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Tag: PROXY

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Three Not-So-Obvious Impacts of the Iran War

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Corporate leaders may recall a time before Russia’s attack on Ukraine, when they didn’t have to worry so much about news from overseas––a time when global political and economic instability did not so persistently affect their businesses. B...

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Regulators and Companies Lining Up Against DEI, ESG Programs

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It wasn’t long ago that “DEI” and “ESG” were standard acronyms in the corporate lexicon. Major institutional investors prodded companies to commit to sustainability initiatives. Brand names amplified messages to the public about their dedic...

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SEC’s Stance on Shareholder Proposals Drawing Mixed Reviews

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Last November, the Securities and Exchange Commission essentially told companies they would be on their own when it comes to decisions about excluding shareholder proposals from their proxy statements. The new approach is receiving a mixed...

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AI Takes on Proxy Advisors

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It looks like proxy advisors may be able to join the growing number of white-collar workers fretting over potential obsolescence thanks to artificial intelligence. That may sound like an overreaction to the news that one financial services...

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Year in Review: Five Key Themes in Corporate Governance for 2025

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As 2025 entered its waning months, a handful of topics kept resurfacing on this blog. They reflected the ways in which companies were genuinely reshaping how they think about governance, disclosure and risk. Here’s a look back at five of th...

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