Vanguard

The week in GRC: Vanguard steps up board diversity push, and BlackRock increases opposition to CEO overboarding

– The Guardian reported that a group of more than 30 US corporate leaders – including the heads of outdoor clothing brand Patagonia,...Read more

The boardroom

The week in GRC: IPO boards said to undermine diversity push, and in-house lawyers expect climate-related legal risks

Aug 16, 2019

The week in GRC: IPO boards said to undermine diversity push, and in-house lawyers expect climate-related legal risks

– The Wall Street Journal reported that Rite Aid appointed Heyward Donigan as CEO, saying her experience leading healthcare companies...Read more

The Vanguard of ESG engagement

Jun 17, 2019

When Adrienne Monley started in the stewardship arm of Vanguard in 2015, as a leader on the US side, there were around a dozen people...Read more

ESG

Who’s afraid of the big, bad governance wolf?

Jun 06, 2019

Who’s afraid of the big, bad governance wolf?

Corporate governance has become an increasingly contradictory conversation. A year after the Hong Kong Stock Exchange finally bowed to...Read more

Vanguard handing proxy voting powers to external managers

Apr 26, 2019

Vanguard handing proxy voting powers to external managers

Vanguard has announced that its externally managed funds will grant full proxy voting privileges to those outside managers, with the...Read more

The week in GRC: Slack seeks direct listing, and PG&E reaches deal with investor over board member

Apr 26, 2019

The week in GRC: Slack seeks direct listing, and PG&E reaches deal with investor over board member

– Reuters reported that Japanese prosecutors indicted Carlos Ghosn on another charge of aggravated breach of trust, the fourth charge...Read more

The boardroom

The week in GRC: Vanguard to get tougher on overboarding, and activist pursues Barclays board seat

Apr 12, 2019

The week in GRC: Vanguard to get tougher on overboarding, and activist pursues Barclays board seat

– The Wall Street Journal reported that Nissan Motor Co shareholders voted to remove Carlos Ghosn from the Nissan board, ending his...Read more

Biggest fund managers said to support ‘excessive’ CEO pay deals

Feb 27, 2019

Biggest fund managers said to support ‘excessive’ CEO pay deals

Some of the world’s largest fund managers are nodding through excessive pay packages, according to research from As You Sow – though...Read more

Compliance

CEOs back updated governance principles

Oct 25, 2018