Webinar Replay: Hindsight is 2020: Review of the 2020 Proxy Season and a Look Towards the Future

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Alliance’s Brian Valerio and Shirley Westcott join Rob Main (Managing Partner, Sustainable Governance Partners) and Trevor Pinkerton (Parner, Norton Rose Fulbright) in an invigorating discussion recapping the 2020 proxy season and looking ahead to off-season priorities and planning. Topics include: Review of 2020 proxy season shareholder proposals Recap of virtual meetings and their continued viability …

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Proxy Season Review (August 2020)

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2020 marked another breakthrough proxy season for environmental and social (E&S) resolutions, which racked up 20 majority votes—the biggest number on record.  And it could go even higher.  Nearly two dozen E&S proposals remain in the pipeline for summer and fall annual meetings covering high vote-getting topics such as climate change, diversity and political activities. …

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SEC Proposes to Increase Form 13F Reporting Threshold (July 2020)

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On July 10, 2020, the SEC proposed amendments to Form 13F for institutional investment managers.  If adopted, the proposed change would raise the Form 13F reporting threshold for investment managers – from the current $100 million to $3.5 billion – and as stated in the SEC’s press release, would thereby provide relief for smaller managers …

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Proxy Season Preview (April 2020)

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In only a few months’ time, the worldwide outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus has upended the global economy, sending stock markets tumbling, disrupting supply chains and bringing many key sectors of business activity to a near standstill. The sudden emergence of the pandemic and full-scale mitigation response will shift the tone of spring annual meetings …

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Adopting a Poison Pill is Not the Cure for the Coronavirus  (April 2020)

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Capital markets have dropped precipitously since the coronavirus outbreak reached the U.S. in late February. Despite this tremendous drop, we are in the midst of a recovery that is premised on the belief that Congress’ stimulus will boost U.S. consumer spending while also providing small businesses and companies with financial assistance to continue their operations. …

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Charles Schwab No Longer Utilizing Proportionate Voting (Mar. 2020)

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In July of 2019 one of the largest retail brokers in the United States, Charles Schwab, announced it will no longer apply proportionate voting to routine ballot items at shareholder meetings. Alliance Advisors expects that this change will have an impact on issuers in all sectors and of all market caps for the upcoming 2020 …

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2019 Proxy Season Review (July 2019)

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The below is an overview of the 2019 proxy season trends:Environmental and social (E&S) issues continued to dominate the shareholder proposal landscape this proxy season with submissions outpacing those on governance and compensation for a third year running. However, this year social issues took center stage, securing 11 majority votes—nearly matching last year’s record 12 …

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2019 Proxy Season Preview (April 2019)

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With the 2019 proxy season now underway, several trends are emerging in shareholder campaigns:Environmental and social (E&S) topics will once again dominate the shareholder proposal landscape.Withdrawals could approach last year’s record. In 2018, nearly half of E&S resolutions were withdrawn as a result of productive engagements, a trend that is likely to continue.New players are …

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