One of the most high-profile proxy contests to use a universal proxy card ended on Tuesday, with some last-minute drama thrown in.
The board of SandRidge was engaged in a proxy contest wi...
T. Rowe wants to make clear that activists and other investors do not speak for them, in its June ESG Spotlight, as they share their investment philosophy on shareholder activism. Activi...
State Street released a report on their Q1 focus and activities related to the companies where they vote. What we learned:
They’ve been busy. State Street voted at 2,596 meetings in ...
It appears that “Main Street” in capital markets is both synonymous with retail investors and private companies, and there is rampant concern that Main Street companies are staying aw...
The Main Street Investors Coalition wants retail investors to have more influence in combating the rise of passive investors. Retail investors own about 30% of stock issued by U.S. compa...
Six shareholder proposals are on ballots this season asking for increased board diversity, or disclosure about board diversity.
Amazon’s proposal asks the board to adopt a policy requi...
The SEC staff recently updated Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) on the proxy rules and Schedules 14A/C. We understand that the SEC staff intends to review and change oth...
In an unusual finding, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that demand was partly excused and claims for corporate waste, bad faith and unjust enrichment could proceed against CBS Corpora...
Last week the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a bulletin (the Bulletin) on its prior interpretations related to considerations of ESG factors by ERISA plan fiduciaries. Since then ...
Some companies may not be aware that since February, their Yahoo Finance web page includes a separate tab with the ESG scores from Sustainalytics. The Sustainalytics quote page shows a c...
