6 June, 2018
Shareholder body advises against reappointment of Coca-Cola HBC chair
Shareholders have been advised to vote against the reappointment of Coca-Cola HBC chairman Anastassis G. David ahead of the company's AGM. PIRC, the shareholder advisory group, said that David was ...
12 March, 2018
Time for a governance rethink: enforced compliance or not?
Are we getting corporate governance right? The end of last year saw another iteration of the UK’s Corporate Governance Code. The consultation w...
2 March, 2018
Core strengths: Katharina Latif, Allianz
A team of “crazy experts” preoccupied with what was once deemed an “ivory tower topic,” the climate and sustainability unit at German insurance giant All...
18 December, 2017
London Stock Exchange chairman Donald Brydon likely to remain in post
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29 November, 2017
London Stock Exchange struck by leadership crisis after CEO quits
The clash between investors and the board of the London Stock Exchange Group over the future of chief executive Xavier Rolet has evolved into a leadership crisis, with the immediate departure of Rolet...
16 November, 2017
LSE row prompts demand for CEO confidentiality waiver
Pressure on the board of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) over the departure of chief executive Xavier Rolet has ramped up again after a key investor wrote to the group’s chairman demanding that a co...
7 November, 2017
LSE clashes with shareholders over governance of CEO departure
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) was yesterday forced to defend the handling of its CEO's departure, saying that it had followed "a proper governance process". The statement followed a letter from a...
3 November, 2017
MSCI extends investigation of non-voting shares
MSCI, the research house and equity index provider, is to broaden its investigation of non-voting shares. The indexer launched a consultation on unequal voting rights in June this year following Sn...
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...
18 September, 2017
