Comment: As Disney activist fight shows, increased engagement from institutional shareholders is a permanent shift
Editor’s note: In this month’s episode of the Governance Matters podcast, Bruce Goldfarb, president and CEO of Okapi Partners...
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Paramount shareholders to vote on NYC’s AI proposal
Investors in Paramount Global will vote at the company’s June 4 AGM on a proposal seeking disclosures around AI and board...
Governance Matters podcast: Governance lessons from the Disney and Starbucks proxy contests
In this month’s episode of the Governance Matters podcast, Bruce Goldfarb, president and CEO of Okapi Partners, discusses lessons...
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Lobbying proposal gains traction at Goldman Sachs AGM
A shareholder proposal seeking insight into Goldmans Sachs’ lobbying activities garnered substantial – though not majority –...
Disney attorney to join Sony Pictures as general counsel
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has hired Jill Ratner as executive vice president and general counsel, effective May 28. Ratner...
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Preparing for conflict: Activism trends in North America, Europe and Asia
Wherever you look, shareholder activism is on the rise. As a recent study by Diligent uncovered, 2023 saw situations reach a four...
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Walmart faces vote on ‘living wage’ proposal
Walmart investors appear set to vote on a proposal aimed at the company’s wage policies after the SEC declined to give it the...
Inside the minds of SEC influencers: From the Friday night dump to the ‘sexiest’ reporting season
‘I’m like the queen of Edgar, the Kim Kardashian of SEC filings,’ says Michelle Leder, author and founder of footnoted*. She might...
The week in GRC: NBIM to back CEO/chair split at Goldman Sachs and DoJ to offer some whistleblowers immunity under pilot program
– Reuters (paywall) reported that a conservative federal appeals court judge argued that judicial policymakers wrongly gave in to...
Many companies devoting more resources to proxy season prep, poll finds
Almost half of companies are putting more resources toward their governance work preparing for proxy season, with very few dialing...
