SEC investor advocate seeks action on dual-class shares
SEC investor advocate Rick Fleming has urged the commission and US exchanges to take action against dual-class share structures...
Shareholders & activism archive
‘Anyone can be an activist now,’ warn Canadian governance advisers
Shareholder activism hit record highs in Canada during 2018 and, while the activity has trailed off somewhat this year, speakers...
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Groups reject revised 14a-8 no-action approach
Groups including Ceres and the Council of Institutional Investors have called for the SEC’s division of corporation finance to...
The week in GRC: We Company postpones IPO, and investors urge governments to tackle climate change
– Reuters reported that London Stock Exchange (LSE) shareholder Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) said it agreed with the board...
Kraft Heinz shareholders reject meat-alternatives proposal
Shareholders in The Kraft Heinz Company have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal that would have pressed the food firm’s board to...
SEC staff’s 14a-8 no-action announcement sparks questions and concerns
The SEC’s division of corporation finance has caused a splash ahead of the 2020 proxy season by announcing a revised approach to...
CFA Institute: Mifid II causing ‘tectonic shifts’ in US
Europe’s Mifid II regulation has had a profound impact on US research, according to new analysis from CFA Institute. ‘Mifid II is...
Group signals shift to stakeholder-focused model
The Business Roundtable signaled a major shift in corporate thinking this week by stating that the purpose of a corporation should...
The week in GRC: Business Roundtable drops shareholder-first principle, and SEC issues proxy voting guidance
– The Business Roundtable (BRT) dropped the ‘shareholder primacy’ principle that has driven US capitalism for decades, urging...
Investors get record payouts, report shows
Shareholders in listed companies on global stock markets have been rewarded with more than $500 billion in dividends during the...
