Trump Proxy Advisors Executive Order White House

White House Targets Proxy Advisors: Washington Puts Voting ‘Plumbing’ on Notice

18 December 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

US President Donald Trump has introduced an executive order instructing the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to “review all rules, regulations, guidance, …

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Costco No Action Anti-ESG SEC

‘No Action’ Retraction: Costco Accepts Anti-ESG Proposal Despite SEC Overhaul

12 December 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Costco has opted to include a shareholder proposal in its 2026 proxy statement from an anti-ESG proponent despite previously submitting a ‘no action’ request …

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Texas Proxy Advisor Regulation SB 2337

SB 2337 Stunted: Texas Scraps Short-term Efforts to Revive Proxy Advisor Bill

26 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, has this week reportedly announced that the state has scrapped short-term efforts to restore the polarising …

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SolarWinds SEC Data Breach Lawsuit

Case Closed: SEC Stops SolarWinds Data Breach Lawsuit

24 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it is ceasing its high-profile lawsuit against software company SolarWinds five years after an infamous data …

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US SEC Forced Shareholder Arbitration Clauses Atkins Proposals

SEC Hands Companies Power to Exclude Shareholder Proposals, Sparking Investor Backlash

19 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will not respond to company ‘no action’ requests to exclude shareholder proposals during the 2026 proxy …

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Microsoft Shareholder Proposal No Action SEC

Shareholder Setback: Microsoft Excludes Proposal Despite Lacking ‘No Action’ Assent

5 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Tech giant Microsoft has controversially blocked a shareholder proposal from its AGM agenda without written ‘no action’ support from the US Securities and Exchange …

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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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Musk Malcontent: Tesla CEO’s Pay Package Pushback Intensifies

29 October 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Advocacy organisation Majority Action has added its voice to the pushback against US electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s highly controversial U$1 trillion pay …

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Exxon Shareholders Retail Voting Program

Exxon Action: Shareholders Launch Lawsuit Over Retail Voting Program

21 October 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil has been sued by shareholders in an attempt to stop the company’s controversial Retail Voting Program (RVP) which was recently …

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US SEC Forced Shareholder Arbitration Clauses Atkins Proposals

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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