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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Texas Threat: Attorney General Targets Proxy Advisors in Fresh Attack

September 18, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

A new investigation into two major proxy advisors has been commenced by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accusing them of “potentially misleading institutional investors …

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US Republicans SBTi Antitrust Proxy Advisors

Pressuring Proxy Advisors: Hearing Reveals Regressive Republican Regulation Plans

September 17, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

A hearing by the Republican-run House Committee on Financial Services has showcased a pipeline of proposed regulation seeking to significantly restrict both proxy advisors and …

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AGM, voting, digitisation

From Super-Voting to Equal Voting: Lyft’s Class B Share Conversion

September 12, 2025


By Caoimhe Taylor

On August 14, 2025, Lyft Inc’s co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer announced that they would be leaving the Board, stepping down from their …

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shareholder rights

The White House Loyalty Scorecard: Blurring the Lines Between State and Market

September 11, 2025


By Thomas Bolger

The White House has confirmed reports that the West Wing created a scorecard rating 553 companies on how strongly they have supported …

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EU Flags European Commission CSRD CSDDD

Regulatory Round-up: Swiss Supply Chains and Directive Debates

September 11, 2025


By Caoimhe Taylor

The European Commission has continued to move forward with its ‘Omnibus’ proposals, as reported by Minerva Analytics, making comprehensive changes to both the Corporate Sustainability …

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UK law

Fiduciary Duty, Governments and Gaza: The Trustee Dilemma

September 5, 2025


By Anastasiia Semenova and Nabil Subroto

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) advisory board is considering whether to seek legal clarification from government after a new position paper by …

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