BoardroomSSGA finds resistance amid progress on board diversity Sep 13, 2019Ben MaidenState Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is seeing progress in its multi-year campaign to boost female representation in the boardroom –...Read more
BoardroomSEC’s Peirce raises concerns over board diversity push Jul 11, 2019Ben MaidenAmid growing investor and government pressure for boards to increase levels of female participation, SEC commissioner Hester Peirce...Read more
BoardroomSilicon Valley catching up on board diversity Apr 26, 2019Ben MaidenTechnology and life sciences public companies in Silicon Valley are boosting the number of women directors on their board at a faster...Read more
ShareholdersProxy season said to feature long-term focus Apr 24, 2019Garnet RoachCompanies wanting to know what to expect this proxy season should take note of the long-term-focused messages coming from some of the...Read more
BoardroomExxonMobil AGM to include board matrix proposal Apr 17, 2019Ben MaidenExxonMobil shareholders will vote at the company’s AGM next month on whether the board should reveal more details about directors’...Read more
BoardroomBoards refreshing quicker and with younger directors, study finds Mar 18, 2019Ben MaidenBoard refreshment is speeding up, while new independent directors are getting younger, according to EY’s third annual report on...Read more
ESGFearless Girl campaign prompts more than 400 firms to add female director Mar 08, 2019Ben AshwellEarlier this week, the world’s second Fearless Girl statue was installed in London, just feet away from St Paul’s Cathedral. As is the...Read more
ComplianceSEC encourages board diversity disclosure Feb 19, 2019Ben MaidenAs US public companies prepare for the 2019 proxy season, the SEC has given them a nudge toward disclosing details on how they take...Read more
ShareholdersInvestors focus on board diversity for 2019 proxy season Feb 18, 2019Garnet RoachMore than half (53 percent) of investors say board diversity is top of mind going into this year’s proxy season, according to the 2019...Read more
BoardroomThe week in GRC: Smaller companies face board diversity heat, and Amazon NYC U-turn highlights risks in public opinion Feb 15, 2019Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that no more than five of PG&E’s board directors will be up for re-election at the company’s...Read more