Proxy voting | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/proxy-voting/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:04:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Proxy voting | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/proxy-voting/ 32 32 ISS revises 2026 proxy voting policies https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/iss-revises-2026-proxy-voting-policies/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:04:56 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526382 Firm tweaks guidance on executive compensation, shareholder proposals

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]]> SEC to take a pass on proxy season https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/sec-to-take-a-pass-on-proxy-season/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:16:19 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525605 Regulator won't weigh in on decisions to reject shareholder proposals

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]]> ISS seeks comment on 2026 voting policies https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/iss-seeks-comment-on-2026-voting-policies/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:58:23 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=524141 Proxy advisory firms consults on planned changes to benchmark policies

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]]> Pension fund sues to halt Exxon’s retail voting plan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/pension-fund-sues-to-halt-exxons-retail-voting-plan/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:03:59 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=522827 Lawsuit alleges program harms shareholder rights, stifles dissent

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]]> Investor advocates oppose SEC on auto-voting https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/investor-advocates-oppose-sec-on-auto-voting/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:36:35 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=521540 Groups call on regulator to reverse approval for Exxon plan

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]]> Investors skeptical of shift in executive pay https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/investors-skeptical-of-shift-in-executive-pay/ Mon, 22 Sep 2025 18:14:28 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=520802 Companies, investors take opposite views to dropping ESG/DEI factors

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]]> SEC allows Exxon to offer auto proxy voting https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/sec-allows-exxon-to-offer-auto-proxy-voting/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:00:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=520202 Company says move levels field against activists

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]]> Proxy voting grapples with anti-ESG shift https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/proxy-voting-grapples-with-anti-esg-shift/ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:55:03 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=516119 ISS launches first policy survey since U.S. pivot on climate, diversity issues

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]]> Shareholder activism up in Q1 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/shareholder-activism-up-in-q1/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 21:20:07 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=506676 Activists focus on boards, strategy, while M&A campaigns wilt amid economic uncertainty

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]]> ESG shareholder proposals drop in U.S. https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/esg-shareholder-proposals-drop-in-u-s/ Fri, 04 Apr 2025 18:45:38 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=506354 Political climate, SEC blamed for decline in ESG-focused resolutions

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