Shareholders & activism More companies delayed earnings in Q2 than at start of pandemic, research finds Aug 16, 2022 By Garnet Roach 2 min read A newly launched index tracking off-trend earnings announcements from US companies had a score of 144 for Q2 2022 – higher than... Read More
Shareholders & activism Important ESG factors reviewed by RBC GAM for the 2022 proxy season Aug 15, 2022 By Nureen Nagra 6 min read The proxy voting season is the time from April to June where many publicly traded companies host their AGMs. This is also the time... Read More
Shareholders & activism Making the most of investor engagement Aug 09, 2022 By Jane Storero 6 min read Shareholder engagement should be top of mind for public companies now more than ever before – and getting it right requires... Read More
Shareholders & activism Bearish sentiment growing, investor and analyst survey finds Jul 18, 2022 By Tim Human 2 min read More than half (55 percent) of investors and analysts say their view of the market is either ‘neutral to bearish’ or ‘bearish,’ a... Read More
Shareholders & activism Buy side leads increase in non-domestic engagement, study finds Jul 13, 2022 By Lloyd Bevan 3 min read The shift to virtual meetings during the Covid-19 pandemic has greatly increased the engagement of investors with companies... Read More
Shareholders & activism Share ownership becoming more concentrated, MSCI research shows Jul 12, 2022 By Garnet Roach 3 min read Equities ownership concentration has rapidly increased in recent years, according to new research from MSCI. The research finds... Read More
Shareholders & activism Meetings with non-domestic investors increase since start of pandemic, research shows Jul 05, 2022 By Garnet Roach 2 min read Almost four in 10 (38 percent) companies globally say they have seen an increase in the number of meetings with investors from... Read More
Shareholders & activism Getting the messages through: Danielle Fugere of As You Sow on the 2022 proxy season Jun 21, 2022 By Ben Maiden 4 min read What have been some of As You Sow’s priorities for the 2022 proxy season? We continue to work on climate [change] as one of the... Read More
Shareholders & activism Abortion-rights report attracts significant support at TJ Maxx parent’s AGM Jun 13, 2022 By Ben Maiden 4 min read A significant number – though not a majority – of shareholders in TJ Maxx’s parent company have supported a proposal seeking a... Read More
Shareholders & activism Political congruence proposal for AT&T sees strong support Jun 01, 2022 By Ben Maiden 4 min read More than four in 10 votes cast at AT&T’s recent shareholder meeting supported a proposal seeking disclosure about how the company... Read More