ESGThe week in GRC: ISS urges disclosure of directors’ ethnicities, and Netflix creates co-CEO leadership Jul 17, 2020Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that senior Facebook officials including CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg are due to...Read more
ShareholdersInvestor groups ponder further action on racial inequality Jun 10, 2020Ben AshwellA number of socially responsible investors across America are in active discussions about how they can further support the movement to...Read more
ShareholdersXPO Logistics shareholders reject exec comp proposals May 21, 2020Ben MaidenShareholders in XPO Logistics last week rejected proposals including two that would have linked executive compensation at the company...Read more
ShareholdersThe week in GRC: ISS sues SEC over proxy adviser guidance, and AT&T reaches deal with activist Nov 01, 2019Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that AT&T reached a truce with activist investor Elliott Management, which had been pressing...Read more
ComplianceProxy advisers agree to new standards Jul 24, 2019Andrew HoltLeading proxy advisers have agreed to a series of updated principles and oversight from a new committee. Glass Lewis CEO KT Rabin...Read more
ShareholdersThe week in GRC: Asset managers said to target corporate access, and Icahn wants new Occidental directors Jun 28, 2019Ben Maiden– CNN reported that Eldorado Resorts is to buy Caesars Entertainment to create the largest gaming company in the US. Eldorado Resorts...Read more
ComplianceSEC investor advocate cautions on proxy adviser controls Apr 18, 2019Ben MaidenThe SEC’s investor advocate has urged the commission not to focus on reforms of the proxy advisory industry, amid growing pressure for...Read more
ShareholdersNYC comptroller wary of proxy adviser rule changes Dec 11, 2018Ben MaidenA senior New York official has raised concerns about potential rule changes that could curb the role and position of proxy advisers,...Read more
BoardroomISS gives companies deadline to get women on boards Dec 06, 2018Ben MaidenISS has put US companies on notice that they have a limited time to adopt some level of board diversity or potentially face...Read more
ShareholdersSEC hosts proxy adviser debate as legislation proposed in Senate Nov 19, 2018Ben AshwellThe SEC could be open to imposing a review period for issuers to assess the accuracy of proxy advisory firms’ reports prior to...Read more