Patching Proxy Plumbing: CII Urges SEC to Improve Voting Transparency
31 October 2025
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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Backing BPPG: Industry Experts Voice Support for Proxy Advisors’ Position
17 October 2025
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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Poor Performance: France’s AMF Details Asset Managers Regulatory Shortcomings
July 15, 2025
The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), France’s financial regulator, has highlighted several cases of poor performance by large asset managers operating in the country.
A …
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Responsible Investment Regression: Asset Manager Progress “Significantly” Slows
May 30, 2025
A report from NGO ShareAction has branded most asset managers’ responsible investment practice standard as “disappointing”, with progress having “slowed significantly” since 2022.
The report graded …
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US lobby group urges reform of “outdated” proxy-voting processes
25 April, 2025
Swift action is needed from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Congress to modernise outdated proxy-voting processes, according to a report published on Wednesday (23 April) …
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Shareholder Proposals: Contested Battlefield or an Essential Investor Right?
February 26, 2025
The ability of shareholders to submit proposals is a fundamental investor right that underpins corporate accountability and good governance. However, this right is facing increasingly heavy headwinds as regulatory …
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Minerva Analytics Statement on DEI, Climate Change, and Proxy Voting Freedom
February 14, 2025
Dear Clients and Friends;
As we approach the busy peak season, and in light of recent developments in the USA, I wanted to set out Minerva’s …
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Many US state pensions fail to address climate risk in proxy voting
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Corporance forms a strategic partnership with Minerva as an Exclusive ESG Data Partner
February 13, 2025
In an exciting development, Corporance Asesores de Voto (CORPORANCE), the Spanish proxy advisor, and Minerva Analytics (MINERVA), renowned for their independent research, have partnered …
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Proxy voting services will not fall under SEC jurisdiction
February 29th, 2024
A federal court has ruled in favour of a challenge to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) rule classifying proxy voting research services as a “solicitation”.
The court …
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