October 1, 2021
Investors in Japanese listed companies pushed boards on director independence, diversity, and climate change in this year’s proxy voting season, according to a new review.
In a newsletter distributed …
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June 11, 2021
In the wake of major events affecting oil companies in recent weeks, we look at the market reaction and the longer-term implications.
It has been a …
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30 April, 2021
A coalition of almost 200 US shareholder groups has launched a campaign to overthrow new SEC rules that they claim are an “an attack on corporate democracy”.
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Better Finance, the European financial services NGO, has launched a survey of shareholders after the Shareholder Rights Directive II (SRD II) encountered teething issues shortly after launch.
The European …
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Critics have warned that dual class share structures, set to be introduced on the premium listing segment of the London Stock Exchange …
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RPMI Railpen, the investment manager for the railways pension schemes, is urging the government to protect minority shareholder rights in its response to HM Treasury’s …
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Pensions Minister Guy Opperman has announced the establishment of the Taskforce on Pension Scheme Voting Implementation, with a focused remit …
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has come under fire from investor groups after it voted to adopt amendments to its shareholder proposal rules.
In what …
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A group of investors is calling on the SEC to reopen the comment period on amendments to shareholder proxy rules after new data was submitted by its Division of Economic …
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The US Department of Labor (DoL) has thrown a new curveball into its approach to governing shareholder rights, questioning the need for asset owners to have their voices heard by companies at all.
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