ComplianceThe week in GRC: Fink says BlackRock not the ‘environmental police’ and SEC reopens cyber-security rules comment period Mar 17, 2023Ben Maiden– Reuters (paywall) reported that US authorities took emergency measures to protect confidence in the banking system after the failure...Read more
ESGComment: The American right has gone to war with ‘woke capitalism’ – Here’s what it gets wrong Mar 09, 2023David BachRon DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor and likely future presidential contender, has opened up a new front in his party’s war on...Read more
ESGAnti-woke activism: A turning point for ESG? Dec 12, 2022Laurie HavelockThe importance of ESG has become almost unquestioned. Issuers, investors and most of the financial markets are convinced of the...Read more
ComplianceThe week in GRC: Activist investor criticizes BlackRock CEO Fink and SEC reopens comment period on stock buyback proposal Dec 09, 2022Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that restaurant and trade groups said they have submitted enough voter signatures for a...Read more
ESGInstitutional investor support for ESG proposals drops in 2022 Nov 01, 2022Noemi Distefano Amid a sharp rise in ESG shareholder proposals at US companies, a new report finds that average support for environmental proposals...Read more
ESGThe week in GRC: NYC comptroller presses BlackRock on climate commitments and senator questions ESG raters Sep 23, 2022Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that, according to people familiar with the matter, Instacart doesn’t intend to raise...Read more
ESGThe week in GRC: Top in-house counsel see compensation rise and BlackRock supports fewer E&S proposals Jul 29, 2022Ben Maiden– CNBC reported that Tesla disclosed it had received a second subpoena from the SEC regarding CEO Elon Musk’s tweets in 2018 about...Read more
ShareholdersShare ownership becoming more concentrated, MSCI research shows Jul 12, 2022Garnet RoachEquities ownership concentration has rapidly increased in recent years, according to new research from MSCI . The research finds that...Read more
BoardroomThe week in GRC: FedEx adds directors in deal with DE Shaw and Tesla plans stock split Jun 17, 2022Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that BlackRock’s efforts to get institutional investors to vote their own shares is...Read more
ShareholdersCII updates policies on AGMs and poison pills Mar 18, 2022Ben MaidenThe Council of Institutional Investors’ (CII) members approved revisions to the group’s corporate governance policies on shareowner...Read more