Neuberger Berman has become one of the first major asset managers to commit to advance proxy voting disclosures.
It announced this week that it would publicly state beforehand how it plans to vote …
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As the COVID19 lock-down continues, the UK’s Department for Business, Enterprise and Industrial Strategy has announced its intention to publish new regulations enabling companies to hold alternative AGMs for 2020.
Speaking on Saturday, 28 March 2020, Secretary of State Alok …
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An increasing number of UK-listed companies are cutting or suspending dividend payments in order to preserve cash and protect their balance sheets in response to the economic impact of coronavirus. The suspension of dividends will be a real worry for …
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Shareholders lack confidence to hold companies to account
Large swathes of shareholders are not voting on company resolutions because they do not believe their vote will make a difference, a report has suggested.
The astonishing finding, from a poll conducted …
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As the 2019 AGM season approaches, the UK’s asset owner membership body, the PLSA has published its annual AGM Review. The report, which draws heavily on Minerva’s voting results and research data, highlights some …