Over the past 18 months, shareholder focus on environmental, social and governance issues - known collectively as “ESG” - has increased significantly. Once the target area of specialty investors, ESG issues are now a higher...more
On February 21, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published interpretive guidance on public company cybersecurity disclosures. While the new guidance confirms the SEC’s intensified focus on cybersecurity...more
On November 22, 2017, Glass Lewis issued its updated proxy voting guidelines for the upcoming 2018 proxy season. Notable updates applicable to U.S. companies include new or revised policies relating to:
..gender diversity...more
The S&P Dow Jones and FTSE Russell indices recently took actions designed to exclude companies with multi-class share structures from several of the most prominent market indices.
On July 31st, S&P Dow Jones announced that...more
Proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) recently issued updated proxy voting guidelines for the upcoming 2017 proxy season. Notable updates were issued by one or...more
On October 31, 2016, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a proxy advisory firm, announced its rebranded corporate governance rating system. Formerly known as QuickScore, the rating system is now called QualityScore to...more