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Revision of Spanish Governance Code Increases Gender Diversity Targets and Emphasis on Non-Financial Risks
On June 26, 2020 the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores or “CNMV”) published some amendments to the Spanish Good Governance Code of Listed Companies (the “Code”). CNMV outlined four [...]
Board Gender Diversity: Hard Quota Introduced in the Netherlands
The Netherlands is one of the most progressive markets in Europe when it comes to corporate governance matters, with companies required to take ‘social acceptance’ into account when crafting their remuneration policies as part of [...]
2020 Policy Guideline Updates – India
Glass Lewis’ Policy Guidelines provide an overview of our approach to governance and proxy research. Updated 2020 guidelines are now available for India. In developing our policies, we consider a diverse range of perspectives and [...]
Proxy Season Insider: June 22
Important highlights from upcoming meetings, provided by Glass Lewis' global research team: Danone Euronext Paris June 26 Taking advantage of the “loi Pacte” implemented last summer, Danone is seeking shareholder approval to become the first [...]
Proxy Season Insider: June 17
Important highlights from upcoming meetings, provided by Glass Lewis' global research team: Kyushu Railway Company Tokyo Stock Exchange June 23 Deja vu all over again. One year on from a nearly successful effort to partially [...]
Proxy Season Insider: June 9
Important highlights from upcoming meetings, provided by Glass Lewis' global research team: Slack Technologies, Inc. New York Stock Exchange June 19 Unlike most tech companies, Slack eschewed an initial public offering for a direct listing [...]
Proxy Season Insider: May 27
Important highlights from upcoming meetings, provided by Glass Lewis' global research team: Netflix, Inc. NASDAQ June 4 As of late last year, the “streaming wars” looked set to be one of the biggest non-political news [...]
COVID-19: A New Backdrop to Governance, Remuneration and Stewardship
With the UK at the peak of AGM season, COVID-19 is forcing companies to rethink their arrangements for 2020. In a special contribution to Governance + Compliance magazine, Natasha O’Connor, Research Manager for Northern Europe [...]
Proxy Season Insider: May 20
Important highlights from upcoming meetings, provided by Glass Lewis' global research team: Comcast Corporation NASDAQ June 3 In recent years, the reputations of household names in the news industry have been radically changed by a [...]
Glass Lewis Season Preview & Coronavirus Policies for Japan’s Proxy Season
Glass Lewis expects all governance issues and most proposal types to be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and we will exercise our existing discretion and pragmatism to prioritize timing, certainty, disclosure and voting on any [...]
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