Canadian Compensation Crackdown: CCGG Issues Executive Pay-focused Guidebook
10 October 2025
The Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG) has heightened its focus on executive and director compensation with the publication of a guidebook presenting institutional investors’ perspectives …
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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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Is shareholder power further shifting away from sustainability?
Minerva’s shareholder proposal voting trends briefing for H1 2025 reveals:
- Sustainability sidelined: No sustainability proposals passed in H1 2025, as US anti-ESG pressure and new SEC rules made it harder for these
Strengthening Stewardship: IIGCC Urges Creation of EU-wide Code
August 7, 2025
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has called for a new EU-wide stewardship code to be created to enhance coherence and reduce fragmentation between …
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Deepening Dialogues: Controversial Issues Decline at Dutch Shareholder Meetings
July 15, 2025
The number of controversial issues flagged in shareholder resolutions at Dutch AGMs has fallen amid improved company-shareholder engagement according to a recent paper released by …
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Is ESG Really Blocking Europe’s Defence Investments?
As wars return to Europe’s borders, ESG frameworks have become an unexpected political target, accused of obstructing defence spending. But is ESG truly the problem, or does the real barrier lie in the …
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Relaxing Rules: SEC Mulls Easing Exec Pay, Public Company Regulations
July 4, 2025
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly considering both relaxing rules on executive (exec) pay and moving to alleviate regulatory burdens for …
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Going Nuclear: Japan’s Electric Giants Face Shareholder Pressure
June 13, 2025
By Daniel Kehoe and Caoimhe Taylor
As we move into the latter stages of June we will see a noticeable decline in US shareholder proposals compared to previous months. …
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May Madness: Vote No Campaigns & ESG Wars
May 15, 2025
By Daniel Kehoe and Caoimhe Taylor
Proxy season continues as we move into the second half of May, and as expected, there is still high numbers of shareholder proposals …
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Shareholder Showdown: High Dissent Shakes Up Woodside Energy and Plus500
May 16, 2025
By Daniel Kehoe
The 2025 season has marked a clear shift in shareholder engagement strategy, with ‘Vote no’ campaigns emerging as a prominent tool being utilised by …
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