The week in GRC: DoJ official defends use of corporate settlements and Trian announces nominees to Disney’s board
– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that the SEC is asking investment advisers how they use and oversee artificial...
Shareholders & activism archive
Activism: ‘Mixed year’ comes to a close with rise in small-cap campaigns
Shareholder activists have seemingly found greater success with smaller-cap campaigns than when targeting mid and large-cap firms...
‘Like watching paint dry’: Buyback announcements slowest in years despite surprises from Snap, Bumble and Ferrari
Monitoring the market for share buybacks in 2023 has been likened to ‘watching paint dry’, as even the Q3 earnings season failed...
Investors ‘cautiously optimistic’ about M&A outlook for 2024
‘Cautiously optimistic’ was a phrase used around the event hall at this year’s M&A Forum, co-hosted by Governance Intelligence and...
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The week in GRC: Business groups challenge NLRB rule on contract workers and EY proposes US governance changes
– Reuters (paywall) reported that, according to the Thomson Reuters Institute, US law firms reigned in first-year associate hiring...
Say-on-pay support increases for first time in five years
Investors have shown their support for shifting company pay policies, with say-on-pay approvals increasing for the first time in...
Companies’ climate failings most common reason for investor blacklisting
New research compiled by a network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) finds that there have been 4,842 companies blacklisted...
Investor group targets 100 companies over nature loss
Institutional investors have launched an engagement campaign with 100 companies over nature loss. The investors, part of campaign...
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Pay equity reporting resolution garners support at Nike AGM
Nike shareholders have shown significant, though not majority, support for the company to produce additional information about pay...
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Focus on combined human capital and human rights, NBIM tells ISSB
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has added its $1.5 tn voice behind a push for bringing together human capital and human rights...
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