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PROXY VOTING News & Analysis

Proxy season underway; Off to Omaha: Week ahead in US markets
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Proxy season underway; Off to Omaha: Week ahead in US markets
Banks and pharmaceutical companies face a wave of shareholder proposals. Netflix shares plunge as United, Delta, and American rise.
Jakir Hossain | 26 April 2022
Common sense prevails: New proxy advice regulations overturned by the Senate
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Common sense prevails: New proxy advice regulations overturned by the Senate
Morningstar believes this is the best outcome for investors.
Erica Hall | 10 February 2022
Changes in Australian proxy-advice regulation will not improve investor outcomes
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Changes in Australian proxy-advice regulation will not improve investor outcomes
Proxy advisers can be akin to the pebble in the shoe of a company, painful and difficult to ignore. Changes in regulation may prevent the pebble from...
Erica Hall | 13 January 2022
What Succession teaches us about founders and their power
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What Succession teaches us about founders and their power
The hit HBO drama shows how proxy voting can be powerful and corrupted in the fight over who controls a company.
Marissa Monson | 23 November 2021
Tesla faces growing investor revolt
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Tesla faces growing investor revolt
Despite the stock's meteoric rise, shareholders are pushing back against Tesla's management and board.
Tom Lauricella | 18 October 2021
Robinhood enters the realm of proxy voting
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Robinhood enters the realm of proxy voting
The popular trading platform's recent acquisition aims to give retail investors more say.
Lauren Solberg | 13 October 2021
Don’t throw out your PC just yet
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Don’t throw out your PC just yet
Shareholders flex their muscles and get Microsoft to support a ‘right to repair’ for its electronic devices.
Ruth Saldanha | 12 October 2021
How Facebook silences its investors
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How Facebook silences its investors
Zuckerberg has veto power over investors thanks to Facebook’s share class structure.
Tom Lauricella | 10 October 2021
Climate activists get a boost from BlackRock
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Climate activists get a boost from BlackRock
Heavyweight fund manager voted for more climate proposals than ever before.
Lewis Jackson | 29 July 2021
How an investor helped Netflix disclose its ESG performance
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How an investor helped Netflix disclose its ESG performance
Investor advocate Lily Bowles’ story with Netflix is a successful one, but new restrictions on shareholder resolutions make such efforts harder...
Sachin Nagarajan | 28 July 2021