Australasian IR group proposes proxy adviser code
The Australasian Investor Relations Association (Aira) has proposed a new code of conduct for proxy advisers and listed companies...
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IBM shareholders back proxy access
As governance professionals prepare for the height of the proxy season and a range of shareholder proposals, IBM has become one of...
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Proxy access is top shareholder proposal in 2017 so far
A new report says proxy access and political spending or lobbying were the most common topics for shareholder proposals at annual...
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Industry view: Sustainability enters governance mainstream
In corporate governance, change is more often evolutionary than revolutionary. But this year institutional investors are helping...
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NYC comptroller takes aim at virtual AGMs
Scott Stringer New York City comptroller Scott Stringer on Sunday said he would be urging more than 15 companies to host in-person...
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Few Bay Area companies allow proxy access, study finds
Most companies in the San Francisco Bay Area are yet to adopt bylaws allowing long-term shareholders to put alternative board...
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Verizon retirees push for clawback policy change
A group of Verizon Communications retirees is lobbying for the company’s executives to be held accountable via a beefed-up...
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What to do if an activist targets you
In the first two parts of this video series, Josh Black, editor-in-chief of Activist Insight, discusses how activists performed in...
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Companies seek SEC help on shareholder resolutions, study finds
The number of shareholder resolutions in the US is on the rise in 2017, but companies’ legal teams are fighting back by increasing...
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How common are restricted voting rights for US shareholders?
Snap’s IPO last week will likely be the biggest and most controversial on the NYSE in 2017.The operating company in charge of...
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