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Glass Lewis Appoints Governance Industry Veteran to Lead Sales and ESG Expert to Lead Proxy Research and Engagement
Names Dan Concannon as Chief Commercial Officer and Eric Shostal as Senior Vice President of Research and Engagement. SAN FRANCISCO (September 14, 2020) – Glass Lewis, the leading independent provider of global governance solutions, announces [...]
Are You Ready For SRD II?
It’s time to get ready. After years of consultations and partial implementations, the final European Union-wide regulations of the revised Shareholder Rights Directive (“SRD II”) come fully into force in September, bringing new requirements for [...]
New SEC Guidance Increases Compliance Work for Investment Advisers; Leveraging Glass Lewis’ Existing Compliance Solutions to Meet Regulatory Expectations
As July turns to August and many of us think of extra time with family and perhaps even a covid-modified vacation, the SEC has continued what has become a regrettable late summer tradition during this [...]
Glass Lewis’ Approach to Remuneration in Global Markets in Light of Covid-19
In March, Glass Lewis noted that everything is affected by the coronavirus and outlined our approach to governance issues in the context of the pandemic. The emergence of COVID-19 as the trigger for a global [...]
Proxy Season Insider: iSignthis Limited
At its 2020 shareholder meeting in July, iSignthis Limited (ISX) had some unusual agenda items. In addition to the standard director re-election and remuneration-related proposals, the AGM for the dual Australian Securities- and Frankfurt Stock [...]
AGM and Shareholder Meeting Tracker – Date Changes Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is disrupting proxy season around the globe and hundreds of meetings are now delayed or postponed. Glass Lewis is tracking the impact on the table below. This table will be updated [...]
Shareholder Voting Research Group Announces Appointment of Best Practice Principles (BPP) Oversight Committee Representatives
The Best Practice Principles Group for shareholder voting research (“BPPG”) and the independent Oversight Committee Chair, Dr. Stephen Davis, today announced the appointment of BPP Oversight Committee (“the Committee”) members who will monitor the Principles [...]
DOL Proposes Rule on ESG & Fiduciary Duties under ERISA: Call for Comment
On June 23, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a proposed rule on plan fiduciaries’ duties when considering investments that incorporate environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) factors. Now plan fiduciaries, asset managers, and other [...]
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 [...]
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