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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Backing BPPG: Industry Experts Voice Support for Proxy Advisors’ Position

17 October 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The role of proxy advisors, the threat of onerous and heavy-handed regulation and concerns over so-called ‘robovoting’ were among the topics discussed during the …

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Dutch Danger: Corporate Governance Code in Crosshairs

23 September 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

A motion calling for the Dutch Corporate Governance Code to be scrapped could have severe consequences, a corporate governance expert has warned. 

Joris Thijssen, a Green Left-Labour …

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Investors Drive FTSE 100 to Put Climate Plans to Vote

September 5, 2025


By Daniel Kehoe

Institutional investors are, for a fifth year in a row, ramping up pressure on FTSE 100 companies to allow their shareholders to have …

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Galvanising Governance: UK Pension Schemes Instigate Investor Campaign

July 22, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

UK pension schemes have created a campaign to promote the importance of effective corporate governance standards and investor rights mechanisms in strengthening UK capital markets and …

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Hitting the Brakes: Shareholders Heighten Pressure on Tesla and Toyota

July 11, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla is facing mounting pressure from shareholders on multiple fronts, while fellow automaker giant Toyota has been excluded by Storebrand …

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Corporate Governance Japan Korea

Catalysing Corporate Governance: Japan and Korea Revamp Approaches

July 10, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has released an action programme to reform corporate governance in the country, while South Korea’s National Assembly has passed a major …

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Enhancing Engagement: Eumedion Urges Investors to Pare Back Portfolios

July 8, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Eumedion has recommended that its institutional investor members reduce the number of companies in their equity portfolios to improve engagement with investee firms.

The Dutch …

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Stewardship Under Siege: Minerva CEO Criticises Regulatory Attacks on Proxy Advisors

June 24, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Minerva Analytics’ CEO Sarah Wilson has warned that proxy advisors are “under siege” following a series of high-profile attacks by US policymakers.

In an …

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Alphabet

Addressing Antitrust: Alphabet Commits U$500 Million to Compliance

June 6, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Alphabet has pledged to spend US$500 million over the next decade to revamp its global compliance structure in response to an antitrust lawsuit from shareholders.

Senior …

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