AG Barr Shareholders Vote to Increase New CEO’s Pay
June 12, 2024
Shareholders of AG Barr have supported a resolution to increase the new CEO’s salary by 25.7%, despite the company cutting almost 200 jobs in a strategy pivot earlier …
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CII open to comments on class votes proposals
May 8th, 2024
The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has invited members to comment on its proposal calling for dual-class companies to provide vote results on a class-by-class basis.
Under a typical …
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Tesla shareholders re-vote on Musk’s pay after court decision
April 18th, 2024
Tesla shareholders will once again vote on Elon Musk’s record-breaking $56 billion pay package after it was voided by a judge.
At the start of the year, Delaware …
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Santos faces shareholder pressure ahead of AGM
April 4, 2023
Santos Ltd will hold its 2023 AGM on 6 April and has faced shareholder criticism over its climate ambitions and executive remuneration.
At Santos Ltd’s AGM in 2022 the oil …
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BEIS aims to ‘restore’ investor trust in audit and corporate governance
Audits could look at companies’ wider performance, including against key climate targets
A government consultation is seeking views on a series of proposals to reform the UK’s audit, corporate …
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Guy Jubb: AGMs have lost their sense of purpose
Ex-Standard Life Investments governance head argues meetings should be complemented by continual dialogue
Guy Jubb, former head of governance at asset management giant Standard Life Investments, claims AGMs have lost their …
Read MoreInvestors file resolution calling on bank to publish strategy and targets
Some of Europe’s biggest pension funds and asset managers have filed a shareholder vote urging HSBC to cut its lending linked to fossil fuels.
Fifteen institutional investors with a …
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Watchdog highlights widespread box-ticking by UK plc
FTSE-listed companies are treating corporate governance as a box-ticking exercise and failing to meet stakeholder expectations in their reporting, according to the Financial Reporting Council (FRC).
The FRC’s Review of Corporate Governance Reporting …
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Edelman: ESG key to rebuilding investor trust post Covid-19
ESG criteria still championed by investors despite retrogressive attitude from policymakers
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) will play a crucial role in rebuilding trust between companies and the investment community, the …
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EC corporate governance report draws criticism
The European Commission report on directors’ duties and sustainable corporate governance, published earlier this year, is drawing heavy criticism from law experts.
Writing on the Oxford Business Law blog, the European Company Law …
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