BlackRock and Vanguard lag on votes for lobbying transparency
Vanguard and BlackRock supported less than 20% of the resolutions
Proxy voting
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Companies not implementing shareholder resolutions
PRI says ‘inaction should raise red flags for investors’
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PRI stewardship warning as companies do not implement shareholder resolutions
Investors must hold boards to account as research finds only half of passed proposals implemented
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Fund companies, in no-win situation, test shareholder proxy voting
BlackRock, Schwab, Vanguard and State Street could be inviting a political backlash with proxy voting campaigns aimed at avoiding a political backlash
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CEO pay is a financial risk many fund firms are ignoring
Executive compensation at major companies went up 21% last year
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Vanguard gives fund shareholders some proxy-voting power
Republicans have criticized the big asset managers over their proxy-voting practices
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Banks lagging on clean energy pushed to explain net-zero goals
GFANZ members are the biggest funders of oil and gas, which seems to go against net-zero goals
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Hargreaves Lansdown launches online voting service
Amid growing numbers of investors making sure their voices are being heard
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GOP attorneys general set anti-ESG sights on proxy advisors
One of the latest symptoms of an anti-ESG push targets ISS and Glass Lewis
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A conversation with Nell Minow on corporate governance
Themes to watch in 2023 and an overview of the current state of corporate governance
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The US ESG themes to watch in 2023
Shareholder engagement, the energy transition and regulation will get a lot of attention
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ESG themes to watch in 2023
Shareholder engagement, the energy transition and regulation will get a lot of attention