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

FTSE 100 CEO pay rises; sustainability regulation and the finance sector; US climate regulation stagnates; Q3 shareholder activism increases.

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’.

New rules on voting advice based on non-financial factors ‘misrepresent’ proxies’ work, claims advisory firm’s UK lead.

UK watchdogs ditch DEI plan; US SEC lacks ‘authority or expertise’ on climate rules; study finds CEO ability does not boost sustainability.

The startling sum of Elon Musk’s pay package may be beyond the orbit of other companies, but the governance principles are not.

Lobbying on EU sustainability reporting rules; US pension fund supports disclosure; managed shared audit; UK shareholder activism grows.

CEOs should ‘be paid like footballers’; non-execs are no football shoo-in; US court overturns Nasdaq diversity rule; governance in Asia.

‘Tough gig’ for non-execs under dual class shares; KPMG’s bounce back with Jon Holt; SEC losing its progressive chair Gary Gensler.