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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ERISA Overhaul: House Committee Approves Bill Prohibiting ESG Factors
July 4, 2025
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
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
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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Definition Downgrade: FRC Reframes Stewardship in 2026 UK Code
June 3, 2025
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has unveiled the UK Stewardship Code 2026, which looks to bolster reporting to “showcase high quality stewardship” and “support …
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SEC ignores investor objections to implement new proxy rules
Despite claims from some of the world’s largest investors that moves to impose new proxy voting regulations would increase costs, the US financial regulator has pressed ahead with a series of …
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Canada proposes proxy system overhaul
The role of proxy advisory firms and proxy plumbing in Canada could be set for a fundamental overhaul, following the publication of findings by the Capital Markets Modernisation Taskforce (CMMT).
In a wide-ranging remit, the taskforce has made …
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SEC chairman Jay Clayton has faced an extraordinary grilling over the fake investor letters he cited in ‘support’ of the regulator’s proxy advisor rule changes – with a prominent US senator telling him he was “duped”.
Clayton was finally forced …
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A war of words has broken out between investors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following the regulator’s controversial proposal to amend its proxy voting rules.
On 5 November, the SEC proposed new changes to how proxy advisory firms operate – with some criticising the move …
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With the EU Shareholder Rights Directive now in force, the signatories of the Best Practice Principles for Shareholder Voting Research have announced the outcome of its two year review process with the publication of the 2019 Best Practice Principles For …
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