POLITICO Pro: DOJ sides with SEC bid to rein in proxy advisers but urges caution
The Department of Justice weighed in on the controversy surrounding proxy advisory firms, generally praising an SEC move to clamp […]
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Pensions & Investments: Commentary: SEC’s new proxy adviser regulations will harm real Main Street investors
The beginning of February marked the end of the comment period on the SEC’s new proposed regulation of proxy advisers […]
Bloomberg Opinion: Behind the SEC’s War on Freedom of Speech
Modern investors have diversified portfolios with stakes in hundreds – sometimes thousands – of companies. Proxy advisory firms provide these […]
Reuters Breakingviews: Breakdown: SEC picks wrong target in proxy war
When you point one finger, sometimes three point back at you. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to make […]
The Wall Street Journal: SEC Seeks to Curb Shareholder Resolutions
It is a yearly ritual for American corporations: executives of Fortune 500 companies appearing at shareholder meetings to answer investors’ […]
Financial Times: Big investors ignore proxy advisers on controversial votes
BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street routinely ignore their proxy advisers’ recommendations and vote to block environmental and social action at […]