Canadian activists have only won about half of this year’s proxy contests
SHARE report suggests RBC GAM, Manulife and others show strong support for climate-related shareholder proposals, while Scotiabank lags
Canadian RI mutual funds are asking corporations to step up on climate change, gender diversity, indigenous rights, opioid accountability and other sustainability issues this proxy season
Technology enhanced the efficiency and transparency of the vote tabulation process
Proxy advisory firm launches policy comment period
Shareholders are increasingly pushing back on excessive executive compensation
The alternative lender favours Berkshire Hathaway’s bid, despite the advisory from ISS
Issues relating to board independence and effectiveness accounted for 46% of contrarian votes from the pension manager over the past year
The shares were issued last month without a vote by shareholders
The proxy advisory firm is recommending shareholders to dump 12 of the 15 members of the board as a result of the recent scandal at the bank