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Patching Proxy Plumbing: CII Urges SEC to Improve Voting Transparency

31 October 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has sent a letter to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urging it to consider changes to …

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Eliminating Environmental and Social: SEC’s Atkins Suggests States Could Prevent Proposals

20 October 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has suggested that the “intersection” between its Rule 14a-8 and state corporate law …

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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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Taking Tesla to Task: Shareholders Rally Against Musk’s Pay Package

3 October 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Shareholders at US electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla have sent a letter urging fellow investors to vote against CEO Elon Musk’s proposed U$1 trillion …

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Supporting the SDGs: Minerva Backs UN Global Flag Campaign

25 September 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Minerva Analytics has reaffirmed its support for the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by backing the SDG Flag Day global campaign for a …

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Shareholder Rights Skirmish: Investor Group Lambasts Congressional Interference

23 September 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Investor association the Shareholder Rights Group has submitted comments criticising the recent House Committee on Financial Services proxy advisor-focused hearing and its potential impact on shareholder …

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Augmenting Assurance: Minerva Stresses ARGA Must Avoid International Fragmentation

September 19, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn and Rina Cindrak

Minerva Analytics has stressed that international alignment of the UK’s Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority (ARGA) must be a key priority to …

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Texas Threat: Attorney General Targets Proxy Advisors in Fresh Attack

September 18, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

A new investigation into two major proxy advisors has been commenced by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accusing them of “potentially misleading institutional investors …

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Minerva Analytics Files Texas Public Information Act Request as State Escalates Campaign Against Proxy Advisors

September 18, 2025


 

 

Minerva Analytics has filed a Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) request (Freedom of Information request) with the Texas Attorney

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Sparking Good Governance: Responding to Rising AI and Cyber Risks

August 14, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

With 60% of S&P 500 companies identifying material artificial intelligence-related (AI) risks to their business, cyber-security risk management is once again rising to the …

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