Shareholders & activism archive

It has recently been highlighted that proxy voting by index funds such as most mutual and electronically traded funds is a serious...

The main proxy season, which runs through the first half of the year, tends to grab most of the headlines, but the mini-season can...

Vanguard updated its proxy voting guidelines this year to state that it would ‘evaluate each proposal on its merits and may...

As US investors take a stance – or begin to vote in favor of shareholder resolutions – on issues ranging from board diversity and...

This year has seen a series of high-profile proxy fights occupy both the front pages and the attention of several boards and their...

After coping with a typically stressful proxy season in 2017, directors and governance teams should be hearing voices. Those...

The Sisters of St Francis of Philadelphia, known for their work with the poor and elderly and giving a voice to those who usually...

– Ericsson’s leading shareholders chose the former CEO of Swedish industrial group Atlas Copco as the new chair of the telecoms...

A growing number of large UK-listed companies are meeting with corporate governance and stewardship teams to expand their...

This year’s main proxy season saw an unexpected drop in the number of proxy contests and a sharp rise in the number of AGMs taking...