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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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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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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June 11, 2025
Shareholders at streaming giant Netflix have overwhelmingly voted to axe Jay Hoag from the company’s board in a strong showing of investor dissent.
At Netflix’s recent …
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June 10, 2025
A federal judge has approved US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules which make it more challenging for shareholders to file proposals at companies’ AGMs.
The …
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June 5, 2025
Japanese companies have accelerated the uptake of virtual-only AGMs, with more than 500 adopting articles to allow such meetings according to the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s (TSE) …
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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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