23 August, 2019
New SEC guidance increases pressure on proxy advisers over disclosures
For those who campaigned for tighter regulation, it will be viewed as a victory. The top financial watchdog in the US has issued a document that will up the pressure on proxy advisers to disclose more...
20 August, 2019
US business leaders pledge to ‘redefine corporate purpose’
It’s been a long running debate in recent years but now a group of heavyweight business leaders in the US have chosen a side. Business Roundtable, a body whose members include Julie Sweet, chief exe...
13 June, 2019
CEO turnover falls as firms seek ‘continuity and consistency’
It’s official. FTSE 100 chief executives are finding their way to the exit less often than they used to. A survey from recruitment agency Robert Half reveals that the annual attrition rate has fa...
21 May, 2019
Practical steps needed to boost gender diversity on US boards
Looking at the evidence, the US does not perform well when it comes to appointing women to boards. According to
12 November, 2018
Battle for the future of proxy advisers
Equating the current US debate over the future of proxy advisers to a civil war seems like a metaphor too far in the current febrile state of US politics. Some observers have, however, drawn the compa...
1 October, 2018
A new act in the performance of capitalism
It’s probable that Senator Elizabeth Warren, author of the proposed Accountable Capitalism Act, does not think of herself as a socialist. A Democrat, yes. But socialist? Unlikely. However, Warren...
27 September, 2018
New world order for global banking
Ten years on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers, and the financial system is safer, more robust and governance has improved.
17 August, 2018
US chief executive pay surges 17.6%
Chief executive pay in the US has surged significantly, growing by 17.6% from 2016–17, according to figures from a think-tank. The rise takes the average CEO-to-worker pay ratio to 312 to 1, risi...
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 ...
3 July, 2018
