Activism: Taste for large-cap targets picks up in 2017
Shareholder activists renewed their appetite for US large caps in the first half of the year, with almost a third of companies...
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AFL-CIO official dismisses GOP governance reforms
A senior governance official at the largest US labor group has dismissed the chances of Republicans being able to water down...
Governance professionals see benefits in flexible shareholder engagement
The adoption by companies and their boards of a more flexible and varied approach to shareholder engagement can help improve...
Video: How to research an activist shareholder
Activist investors have been behind several of this proxy season’s more hotly contested proxy fights, and FTI Consulting data...
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CII criticizes Blue Apron IPO share plan
Blue Apron’s planned stock voting structure has sparked concern at an association of employee benefit plans, foundations and...
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Norwegian fund pushes CEO pay reform
CEO remuneration structures are too complicated, put too much of a strain on corporate governance and are not in the best interest...
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Investors unite behind common governance principles, EY finds
The 2017 proxy season has seen trends such as diversity and gender pay gaps emerging as key themes and calls for non-voting shares...
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After the AGM: How boards can prepare for next year
With the peak of proxy season in the rear-view mirror, companies and investors are analyzing takeaways from the thousands of...
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ESG expected to be prominent at Society for Corporate Governance conference
ESG matters have been in the spotlight this proxy season, and look set to be prominent in discussions at the upcoming Society for...
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ExxonMobil latest to face shareholder pushback on climate
ExxonMobil this week became the latest major energy company to have a majority of shareholder votes press it to produce reports on...
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