Increased attention on proxy voting could represent a backdoor into ESG investing for retirement plan participants. With only 3% of 401(k) plans currently offering investments labeled as adhering to ...

The agenda is being reset for US shareholder meetings in 2026. Regulatory shifts have led to a steep decline in overall ...

The Director of the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Division of Investment Management (the “Director”) gave remarks this month regarding registered investment advisers (“RIAs”) and their proxy ...

Richard Todd is CEO and co-founder of Innovest Portfolio Solutions, which provides investment consulting services to faith-based organizations. Proxy voting is a key responsibility of all fiduciaries.

Importance of the Retail Shareholder Vote According to Broadridge, retail shareholders owned 31.7% of outstanding shares during the 2024 proxy season, while only 29.8% of those shares were actually ...

Climate targets and commitments were the focus of the three most successful climate-related proxy votes in the most recent proxy season. All failed to achieve an outright majority but received at ...

The 2026 proxy season is expected to bring meaningful developments that have the potential to reshape how companies approach the proxy process. From the continued reversing of the pendulum regarding ...

For decades, proxy voting was largely ignored and bundled away as a niche back-office chore best entrusted to third parties.

As a bipartisan measure to allow new parents in Congress to vote by proxy has failed, some lawmakers hope their states can find solutions to bring and keep younger women in state capitols. Republican ...

In a spate of recent articles examining House Speaker Mike Johnson’s position on proxy voting, the congressman defended his refusal to allow Colorado congresswoman (and new mother) Brittany Pettersen ...