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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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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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Pressuring Proxy Advisors: Hearing Reveals Regressive Republican Regulation Plans

September 17, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

A hearing by the Republican-run House Committee on Financial Services has showcased pipeline of proposed regulation seeking to significantly restrict both proxy advisors and shareholder …

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Proxy Advisor Pushback: Texas Sued Over Impending Regulation

July 29, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Major proxy advisors are suing Texas over an impending regulation which is set to demand deeper disclosures on voting recommendations, risking detrimentally impacting investors.

The proxy …

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DCSS Conundrum: FinTech’s Ex-CEO Criticises US Relisting Plans

July 24, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

FinTech company Wise’s co-founder and former CEO has urged shareholders to vote against plans extending its dual-class share structure (DCSS) by a decade as it intends …

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Proxy Advisors Prevail: Court Strikes Down US SEC Regulation Attempt

July 4, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

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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ERISA Overhaul: House Committee Approves Bill Prohibiting ESG Factors

July 4, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The House Committee on Education and Workforce has voted through a bill which will restrict retirement fund managers’ ability to consider ESG factors in investment …

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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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Investor Choice Infringement: Texas Advances Proxy Advisor Regulation

June 17, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Proxy advisory firms are set to imminently discover whether they will be subject to a stringent new regulation in Texas requiring deeper disclosures on voting recommendations …

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