ESG‘It’s basically open season for environmental and social proposals’: Highlights from the ESG Integration Forum – US Jan 04, 2022Ben MaidenLast month, professionals gathered virtually at the ESG Integration Forum – US to discuss the ESG issues affecting governance and...Read more
ESGThe 2022 outlook: What’s on the (proxy) cards this year? Jan 04, 2022Alexandra Higgins Bruce GoldfarbOver the past two years, the pandemic and other large-scale events have altered the landscape in which public companies operate. These...Read more
ESGThe retail vote: ‘Strategic outreach is critical,’ says new Okapi Partners ESG expert Sep 02, 2021Garnet RoachAs Bruce Kistler joins Okapi Partners from ISS, where he served as an associate director for the proxy adviser, he talks to IR...Read more
ActivismIssuers exploring ‘other avenues’ of communication in activism defense, advisers say Jun 03, 2021Ben AshwellAs activist activity shows signs of picking up relative to last year, there’s scope for issuers to learn lessons from the forced...Read more
ActivismProxy campaign outlook: What’s in the activists’ playbook for 2021? Jan 06, 2021Alexandra Higgins Bruce GoldfarbLooking ahead at 2021, corporate management teams will be facing a very different operating environment from the one that prevailed...Read more
ESGHow to not be an activist’s target this proxy season: Ticker 102 May 21, 2019Jeff CossetteThis episode of The Ticker podcast comes to you from the Citadel Securities trading post on the floor of the NYSE. Shareholder...Read more
ActivismA year in activism: Looking ahead to 2019 Jan 11, 2019Bruce GoldfarbWhen stocks take the kind of nosedive they did in December 2018, market prognosticators tend to pronounce slowdowns in all types of...Read more
ESGOkapi signs new ESG specialist from ISS Corporate Solutions Mar 29, 2018Garnet RoachAlexandra Higgins has joined proxy solicitation firm Okapi Partners as managing director, with a focus on governance and compensation...Read more
Shareholder targeting & IDActivism driving demand for shareholder ID, Okapi says Feb 15, 2018Garnet RoachThe rise of shareholder activism is pushing companies to seek out more information on their shareholder base, according to proxy...Read more