Why shareholder democracy matters
Many people in the US and Canada believe the proxy voting process needs repair. Corporate Secretary asked David Masse, senior...
Read More
Shareholders & activism archive
Investors and issuers vary on say-on-pay response
The study, which asks investors and issuers for feedback on governance issues to help ISS in its policy formation process for the...
Read More
Proxy access lite to go live
The revisions to SEC Rule 14a-8 are expected to come into effect this week. Many investor advocates were disappointed when the SEC...
Read More
Proxy access debate far from over
A few months ago, the DC Circuit blocked the SEC’s effort to force companies to open their proxy statements to shareholder...
Read More
Canadian shareholders raise their voice
Over the last decade, institutional shareholders have been fighting to gain more influence over Canadian issuers, and indications...
Read More
Is it time for a governance road show?
Now that governance issues seem to be dictating more shareholder actions, corporate secretaries at small and mid-sized companies...
Read More
What about those say-on-pay 'no' votes?
The results are in. Given the opportunity to register their opinion for the first time, a majority of shareholders in at least 39...
Read More
The changing climate of environmental risk
With tsunami-induced nuclear reactor meltdowns in Japan, tornadoes obliterating towns in the American Midwest and the aftermath of...
Read More
Expert: Dismantling a company's takeover defenses can lead to serious implications
The report, titled ‘Proxy season wrap-up: successful activism dismantles takeover defenses,’ released by GovernanceMetrics...
Read More
The changing face of proxy solicitation
Computershare’s recently proposed acquisition of Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon’s investor services business is only the latest and...
Read More
