Proxy Advisors Prevail: Court Strikes Down US SEC Regulation Attempt
July 4, 2025
A federal appeals court has found that US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations which sought to dictate the behaviour of proxy advisors is …
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Boardroom Breakdowns: Shareholders Clash over Diversity, AI and Climate Accountability
May 30, 2025
By Daniel Kehoe and Caoimhe Taylor
June is the final month of ‘peak season’ before we see a significant drop in US shareholder meetings. Some of the …
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Rolls Royce rolls back DEI groups amid pressure from the US
May 7, 2025
Rolls Royce has abandoned its LGBTQ+ and other diversity programmes after coming under pressure from the US government to drop its DEI initiatives.
The company has …
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Financial firms and Costco face continued pressure over DEI policies
January 31, 2025
Companies remain under scrutiny for their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, with two separate coalitions—both led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton—targeting a group of financial …
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Shareholder Engagement: 5 Key Themes For 2025
January 28th, 2025
Shareholder engagement continues to drive and shape the corporate governance landscape as shareholders expect companies to be held accountable and address critical issues.
In 2025, the pressure on boards to …
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Costco rejects proposal to evaluate risks of DEI policy
January 24th, 2025
Costco shareholders have voted against a proposal urging the wholesaler to assess any potential risks associated with its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices and policy.
Preliminary results …
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Do more on diversity, SEC urged by ex-chairs
7 March 2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could be doing more in its work to improve diversity within the US financial services industry, several of its former chairwomen have agreed.…
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Major firms sign up to CFA diversity code
March 25, 2022
A total of 16 US and Canadian firms have adopted the CFA Institute’s DEI Code just a month after its launch
A host of investment firms in the US …
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PRI sets out key action areas for DEI
February 11, 2022
The report comes as inequalities are made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Investors and corporations need to take a balanced approach to address each of the three pillars of …
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October 22, 2021
In the next article in Minerva’s Australia peak season preview series, we look at the issue of board diversity.
The fourth edition of the Australian Stock Exchange’s Corporate Governance Principles strengthened its recommendations around board diversity.
An …
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