Shareholders & activism Bank of America investors to vote on CEO-chair role split Sep 02, 2015 By Laurie Havelock 3 min read There may be rebellion brewing at Bank of America: shareholders are divided on a move to reinstate Brian Moynihan, the firm’s CEO... Read More
Shareholders & activism ISS mulls policy changes on compensation, proxy access Aug 12, 2015 By Adam Brown 2 min read ISS has launched its latest annual policy creation process, asking stakeholders questions about proxy access, overboarding for... Read More
Shareholders & activism Top 10 proxy circular quick fixes: getting a head start on 2016 Jul 08, 2015 By Sylvia Groves 9 min read By now, your 2015 annual meeting is a thing of the past, and the flurry of post-meeting activities – filing your voting results... Read More
Shareholders & activism Compensation, activism and director elections dominate Canada's proxy season, says report Jun 30, 2015 By Matthew Scott 4 min read Executive compensation, shareholder activism and director elections have been the dominant themes during the 2015 Canadian proxy... Read More
Shareholders & activism Ex-Xerox CEO Anne Mulcahy on engagement and short-termism Jun 03, 2015 By Neil Stewart 5 min read She had a relatively short – and harrowing – career as a CEO, but ultimately was hugely admired. As a veteran Xerox sales rep and... Read More
Shareholders & activism Proxy Monitor shows shift to governance related shareholder proposals May 13, 2015 By Sheryl Nance-Nash 6 min read It’s early in the proxy season, but it’s already clear that corporate governance-related issues are dominating annual meetings... Read More
Shareholders & activism As You Sow releases ESG-focused proxy voting guidelines May 06, 2015 By Adam Brown 2 min read Shareholder advocacy group As You Sow has released its first set of proxy voting guidelines, focusing on ESG issues such as... Read More
Shareholders & activism ProxyPulse shows link between adverse Say-on-Pay and director votes Apr 23, 2015 By David Bogoslaw 4 min read In its first edition of ProxyPulse for 2015, Broadridge Financial Services and PwC summarize the 2014 mini-season, which spans... Read More
Shareholders & activism Global panel of corporate secretaries discuss shareholder engagement approaches Apr 21, 2015 By David Bogoslaw 6 min read Cross border issues such as identifying who your overseas investors are and communicating with them where they are is one of most... Read More
Shareholders & activism Proxy access most prominent shareholder proposal topic in 2015 Apr 09, 2015 By David Bogoslaw 4 min read Proxy access is clearly the shareholder proposal issue that is garnering the most attention this year, according to the fourth and... Read More