum (I&IF) has launched the Investor & Issuer Compass, a “clear practical guide” to support “effective engagement” in UK listed …
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White House Targets Proxy Advisors: Washington Puts Voting ‘Plumbing’ on Notice
18 December 2025
US President Donald Trump has introduced an executive order instructing the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to “review all rules, regulations, guidance, …
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GGIC Growth: Major Investors Back Campaign Challenging Corporate Governance “Misconceptions”
4 December 2025
Investors with more than U$245 trillion in AUM have thrown their weight behind a new report from the Governance for Growth Investor Campaign (GGIC) …
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SEC Hands Companies Power to Exclude Shareholder Proposals, Sparking Investor Backlash
19 November 2025
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will not respond to company ‘no action’ requests to exclude shareholder proposals during the 2026 proxy …
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Challenging Corporate Governance: Japanese PM Swipes at Companies’ Shareholder Focus
14 November 2025
Japan’s Prime Minster Sanae Takaichi has condemned companies for having too great a focus on their shareholders and taking insufficient action to increase wages …
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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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Influencing Inequality: TISFD Paper Aims to Enhance “Clarity and Coherence”
4 November 2025
The Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD) has released a discussion paper as part of its efforts to bring “clarity and coherence” …
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