Governance & Securities Watch - Feed https://governance.weil.com/contributor/megan-pendleton/ What's New: Updates from Weil’s Governance, Securities & Reporting Group Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:34:47 +0000 hourly 1 State Street and BlackRock Take a Firm Stand on Board Gender Diversity https://governance.weil.com/insights/state-street-and-blackrock-take-a-firm-stand-on-board-gender-diversity/ Fri, 17 Mar 2017 12:54:20 +0000 http://governance.weil.com/?p=524 One of the defining images of International Women’s Day may have been a statue of a young girl, standing unafraid and staring confidently in the face of Wall Street’s iconic charging bull. Installed by State Street Global Advisors as “a symbol of the power of women in leadership,” it also marks the launch of a […]

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]]> Heads Up for the 2017 Proxy Season: ISS and Glass Lewis Update Their Voting Policies – Glass Lewis Opens Enrollment for Issuer Data Report Service https://governance.weil.com/insights/iss-glass-lewis-update-voting-policies/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 23:45:05 +0000 http://governance.weil.com/?p=441 ISS and Glass Lewis have released updates to their proxy voting policies for the 2017 proxy season, which are available here and here. While this year’s updates seem less far-reaching than we have seen in previous years, companies should familiarize themselves with the new policies, some of which could affect director elections and proposals relating […]

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]]> Heads Up for the 2017 Proxy Season: ISS Proposes New 2017 Voting Policies https://governance.weil.com/insights/heads-up-for-the-2017-proxy-season-iss-proposes-new-2017-voting-policies/ Fri, 28 Oct 2016 19:36:39 +0000 http://dagw.wpengine.com/?p=411 Yesterday, ISS released its key draft proposed proxy voting policy changes for the 2017 proxy season. Proposed changes for U.S. companies include two new triggers for negative vote recommendations in director elections. For “cross-market companies” incorporated outside of the U.S. but listed in the U.S. and full U.S. reporting companies, ISS proposes to apply its […]

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]]> Yesterday, ISS released its key draft proposed proxy voting policy changes for the 2017 proxy season. Proposed changes for U.S. companies include two new triggers for negative vote recommendations in director elections. For “cross-market companies” incorporated outside of the U.S. but listed in the U.S. and full U.S. reporting companies, ISS proposes to apply its […]

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