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Investors urged to vote against re-election of longstanding director on independence concerns
Climate and human rights proposals overall receive fewer votes in 2023 corporate proxy season
The tussle between proxy agency-backed PrimeStone and Engine and Brenntag over strategy and governance intensifies
Annual meeting votes highlight differences between investors at US and European oil companies
Chief executives are vulnerable to a current push for systemic shifts in climate policy and transparency
Also in today’s newsletter, reports of the death of Canada’s oil sands are greatly exaggerated
More challenges to boards on diversity and corporate values expected during Japan’s annual meeting season
Over 30% back activist motion against French oil group at annual meeting as police use tear gas against protesters
Vote to remove John Thompson is the culmination of one of the largest shareholder activism campaigns in years
Reforms suggested by low-profile US hedge fund fail to impress shareholders
Gene sequencing company heads for pivotal vote in battle with activist investor Carl Icahn
Activist hedge funds continue push for shake-up at The Restaurant Group
Shareholders pile on the pressure at annual meetings
Plus, Credit Suisse bondholders get access to AT1 wipeout decree and Geely boosts stake in Aston Martin
‘If I kept the parameters I always believed in . . . I would have been fine,’ concedes activist
World’s biggest sovereign investor to expand use of shareholder motions after successful trial
Some investors want the energy group to cut back on new oil and gas projects and harden emissions goals
Shares plummet on news US attorney’s office sought information a day after report from short seller Hindenburg Research
Group to be asked at annual meeting to disclose conclusions from probe into its handling of misconduct allegations
Special resolutions demanding regular review of bank’s structure and a guaranteed dividend are defeated
Activist investor makes case for an increase on the $250,000 deposit insurance limit
Plus, the Jeb Bush/NSO deal that never was and ChatGPT comes for the ed-tech sector
Legendary activist investor’s vehicle said to be overvalued in critical report
Do activists actually add value?
Move signals telecoms company’s biggest shareholder may want to encourage change
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