All shareholder voting articles – Page 2
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NewsBlackRock equity funds didn’t vote on US companies for almost 10 years
BlackRock ‘immediately notified affected clients, apologised and rectified the issue’, the firm said
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NewsRailpen strengthens engagement and voting commitments for 2025
Railpen has strengthened voting policy on issues such as shareholder protection and audit quality for 2025 AGM season
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NewsEthos sets stricter voting conditions on corporate governance
The situation in terms of diversity on the board of directors of Swiss companies is ‘worrying’, says foundation
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NewsInvestor coalition launches report on unequal voting rights sanctions
ICEV hopes report to be ‘useful guide’ for investors considering how to navigate ongoing dilution of shareholder and voting rights
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NewsInvestors ask EU to harmonise voting rights in SRD overhaul
ICGN letter also calls for more clarity around collaborative engagement and acting in concert
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NewsPensions investors nudge FTSE 100 companies to hold climate strategy vote
LAPFF and CCLA wrote to chairs of 76 FTSE 100 companies that have not held a vote on their climate transition plans
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NewsInvestment industry disappointed over final version of FCA’s listing rules
Concerns over listing rules have not been heard, says ICGN and Railpen
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AnalysisTowards harmonisation on shareholder rights
Could amendments to the EU’s Shareholder Rights Directive help fix Europe’s splintered voting rules?
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NewsPension funds call on Tesla to keep to one share, one vote
Investor Coalition for Equal Votes says ‘Tesla gives us particular cause for concern’
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Opinion PiecesDespite their differences, pension funds should continue to act as bold corporate stewards
This year’s voting season leaves questions about the benefits of engaging with companies in the sectors that are slowest to embrace the climate transition.
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Opinion PiecesAustralian super funds push back on lacklustre energy transition proposals by corporates
Australian and global pension funds orchestrated an unusually vocal tactical campaign against the climate-transition action plan of Woodside Energy, a global oil and gas producer, in the lead-up to its 70th annual general meeting in late April.
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InterviewsPension funds on the record: stewardship and engagement
IPE asked European pension funds to outline their strategy at this year’s shareholder meetings
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NewsInstitutional investors condemn Exxon’s Follow This lawsuit
ExxonMobil’s lawsuit to dismiss a shareholder resolution undermines the current system of shareholder advocacy in the US, investors argue
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NewsSwiss BVK expands voting rights policy for global and EM equities
The fund has also established a working group to start reporting on ESG investing in government bonds
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NewsShareholders give green light to Shell’s diluted climate plan
Its decarbonisation strategy secured 78.2% support at a vote, despite vocal opposition from some asset owners
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NewsAkademiker says its labour-market DNA drives effort to change Amazon
Danish pension fund behind joint proposal challenging US retail giant’s behaviour on organised labour
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NewsAP4 ‘does not agree’ with Glass Lewis, ISS Shell climate resolution advice
AP4 is one of 27 institutional investors who co-filed the shareholder resolution with activist group Follow This
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NewsShell investors urge peers over climate resolution
Votes cast will ‘resonate across the fossil fuel industry’, say major Shell investors in a briefing for their peers
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NewsMN to support Follow This resolution at Shell AGM
MN’s main explanation for its voting intention is that Shell’s 20-30% liquefied natural gas growth doesn’t align with the Paris Climate Agreement
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NewsEthos finds shortfalls in Nestlé’s sustainability report
The company is failing to disclose sufficient detail in particular on Scope 3 emissions
