All proxy advisory industry articles
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NewsPension funds call on ISS to step up on climate proxy voting advice
Investors raise concerns about inconsistencies and lack of specific net-zero policy in IIGCC-coordinated letter
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BlackRock chief: Too much proxy use could skew owner-firm ties
Larry Fink announces UK pilot to extend new shareholder voting facility to smaller investors
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NewsNGO seeks investors for universal owner-based proxy advice drive
The Shareholder Commons says diversified owners need advice recognising importance of ‘beta’
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UK’s USS adds to investor disapproval of SEC proxy rule proposals
Critics argue SEC’s proposals would undermine the implementation of shareholder rights and a conduit for holding companies to account
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Major proxy adviser sues US regulator over guidance
The move by ISS is the latest development in a heated tussle between proxy advisers and pro-business lobby groups
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SEC highlights proxy voting rules, guidance amid ESG debate
SEC provides guidance to fund managers about proxy voting responsibilities and to proxy advisory firms about anti-fraud rules
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ESG roundup: UK ‘economics of biodiversity’ review kicks into gear
Plus: The US Securities and Exchange Commission is to consider whether or not to publish guidance about the use of proxy advice in the shareholder voting process
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NewsProxy adviser group revises best practice principles
Code of practice updated to introduce new governance, monitoring and reporting structures for proxy advisory companies
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Frankfurt-based index provider Solactive backs UK proxy voting firm
Solactive has made a ‘significant strategic’ investment in Minerva Analytics, which was founded after a management buyout of Manifest
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EU shareholder rights directive ‘could fail’: Hermes
Manager concerned by low levels of awareness and preparedness for revised Shareholder Rights Directive
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AnalysisAnalysis: US proxy process under scrutiny – ESG under threat?
The SEC roundtable is bringing together stakeholders with diverging views on proxy advisers and shareholder voting. Sue Rust reports
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ESG roundup: NBIM among $3trn investor group pushing TCFD-reporting
Plus: Stewardship code views sought, LAPFF on ‘precarious work’, PRI on manager selection, ISS-oekom
