15 December, 2020
NBIM set to publish voting intentions five days before company AGMs
Boards may well brace for impact after recent news. Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which is worth KR 10,867bn (£930bn/$1,244bn) and has invested in more than 9,000 companies worldwide, is ...
28 May, 2019
Shareholders call for greater transparency on dividend policies
Shareholders have called for greater transparency on dividend policies following a review that found one in five companies are failing to stage an annual vote on dividend payouts, or are simply making...
7 May, 2019
Investors fail to challenge CEO pay
Back in 2012 the UK was in the grip of a debate about executive pay. The coalition government of Conservatives and Liberal Democrats were determined to do something about it. Indeed, by 2013 UK shareh...
18 July, 2018
Shareholder proposals gain ‘traction’ during US proxy season
The number of shareholder proposals faced by companies in the 2018 US proxy season decreased overall, but research reveals that the average support during a vote lifted. Meanwhile, climate remains ...
18 April, 2018
Legal & General and investment group to ‘vote against’ non-diverse boards
The heat has been put on boards that fail to manage compliance with diversity targets, after key investor representatives issued broadsides against those with too few women in place. Legal & Ge...
30 January, 2018
ISS advocates AGM vote abstention for ex-Carillion audit chair Andrew Dougal
Former Carillion audit committee chair Andrew Dougal is to face an uncomfortable time in his role as a board member at Victrex, with votes likely to be made against his reappointment in the role. G...
3 November, 2017
US watchdog raises hurdle for shareholder votes
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the US financial watchdog, has beefed up the guidance for shareholder proposals, potentially making it easier for companies to resist votes on social or e...
5 October, 2017
Give investors a greater say on executive pay
In the aftermath of the financial crisis, legislators in some countries moved to address corporate excesses by making shareholder votes on CEO pay mandatory. The United Kingdom mandated a non-binding ...
7 September, 2017
Hellawell narrowly retains Sports Direct chair after shareholder vote
Sports Direct’s chairman has narrowly survived a vote by independent shareholders to remain in the role. Keith Hellawell received 53.24% of votes at the sports retailer’s 2017 AGM,
1 September, 2017
