Preliminary data from the 2009 proxy season compiled by Manifest’s US partner, PROXY Governance, show that the number and percentage of votes withheld for director nominees continue to increase — with the percentage of director nominees who had at least 30 percent of shareholder votes withheld doubling in 2009 to 5 % of nominees from 2.5 […]
Read MoreThe Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute and PROXY Governance Inc. have released a new in-depth analysis of the proxy voting policies and recent voting records of seven of the largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) sponsors in the US. The findings indicate a considerable variation in the voting patterns and philosophies of these funds. The study covers the […]
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