ESGRecord-breaking proxy season for ESG proposals, report says Mar 17, 2022Garnet RoachThe 2022 proxy season is a record breaker for ESG proposals, with Michael Passoff, CEO of Proxy Impact and co-author of a new report,...Read more
ShareholdersDebate continues over 14a-8 reform plans Aug 04, 2020Ben MaidenThe SEC’s plans to reform the process by which shareholder proposals reach a vote – or companies exclude them from the proxy statement...Read more
ComplianceRule 14a-8 reforms would halt many resubmissions, CII argues May 06, 2020Ben MaidenA new paper from the Council of Institutional Investors (CII) argues that parts of the SEC’s proposed changes to Rule 14a-8 would have...Read more
ESGShaping Trillium’s plans for 2020 Feb 05, 2020Ben MaidenTrillium filed nine board or executive diversity proposals in 2019, up from four last year. What’s behind that focus? These...Read more
ComplianceSEC investor panel queries proxy reforms Jan 31, 2020Ben MaidenThe SEC should reconsider what it is trying to achieve in revamping the regulatory framework governing proxy advisers and shareholder...Read more
ShareholdersZevin Asset Management criticizes shareholder proposal reform plan Dec 03, 2019Ben MaidenZevin Asset Management has complained to the SEC about its plans to raise thresholds for submitting shareholder proposals, while other...Read more
ESGWhat to look out for during 2020 proxy season Nov 21, 2019Ben MaidenIndustry professionals in the US foresee no turning around from the direction companies and investors have been headed in recent years...Read more
BoardroomThe week in GRC: Director pay continues to rise, survey finds, and SEC proposes proxy adviser rule change Nov 08, 2019Ben Maiden– CNN reported that McDonald’s CEO and president Steve Easterbrook was out after the board determined he had violated company policy...Read more
ShareholdersSEC proposal highlights differences on shareholder proposals Nov 08, 2019Ben MaidenThe SEC on Tuesday voted to propose amendments to Rule 14a-8 , which governs the process for determining which shareholder proposals...Read more
ComplianceSEC’s Peirce tackles CII on arb and shareholder proposals Mar 07, 2019Ben MaidenSEC member Hester Peirce has questioned the Council of Institutional Investors’ (CII) stance on the key corporate governance issues of...Read more