Shareholder engagement continues
IR Magazine: April 2, 2020 Despite the disruption to daily and economic life due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nuveen confirms there has yet to be a big impact on shareholder [...]
Will COVID-19 impact shareholder activism?
Harvard Law School Forum: April 12, 2020 The impact the pandemic will have on shareholder activism is still uncertain, but companies whose valuations have been upended should assume they will [...]
LGIM to vote against combined CEO and board chairs globally
Legal & General: February 3, 2020 Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) announced an escalation of its voting policy towards combined CEO and board chairs, with the decision to vote [...]
Equilar’s CEO Pay Ratio by Sector Review
Equilar: January 9, 2020 Equilar has reviewed the pay ratio of companies on the Equilar 500 by sector. This article also discusses the importance of not directly comparing companies due [...]
Climate Disclosures: A Tough Ask for Many Corporations
Woodruff Sawyer: January 29, 2020 Woodruff Sawyer discusses tips for corporations who wish to better their disclosure on climate change and sustainability, based on comments from Larry Fink's (BlackRock's CEO) letter. [...]
Reminders from the SEC
Harvard Law School Forum: January 25, 2020 This article summarizes the guidance and reminders provided by the SEC at the end of 2019. Public companies should take the following into [...]
CEO succession: trends and planning
Harvard Law School Forum: December 16, 2019 In this article, key insights are identified from a report recently released by The Conference Board, in collaboration with Heidrick & Struggles. CEO [...]
SASB looking to enhance standards, focus on human capital management
Corporate Secretary: December 12, 2019 SASB has agreed to explore three new areas: human capital management (HCM), content moderation online and single-use plastics. Of these three, HCM is the biggest [...]
CEO tenure, how long is too long?
Havard Business Review: November-December 2019 Issue The 2019 list of best-performing CEOs shows they have held their positions for an average of 15 years. That's more than twice the average [...]
Boardroom accountability project aims to bring diversity to board and CEO recruitment
New York City Comptroller, October 11, 2019 New York City Comptroller, Scott M. Stringer, has launched the third stage of the Boardroom Accountability Project. It is the first initiative that [...]