Japan Corporate Governance Shareholder Companies

Challenging Corporate Governance: Japanese PM Swipes at Companies’ Shareholder Focus

14 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

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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ANZ Remuneration Misconduct

Remuneration Retraction: ANZ Bonuses Pulled Amid Misconduct Scandal

11 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

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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Elon Musk Tesla Shareholders CEO Pay Award

Tesla Trillion: Shareholders Approve Musk’s Significant CEO Pay Award

7 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

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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Microsoft Shareholder Proposal No Action SEC

Shareholder Setback: Microsoft Excludes Proposal Despite Lacking ‘No Action’ Assent

5 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

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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TISFD Inequality Social

Influencing Inequality: TISFD Paper Aims to Enhance “Clarity and Coherence”

4 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

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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Patching Proxy Plumbing: CII Urges SEC to Improve Voting Transparency

31 October 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has sent a letter to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urging it to consider changes to …

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ASX

Corporate Governance Changes: ASX Approves Overhaul of Principles Process

24 October 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has agreed to assume responsibility for developing, approving and issuing its Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, effectively scrapping the long-running …

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US SEC Forced Shareholder Arbitration Clauses Atkins Proposals

Eliminating Environmental and Social: SEC’s Atkins Suggests States Could Prevent Proposals

20 October 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has suggested that the “intersection” between its Rule 14a-8 and state corporate law …

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Australia Peak AGM Season Shareholders

Australian Agendas: Shareholders Gear Up for Peak AGM Season Showdowns

7 October 2025


By Daniel Kehoe

Australia’s AGM peak season is imminent, with shareholders filing an array of resolutions seeking to challenge some of the country’s largest listed companies over …

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Exxon Shareholders Retail Voting Program

Pushing Passivity: Shareholders Scald Exxon Retail Investor-focused Programme

2 October 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

As You Sow and the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) have filed a request with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to rescind its …

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