Proxy Advisors and Investors Prep: 2017 Proxy Season (Dec. 2016)

As 2016 draws to a close, shareholder proponents and proxy advisors have begun laying the groundwork for the 2017 proxy season. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis recently released their U.S. voting policy updates which address a range of issues including directors’ outside board service, restrictions on the submission of binding shareholder proposals, governance …

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Updated: Proxy Access – Issuer List

This is an updated list of issuers that have adopted Proxy Access, compiled by Shirley Westcott, Senior Vice President of Governance and Equity Consulting. This index is current as of August 11, 2016.   Download Now

Proxy Access- Issuer List

Shirley Westcott, Senior Vice President of the Alliance Advisors Governance and Equity Consulting Group, has compiled a list of issuers that have adopted Proxy Access. This index is current as of July 1, 2016.   Download Now

2016 Mid-Year Activism Overview (June 2016)

Waheed Hassan, Senior Managing Director of Alliance Advisors’ Activism Defense Practice, has compiled the 2016 year-to-date Activism Overview report. This report includes data on management win-rates, information on first time and occasional activists, and the year’s ISS recommendation trends.     Download Now

Another Busy Year Ahead for Proxy Access (Jan. 2016)

As in 2015, proxy access is shaping up to be a dominant theme of the 2016 proxy season. Most recently, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) issued additional policy revisions pertaining to proxy access, and new variations of shareholder proposals are being introduced. These developments are discussed in detail in our January 2016 Newsletter.   Download Now