On December 11, 2025, the White House issued an executive order intending to limit the perceived influence of two proxy advisory firms — Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co., LLC (Glass Lewis) —...more
12/16/2025
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Withhold campaigns are not new. However, according to Diligent Market Intelligence, 33 distinct activist withhold campaigns took place in the 12 months ended June 30, 2025, up from 23 in the same period of 2023–24 and 24...more
9/10/2025
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At what point has a director served too long? What about term limits? A mandatory retirement age? When do a director’s skills become stale? These issues are addressed in this issue of The Informed Board, as well as why proxy...more
11/25/2024
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