SEC Eases Path for Companies to Nix Shareholder Proposals
The Securities and Exchange Commission released new guidelines making it easier for corporations to block votes on ...
Siemens shareholders reject proposal to allow virtual AGMs
Siemens' board lost its attempt on Thursday to allow the company to continue to hold virtual AGMs in future without the ...
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SEC raises difficulty for getting shareholder proposals on company proxy ballots
Shareholders can file proposals before a company’s annual meeting. If a company thinks a proposal is out of bounds or has ...
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SEC Issues New Staff Legal Bulletin on Shareholder Proposals and C&DI on Schedule 13G Eligibility
On February 12, 2025, the Division of Corporate Finance (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued new ...
Trump's Pick for SEC Chair Likely to Stymie Shareholder Proposals From ESG Advocates
The lawyer nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission once called companies "weenies, ...
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SEC makes it easier to ignore shareholder proposals
In its latest move to relax constraints on public companies, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is making it ...
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Kao Corporation Discloses the "Board of Directors' Opinion on Shareholder Proposal and Kao’s Strategy to Enhance Corporate Value"
Kao Corporation (TOKYO:4452) disclosed its opinion on February 14, 2025, regarding the shareholder proposals submitted by Oasis Japan Strategic Fund Ltd. (“Oasis”) for the 119th Annual General Meeting ...
US companies get more latitude to bar shareholder resolutions from their ballots
The top U.S. securities regulator revised guidance on Wednesday to make it easier for companies to avoid bringing shareholder ...
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Back to the Future: SEC Staff Issues Sweeping New Guidance on Shareholder Proposals Mid-Season
On February 12, 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published Staff Legal ...
Apple, Coca-Cola, IBM, Berkshire Hathaway: These companies are facing a DEI shareholder showdown in 2025
A fresh crop of shareholder proposals that would have once been unremarkable are now a closely-watched battlefront in the war ...
Costco won't join DEI backlash. Why shareholders rejected anti-'woke' proposal.
Costco shareholders voted down an investor proposal from a right-leaning think tank that urged management to investigate the ...
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Kao Unveils Board's View on Shareholder Proposal
Kao Corporation (TOKYO:4452) disclosed its opinion on February 14, 2025, regarding the shareholder proposals submitted by Oasis Japan Strategic Fund ...