Best Practice Principles & Stewardship Codes
Best Practice Principles & Stewardship Codes
Glass Lewis has issued statements on a variety of global stewardship codes, and is a charter signatory of the Best Practice Principles for Shareholder Voting Research & Analysis, which were launched in March 2014.
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Swiss Stewardship Code Statement
Best Practice Principle
Glass Lewis’ Statement of Compliance with the Best Practice Principles for Providers of Shareholder Voting Research & Analysis details how Glass Lewis applies each of the three principles of Service Quality, Conflicts of Interest Management, and Market Communications and all related guidance to the work we perform on behalf of our clients.
Statements of Compliance are available for the following years:
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The Best Practice Principles Group (BPPG) website provides details on the principles, an overview of how they were developed and lists members and signatories. Visit the BPPG website.
UK Stewardship Code Statement
Glass Lewis’ annual Statement on the UK Stewardship Code. The Code was published by the Financial Reporting Council in July 2010 and last updated in 2020. The purpose of the UK Stewardship Code is to promote greater transparency among investor groups with respect to the handling of responsible investment activities.
France AMF Recommendation for Proxy Advisors
Glass Lewis’ Statement on AMF Recommendation No. 2011-06 on proxy advisory firms, issued by the Autorité des Marches Financiers (“AMF”) in March 2011. The purpose of the AMF Recommendation is to secure greater transparency with regard to the operation and role of proxy advisors.
Japan Stewardship Code Statement
Glass Lewis’ Statement on Japan’s Stewardship Code, published by the Council of Experts on the Stewardship Code in February 2014 and last updated in June 2025. The Code was published in an effort to endorse greater transparency among investor groups with respect to the handling of responsible investment activities.
Korea Stewardship Code Statement
Glass Lewis’ Statement on Korea’s Stewardship Code, published by the Korea Stewardship Code Council on December 16, 2016, in an effort to enhance investor stewardship, reflecting the responsibility of institutional investors to engage constructively with invested companies.
Market Brief: Examining the SEC’s Semiannual Reporting Rule as a Governance Proposal
This article provides a brief overview of the governance and stewardship debate over reporting frequency.
Market Brief: Examining the SEC’s Semiannual Reporting Rule as a Governance Proposal
This article provides a brief overview of the governance and stewardship debate over reporting frequency.
Stewardship in Action: Engagement Snapshots on Executive Pay Incentives and Peer Groups
This article shows how investment stewardship engagement with a biotech company and an advanced analytics company led to positive outcomes for institutional shareholders.
Stewardship in Action: Engagement Snapshots on Executive Pay Incentives and Peer Groups
This article shows how investment stewardship engagement with a biotech company and an advanced analytics company led to positive outcomes for institutional shareholders.
Tracking Shareholder Proposals and Company Exclusions: Mid-Season Observations
How has the SEC’s new approach to no-action requests impacted the shareholder proposal landscape?
Tracking Shareholder Proposals and Company Exclusions: Mid-Season Observations
How has the SEC’s new approach to no-action requests impacted the shareholder proposal landscape?
Market Brief: What Proxy Voting for Third-Party Tokenized Stocks and ETFs Might Mean for Governance
This article examines how proxy voting for third-party tokenized stocks and ETFs could reshape governance. Though it creates new ways for investors to participate in proxy voting, it also raises unresolved governance questions around ownership rights and voting eligibility, transparency, intermediary accountability, and fiduciary responsibility.
Market Brief: What Proxy Voting for Third-Party Tokenized Stocks and ETFs Might Mean for Governance
This article examines how proxy voting for third-party tokenized stocks and ETFs could reshape governance. Though it creates new ways for investors to participate in proxy voting, it also raises unresolved governance questions around ownership rights and voting eligibility, transparency, intermediary accountability, and fiduciary responsibility.