As the so-called “Shareholder Spring” moves into the summer, the question most people are asking is “Where next?”

Secretary of State Vince Cable has laid down a marker for future legislation on a binding vote on remuneration policy. Given that …

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The AMF, the French equivalent of the FSA, has finally published an English language version of its February 7th report on the conduct of General Meetings at French listed companies.

The report deals with the four broad themes of dialogue …

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More rights for shareholders is one of those sure-fire political winners which would seem churlish to object to. But, with the publication of the UK’s proposals to fix the “payments for failure” fiasco, it looks like the UK government is …

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Holders of common shares in Millicom International Cellular are in line for a surprise pre-Christmas bonus, to the tune of $3 per share. Shareholders at Millicom’s EGM, convened specifically for the purpose, today voted in favour of the special dividend

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 A shorter version of this article appeared in Financial News on Monday, October 10th 2011

The City might sometimes wish it otherwise, but voting rights are central to shareholders exercising oversight of the companies they invest in. Since the publication …

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What to do when shareholders elect not to vote on a resolution? Recent legal developments in Australia have raised interesting questions about the common practice of the chairman voting undirected proxies for say-on-pay resolutions.

In the majority of markets with …

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An analysis by Manifest of voting trends on the remuneration report since its introduction in 2003 has revealed the FTSE 100 companies with the greatest level of shareholder dissatisfaction, on average, over the period.

The list includes some companies where …

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We’ve never heard of a SLAPP suit before, or not until Wall Street Journal reported on the KBR/Chevedden case on Monday morning:  Firms Try New Tack Against Gadflies: Corporations Look to Block Shareholder Activists’ Proposals by Challenging the Size of

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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 …

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Short-dated EGMs – don’t ban them, fix the voting

Pity poor Hammerson plc who last week became the first FTSE 100 company  in many years to lose a routine resolution because it failed to achieve the necessary majority. We say …

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