Shareholders & activism Reforming Canada’s proxy voting system Jan 16, 2013 By Brendan Sheehan 7 min read There is a growing consensus that the proxy voting system, and indeed the wider system of shareholder democracy in Canada, is... Read More
Shareholders & activism Best practices for online shareholder meetings Dec 03, 2012 By Matthew Scott 7 min read Is it time for all shareholder meetings to go virtual? Legally that can’t happen yet, but there is a movement by shareholders and... Read More
Shareholders & activism Proxy process may 'harm average investor', notes proxy monitor 2012 report Sep 17, 2012 By Adam Brown 3 min read A small group of shareholders, including groups with specific policy, political or religious goals, sponsored the majority of... Read More
Shareholders & activism Battle lines drawn in proxy access votes Sep 11, 2012 By Adam Piore 13 min read Shareholders in the United States advocating so-called ‘proxy access’ are virtually certain to continue pressing for the... Read More
Shareholders & activism How Pershing Square has changed proxy fights Aug 18, 2012 By Matthew Scott 13 min read It’s very rare when everyone in the marketplace agrees about something at the same time, but in the case of Pershing Square... Read More
Shareholders & activism This proxy season's mid-year trends Jul 22, 2012 By Adam Piore 11 min read Proxy season kicked off with a flurry of headlines this spring about investor revolts. Shareholders in the United States loudly... Read More
Shareholders & activism Celebrating the end of proxy season Jun 19, 2012 By Aarti Maharaj 4 min read Finding a way to let off some steam after a long contentious annual meeting is often seen as a challenge in itself. Some... Read More
Shareholders & activism Say on pay: Better or worse in year two? Jun 06, 2012 By Matthew Scott 2 min read Yes, there have been some fireworks attached to a few significant no votes, such as Citigroup, but the pass and fail totals are... Read More
Shareholders & activism Shareholders strike back Jun 02, 2012 By Matthew Scott 12 min read Shareholder actions are rattling US boardrooms in 2012, not only indicating some of investors’ greatest concerns but also... Read More
Shareholders & activism ISS generally sides with Goldman management May 14, 2012 By Abigail Caplovitz Field 3 min read On May 24, Goldman Sachs’ shareholders will have their say on the company’s executive pay; the election of 10 directors, including... Read More