ESGVanguard joins BlackRock in backing fewer ESG proposals in 2023 proxy season Sep 01, 2023Hemma VisavadiaVanguard , like BlackRock , supported fewer ESG-related shareholder proposals during this year’s US proxy season . According to...Read more
Shareholders & activismCommunicating to investors how short-term events impact long-term plans Aug 18, 2023Daryl BrewsterYou were recently part of a CECP CEO Roundtable with Vincent Forlenza, chair of Moody’s and former chair and CEO of BD, about the...Read more
Shareholders & activismBlackRock expands voting choice service to largest ETF Jul 17, 2023Tim HumanBlackRock has announced plans to extend pass-through voting to its largest ETF in a move that would hand retail investors a greater...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
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
BoardroomMind your own business: Balancing stakeholder demands in politically fraught times Sep 22, 2022Garnet RoachThe pressure for companies to have a public view on everything from George Floyd’s murder and the Black Lives Matter movement to ‘don’...Read more
Shareholders & activismShare 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
ESGFinancial firms urge companies to report environmental data via CDP Mar 17, 2022Garnet RoachFinancial institutions including Allianz, Amundi, AXA, BNP Paribas, CalPERS, Capital Group, State Street and Vanguard have begun a...Read more
Regulatory & complianceThe week in GRC: Companies delay return-to-work plans and Vanguard to pay vaccinated workers Aug 06, 2021Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that President Biden’s approaching decision about who should be the next Federal Reserve chair has...Read more
ESGVanguard keeps up ESG focus Sep 16, 2020Ben MaidenVanguard has maintained its focus on ESG issues in terms of engagement and voting, according to its investment stewardship report on...Read more