The move means corporates can bypass regulatory governance when deciding on the validity of shareholder proposals.

Aotearoa New Zealand tackles modern slavery; US proxy season sees shareholder proposals fall; SEC vote allows IPOs to ban shareholder lawsuits.

Senators raise concerns about the risks of ‘mandatory arbitration’, where facts could be ‘hidden behind closed doors’.

FRC sets enforcement record; examining Tesla and Twitter; Coutts and Farage; ClientEarth pursues Shell; greenwashing litigation risks.

US senator Elizabeth Warren has proposed reform that would mean sweeping changes to governance and capitalism in the US.