governance

Netflix adopts proxy access

Apr 11, 2019

Netflix has become the latest US public company to give investors a greater say in who is picked for its board. According to a...Read more

ESG

Game-changing governance set to reshape Indian corporate culture

Mar 28, 2019

Andrew Holt

Game-changing governance set to reshape Indian corporate culture

It’s not hyperbole to say that 2018 was a corporate governance game-changer for India. It was the year the securities regulator, the...Read more

ESG

The duel over dual-class shares in Asia

Dec 14, 2018

Andrew Holt

The introduction of dual-class shares in Hong Kong and Singapore has stirred something of a debate. There are those who support the...Read more

Regulation

SEC guides on tackling shareholder proposals

Nov 02, 2018

Brian Breheny, Marc Gerber, Richard Grossman and Hagen Ganem

SEC guides on tackling shareholder proposals

On October 23, 2018, the SEC’s division of corporation finance published Staff Legal Bulletin No 14J (SLB 14J), providing important...Read more

Technology & Social Media

How boards can oversee the path to AI

Oct 05, 2018

Matthew Fawcett

As companies rush into digital transformation, even traditional bricks-and-mortar companies are turning to artificial intelligence (AI...Read more

ESG

Ten steps to strengthen your ESG engagement plan

Oct 03, 2018

Chris Plath

Heather Keough

Miguel Santisteve

Ten steps to strengthen your ESG engagement plan

As ESG considerations continue to swell, institutional investors globally are increasingly building coalitions and engaging with their...Read more

Reporting

IROs should be involved in proxies or risk mixed messages, says expert

Jun 20, 2018

Ben Ashwell

IROs should be involved in proxies or risk mixed messages, says expert

With proxy season well underway in the US, IR teams are advised to play an active role in structuring the message that goes into the...Read more

ESG

What is your leitmotif, Mr Chairman? IR must focus on mission statement

May 25, 2018

Oliver Schutzmann

What is your leitmotif, Mr Chairman? IR must focus on mission statement

Mission, vision, purpose, values : these slippery concepts are sometimes perceived as a waste of time and energy, a bit of PR frippery...Read more

Buy side

Make boards conflict-free, AllianzGI official tells Hong Kong firms

Apr 10, 2018

Garnet Roach

Make boards conflict-free, AllianzGI official tells Hong Kong firms

Eugenia Unanyants-Jackson, head of ESG research at Allianz Global Investors, which has €498 bn ($613 bn) in assets under management,...Read more

ESG

Okapi signs new ESG specialist from ISS Corporate Solutions

Mar 29, 2018

Garnet Roach

Okapi signs new ESG specialist from ISS Corporate Solutions

Alexandra Higgins has joined proxy solicitation firm Okapi Partners as managing director, with a focus on governance and compensation...Read more

July

ESG

NRG Energy and JLL among winners of inaugural ESG Integration Awards

IR Magazine and sister publication Corporate Secretary have announced the winners of the...Read more

June

Activism

Reading the room: How UK activism differs from campaigns in continental Europe

UK companies are more likely to settle with an activist than those in continental Europe...Read more

Activism

Activism in Europe: UK firms more likely to settle, shows new data

With a ‘quiet resurgence’ in shareholder activism campaigns under way in both the UK and...Read more

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