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News round-up: this week in governance
Shareholders accept remuneration policies; EU corporate sustainability directive voted into law; when directors become activists.
What are your investors thinking?
The 2023 AGM season revealed that executive pay and long-term incentive awards are hot issues for European company shareholders.
News round-up: this week in governance
Supply chain warning; Japan improves corporate governance; FRC drops proposals; BP penalises Looney; US investors resist high pay.
Shareholder dissent focuses on pay
AGM season review reveals that remuneration is still the topic that attracts most shareholder opposition in Europe.
AGMs: Will changes to pre-emptive rights mean changes in votes?
New FRC guidance may affect how investors vote at UK AGMs, so boards should look to build shareholder trust by using their new powers wisely.
Watchdog urges asset managers to quiz the audit committee
Auditco chairs will have their work cut out if the role increases to become more ‘outward facing’ and encompass investor relations.
Investors favour votes against directors over say-on-climate proposals
Rather than push for say-on-climate votes, unhappy shareholders tend to simply vote against the reappointment of directors, research finds.
Activist investor campaigns rise back up to pre-Covid levels
Research reveals that activist investors were busier in 2022 than in 2019—and the upward trend is likely to continue.
Climate issues likely to figure prominently at next year’s AGMs
A recent webinar heard that say-on-climate voting is expected to rise, while ESG remains a ‘hot topic’, as does executive pay.