Increased attention on proxy voting could represent a backdoor into ESG investing for retirement plan participants. With only 3% of 401(k) plans currently offering investments labeled as adhering to ...
Proxy-voting certainly took the spotlight in 2025. We saw the SEC narrow the scope of permissible shareholder proposals toward the beginning of the year. And toward the end, a White House executive ...
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said Sunday that she reached an agreement with House Speaker Mike Johnson over her push to allow new parents to vote by proxy.
Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act requires a registered investment adviser with proxy voting authority to adopt policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that proxies are ...
On December 11, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14366, “Protecting American Investors from Foreign-Owned and Politically-Motivated Proxy Advisors” (the “Executive Order”), signaling a ...
From 2020 to 2024, the number of shareholder proposals increased steadily, fueled by growing interest in the E and S issues of the ESG mix. Read more here.
At Tesla’s recent annual meeting, shareholders approved an unusual compensation proposal for CEO Elon Musk – if achieved, he could be the world’s first trillionaire. The vote passed by a comfortable ...
BETHESDA, MD – Calvert, the nation’s largest family of socially responsible mutual funds, announced today that it has adopted revised Proxy Voting Guidelines that integrate corporate governance and ...
In a break that shapes the architecture of shareholder power, JPMorgan Asset Management, which manages more than $7 trillion in client assets — severed all ties this week with proxy advisory giants ...
Unlocking the Power of the Proxy: How Active Foundation Proxy Voting Can Protect Endowments and Boost Philanthropic Missions encourages grant makers to use their status as shareholders of publicly ...
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / January 13, 2026 / Proxymity, the digital investor communication platform, today announced the successful rollout of its Vote Connect Total US in ...