Governance & Securities Watch - Feed https://governance.weil.com/contributor/lyuba-goltser/ What's New: Updates from Weil’s Governance, Securities & Reporting Group Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:50:37 +0000 hourly 1 Looking Ahead to the 2027 Proxy Season: ISS Annual Policy Survey Results Highlight Investor–Issuer Divide on Director Tenure, “Problematic” Governance Provisions and Pay Accountability https://governance.weil.com/insights/looking-ahead-to-the-2027-proxy-season-iss-annual-policy-survey-results-highlight-investor-issuer-divide-on-director-tenure-problematic-governance-provisions-and-pay-accoun/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:49:51 +0000 https://governance.weil.com/?p=2637 Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has released results of its annual Global Benchmark Policy Survey (available here and discussed in our prior blog), which, for U.S. companies, provide perspectives on board tenure, shareholder rights, executive compensation and environmental and social topics. ISS received 253 responses, including from 141 investors (primarily comprised of asset managers) and 112 […]

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]]> Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has released results of its annual Global Benchmark Policy Survey (available here and discussed in our prior blog), which, for U.S. companies, provide perspectives on board tenure, shareholder rights, executive compensation and environmental and social topics. ISS received 253 responses, including from 141 investors (primarily comprised of asset managers) and 112 […]

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]]> Updated for 2026 Proxy Season: The Big Three & ESG – A Guide to BlackRock, State Street & Vanguard Proxy Voting Policies & Guidance on Key ESG Issues https://governance.weil.com/featured/updated-for-2026-proxy-season-the-big-three-esg-a-guide-to-blackrock-state-street-vanguard-proxy-voting-policies-guidance-on-key-esg-issues/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:34:47 +0000 https://governance.weil.com/?p=2548 Last week, State Street published its Global Proxy Voting and Engagement Policy for the 2026 proxy season. Similar to the 2026 policies for BlackRock and Vanguard, State Street has removed references to board diversity considerations and has scaled back its expectations as to sustainability-related disclosures. The attached chart includes policies for BlackRock, State Street and […]

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]]> Last week, State Street published its Global Proxy Voting and Engagement Policy for the 2026 proxy season. Similar to the 2026 policies for BlackRock and Vanguard, State Street has removed references to board diversity considerations and has scaled back its expectations as to sustainability-related disclosures. The attached chart includes policies for BlackRock, State Street and […]

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