Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, Resources Heads Up for the 2024 Proxy Season: Key Corporate Governance, Disclosure and Engagement Topics Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, Resources Heads Up for the 2024 Proxy Season: ISS and Glass Lewis Voting Policies and Director Vulnerability Update Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich Amanda Zoda
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Looking Ahead to the 2024 Proxy Season: ISS Annual Policy Survey Results Demonstrate Continued Focus on ESG Topics – Climate Change, Risk Oversight and Board Governance Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich Amanda Zoda
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Looking Ahead to the 2024 Proxy Season: ISS Annual Policy Survey – Continued Focus on Climate Change and Governance Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich Alicia Alterbaum Rachel Alpert
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New How Del. Cos. Weighed Officer Exculpation This Proxy Season Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich Alicia Alterbaum
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Officer Exculpation Charter Amendments: A 2023 Proxy Season Review Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich Alicia Alterbaum Rachel Alpert
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Disclosure Developments and 2022 Form 10-K Disclosure Locator Contributor(s) Howard Dicker Catherine Dixon P.J. Himelfarb Shira Barron Julie Rong
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2023 Proxy Season: Key Disclosure and Engagement Topics Contributor(s) Howard Dicker Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich Catherine Dixon P.J. Himelfarb Adé Heyliger
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New SEC Staff Issues New Universal Proxy Guidance – On the Heels of a Court of Chancery Ruling on One of the First Attempted Proxy Contests under the New SEC Universal Proxy Rules Contributor(s) Adé Heyliger Steven Bentsianov
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2023 Proxy Season: ISS and Glass Lewis Issue New and Revised Policies Focusing on Board Accountability, Diversity and ESG Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich Julie Rong
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, Sustainability & ESG, What's New Looking Ahead to the 2023 Proxy Season: ISS Annual Policy Survey Results Preview Possible Policy Changes – Climate Targets and Shareholder Rights Remain Top of Mind for Investors Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich Julie Rong
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New REMINDER: Universal Proxy Cards are Upon Us Contributor(s) Adé Heyliger Howard Dicker
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New SEC Partially Rescinds Its Rules Relating to the Provision of Proxy Voting Advice Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon Howard Dicker
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, Sustainability & ESG, What's New Looking Ahead to the 2023 Proxy Season: ISS Annual Policy Survey Targets Climate Risk – Board Oversight in Focus Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2022 Proxy Season: Key Disclosure and Engagement Topics
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2022 Proxy Season: ISS and Glass Lewis Release Voting Policy Updates for 2022 Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich Michael Foland
Proxy Season Updates, Webinars, What's New Universal Proxy Cards: Impact on Director Elections and Shareholder Activism
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New SEC Adopts Universal Proxy Cards – Giving Activists Access to a Company’s Proxy Card With Relatively Low Barriers to Entry Contributor(s) Adé Heyliger
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, Sustainability & ESG, What's New Looking Ahead to the 2022 Proxy Season: ISS’ Annual and New Climate Surveys Results Preview Possible Policy Changes Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich Shira Barron
COVID-19 Updates, Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, Sustainability & ESG, What's New Looking Ahead to the 2022 Proxy Season: ISS Annual Policy Survey and New Climate Survey Topics Reflect Focus on ESG and Climate Risk Oversight and SPAC Transactions Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich Michael Foland
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, Sustainability & ESG, What's New Heads-Up for 2021 Proxy Season: Focus on ESG Oversight Contributor(s) Adé Heyliger
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads-Up for the 2021 Proxy Season: Focus on Diversity Disclosure Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Adé Heyliger Kaitlin Descovich
COVID-19 Updates, Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, Sustainability & ESG, What's New Heads-Up for the 2021 Proxy Season: Glass Lewis Issues Policy Updates – New Policies Focus on Racial/Ethnic Board Diversity, ESG Risk Oversight, Board Refreshment, SPACs and Executive Compensation Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich
COVID-19 Updates, Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads-Up for the 2021 Proxy Season: Insights & Warnings for Compensation Committees are Revealed in the Say-on-Pay Vote Results of Midyear Proxy Filers Contributor(s) Adé Heyliger
COVID-19 Updates, Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, Sustainability & ESG, What's New Heads-Up for the 2021 Proxy Season: ISS Issues Policy Updates – New and Revised Policies Focus on Racial/Ethnic Board Diversity, ESG Risk Oversight, Board Refreshment and Exclusive Forum Provisions Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich Ellen Odoner
COVID-19 Updates, Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads-Up for the Compensation Committee: ISS Issues FAQs on COVID-19-Related Pay Decisions – Provides Roadmap for CD&A Disclosures Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New SEC Adopts Amendments to Rule 14a-8: More Stringent Requirements for Shareholder Proposals Will First Apply to 2022 Proxy Season Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon
COVID-19 Updates, Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, Sustainability & ESG, What's New Looking Ahead to the 2021 Proxy Season: ISS Survey Results Could Signal Flexibility Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2020 Proxy Season: Tackle Director Vulnerabilities Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich Howard Dicker
Featured, Insights, Latest Thinking, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2020 Proxy Season: Glass Lewis Updates Voting Policies Putting Spotlight on Board Committees Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Howard Dicker
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads up for the 2020 Proxy Season: The SEC Weighs in on Rule 14a-8 No-Action Requests Contributor(s) Adé Heyliger Kaitlin Descovich
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2020 Proxy Season: NYC Comptroller Calls for Public Companies to Adopt the NFL’s Rooney Rule in Boardroom Accountability Project 3.0 Contributor(s) P.J. Himelfarb Kaitlin Descovich
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2020 Proxy Season: ISS Releases Proposed Changes to Voting Policies Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New SEC Guidance for Proxy Advisors and Investment Advisers: Phase One of a Broader SEC Proxy Reform Initiative Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon P.J. Himelfarb
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, Sustainability & ESG, What's New Looking Ahead to the 2020 Proxy Season: ISS Annual Policy Survey Signals Top of Mind Issues Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, Sustainability & ESG, What's New Board Priorities for 2019: Looking Inward and Outward to Meet Stakeholder Expectations
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Institutional Investors and Advisors Pursue Expanded CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure Contributor(s) P.J. Himelfarb Howard Dicker
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2019 Proxy Season: New and Revised ISS and Glass Lewis Policies May Impact Director Elections Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Key Takeaways from the SEC’s Proxy Process Roundtable: Is Proxy Voting Reform on the Horizon? Contributor(s) Adé Heyliger
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New What’s New for Q3 Form 10-Q and Future Periodic Reports: SEC Disclosure Update and Simplification Amendments Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon P.J. Himelfarb
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New State Street Escalates Policy on Board Gender Diversity and Touts Impact of its “Fearless Girl” Campaign Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, Sustainability & ESG, What's New What’s New for the 2019 Proxy Season: Momentum Grows for Proxy Voting Reform and Sustainability Disclosure
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New California Gets Tough on Gender Diversity in the Public Company Boardroom: Requires One Woman on Every Board by 2020 and More by 2022 Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Howard Dicker
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2019 Proxy Season: ISS Survey Results May Signal Policy Changes Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Looking Ahead to the 2019 Proxy Season: ISS Launches Two-Part Annual Policy Survey Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, Sustainability & ESG, What's New Preparing for a New State of ESG Disclosure on Both Sides of the Atlantic: Perspectives from the U.S. and U.K. Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon Ellen Odoner Ira Millstein Michael Francies
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 Proxy Season: ISS Launches Help Center Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, Sustainability & ESG, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 Proxy Season: ISS Debuts E&S QualityScore
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 Proxy Season: BlackRock Updates its Proxy Voting Guidelines Contributor(s) Ellen Odoner
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 10–K and Proxy Season: Key Issues for the Audit Committee Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon P.J. Himelfarb Ellen Odoner
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, Sustainability & ESG, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 10-K and Proxy Season: Spotlight on Corporate Sustainability Contributor(s) Catherine Dixon
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 Proxy Season: ISS Updates Proxy Voting Policies – Board Composition, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Spotlight
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 Proxy Season: Tips from the SEC Staff on Applying the New Board Analysis Element in Requesting Shareholder Proposal No-Action Relief Contributor(s) Adé Heyliger Kaitlin Descovich
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 Proxy Season: Requests to Exclude Shareholder Proposals on “Ordinary Business” Grounds Will Now Require Discussion of Board Analysis Contributor(s) Ellen Odoner Adé Heyliger
Featured, Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 Proxy Season: ISS Proposes Changes to Proxy Voting Policies and Refines QualityScore Factors Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Kaitlin Descovich
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2018 Proxy Season: ISS Survey Results Signal Policy Changes Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Looking Ahead to 2018 Proxy Season: ISS Launches Annual Policy Survey In Two Parts This Year; Part I Highlights Hot Governance Topics and Part II is a Deeper Dive on Policy Application Contributor(s) P.J. Himelfarb Alicia Alterbaum
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New ISS to Open Compensation Peer Group Submission Period from July 10 – 21 for Annual Meetings Between September 16, 2017 – January 31, 2018 Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2017 Proxy Season: Tackle Director Vulnerabilities for Re-Election Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Proxy Access: SEC Staff Delivers Mixed No-Action Decisions on “Fix-It” Proposals to Increase Aggregation Cap Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Howard Dicker
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New NYSE Issues Important Annual Reminders for Listed Companies Contributor(s) Howard Dicker
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2017 Proxy Season: Companies Can Post Annual Report on Website in Lieu of Mailing to SEC; New Line Item for Form 10-K Contributor(s) P.J. Himelfarb Alicia Alterbaum Howard Dicker
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Proxy Access Update: Single-Issue “Fix-it” Proposals Focus on Aggregation Cap Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2017 Proxy Season: ISS and Glass Lewis Update Their Voting Policies – Glass Lewis Opens Enrollment for Issuer Data Report Service Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Megan Pendleton
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New SEC Proposes Universal Proxy Cards; Will the Proposal Survive a Trump Administration? Contributor(s) Adé Heyliger
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Proxy Access is Used for First Time; SEC Staff Provides Direction on “Fix-It” Proposals Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Ellen Odoner
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2017 Proxy Season: Verify Your ISS QualityScore (formerly QuickScore) Data Now Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2017 Proxy Season: ISS Proposes New 2017 Voting Policies Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Megan Pendleton
Insights, Proxy Season Updates, What's New Heads Up for the 2017 Proxy Season: ISS Annual Survey Results Signal Policy Changes – Board Refreshment is Top of Mind for Investors Contributor(s) Lyuba Goltser Alicia Alterbaum
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Looking Ahead to 2017 Proxy Season: Have the Floodgates Opened for Next Generation Access Proposals?
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Looking Ahead to 2017 Proxy Season: ISS Annual Policy Survey Highlights Top-of-Mind Issues; Survey Closes August 30th
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads Up for the 2016 Proxy Season: Check Your Proxy Card for New SEC Staff Interp Compliance
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads Up for the 2016 Proxy Season: Companies See Victory on Excluding “Substantially Implemented” Proxy Access Proposals
Insights, Proxy Season Updates What’s New for the 2016 Proxy Season: Engagement, Transparency, Proxy Access and More
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads up for the 2016 Proxy Season: ISS FAQs Identify Problematic Proxy Access Provisions
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads up for the 2016 Proxy Season: ISS and Glass Lewis Update their Voting Policies
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads Up for 2016 Proxy Season: ISS Announces Window to Update Compensation Peer Group – December 11, 2015 Deadline
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads Up for the 2016 Proxy Season: Verify Your ISS QuickScore Data Now
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads Up for the 2016 Proxy Season: ISS Announces Proposed 2016 Policy Changes and Seeks Comment
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads Up for the 2016 Proxy Season: SEC Staff Updates its Guidance on Rule 14a-8 Shareholder Proposals
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads Up for the 2016 Proxy Season: Navigating Proxy Access: A Roadmap for the Board of Directors
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Shareholder Activism, Engagement, Proxy Access and Other Governance Challenges in 2015
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads Up for 2015 Proxy Season: Updating Peer Groups – December 11, 2014 Deadline
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads Up for the 2015 Proxy Season: ISS Spotlight on Independent Chair Shareholder Proposals and Equity Compensation Plans
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Heads Up for the 2015 Proxy Season: ISS Spotlight on Independent Chair Shareholder Proposals and Equity Compensation Plans
Insights, Proxy Season Updates Two New Proxy Advisory Firm Developments: What They Mean for Corporate Issuers