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Tag: Proxy Advisory Firms

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Securities and Exchange Commission Gets Active on Voting Rights

Men Wrestling at a Match like Board of Directors Fighting

With the most recent census and elections complete, legislatures in the 50 states have been digging into redistricting fights and other contentious voting rights matters. This month, the Securities and Exchange Commission decided to join th...

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SEC Hands Proxy Advisory Firms a Big Win

SEC Hands Proxy Advisory Firms a Big Win

SEC Hands Proxy Advisory Firms a Big Win

If you asked the boards of directors of public companies what they have against proxy advisory firms, they might come back with a question of their own: How much time do you have? Their complaints about proxy advisory firms, which make reco...

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New Rules for Proxy Advisors Divide Issuers, Investors

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Is polarization coming to the financial markets? You might think so after hearing the divided reaction to the SEC’s new rules for proxy advisory firms, which passed at an open meeting of the commission last week. Proxy advisory firms, as ou...

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