Indiana House Bill 1273: The New Front in America’s Fight Over Stewardship Information
13 March 2026
Indiana’s recently ratified House Bill (HB) 1273 arrives at a moment when several US states are testing how far they can …
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ExxonMobil: Redomicile, Proposal Control and the Re‑shaping of Shareholder Influence
13 March 2026
A proposal from ExxonMobil to shift its legal domicile from New Jersey to Texas lands at a moment when shareholder proposals have all but …
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Shareholder Rights Under Pressure: Three Developments to Watch
13 March 2026
A clash over a BP shareholder resolution, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) retreat from traditional proposal review and ExxonMobil’s planned move to Texas…
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Texas SB 13 Struck Down: Judge Rules Against Anti-ESG Law
5 February 2026
A Texas federal judge has struck down one of the US’ most prominent anti-environment, social and governance (ESG) laws, ruling that prohibiting state investment in …
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Decrying DEI: Texas’ Paxton Brands 100+ State Laws as “Unconstitutional”
23 January 2026
Texas’ Attorney General Ken Paxton has declared that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, programmes and more than 100 “woke” state laws are “unconstitutional”.…
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White House Targets Proxy Advisors: Washington Puts Voting ‘Plumbing’ on Notice
18 December 2025
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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‘No Action’ Retraction: Costco Accepts Anti-ESG Proposal Despite SEC Overhaul
12 December 2025
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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SB 2337 Stunted: Texas Scraps Short-term Efforts to Revive Proxy Advisor Bill
26 November 2025
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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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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Texas Threat: Attorney General Targets Proxy Advisors in Fresh Attack
September 18, 2025
A new investigation into two major proxy advisors has been commenced by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accusing them of “potentially misleading institutional investors …
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