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Advocacy groups challenge SEC policy on shareholder proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is being sued over a new policy that gives companies "an effective rubber-stamp" to omit shareholder proposals in company proxy statements. As You Sow and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility ...

Instos target governance, strategic risks in 2026

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... (74%). But when responsiveness fails, they move to "surgical escalation", whereby 94% continue the dialogue, 93% target and vote against directors and 50% coordinate with peers. Georgeson's survey canvassed 54 institutional investor firms with US$60.4 ...

Sovereign climate fund plans rejected by Swiss public

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
A proposal to introduce a dedicated climate fund was voted down in a referendum by the people of Switzerland recently. About 70.7% of voters rejected the proposal, put forward by the Swiss Green Party and Social Democrats on March 9, to create a sovereign ...

UK pension fund to vote against boards backpedaling on climate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
UK pension giant Nest will now vote against board chairs where the company they oversee has materially scaled back its climate commitments without explanation. Updating its voting policy, Nest said where adjustments are made to transition strategies ...

Insurer sued for omitting shareholder proposal on climate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... shareholder proposal was lodged by As You Sow, a shareholder advocacy group based in California. It asked shareholders to vote on whether Chubb should commission a report assessing whether pursuing subrogation claims against parties responsible for climate ...

Shareholder pushback on exec pay eases: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Shareholder pushback against executive pay across S&P/ASX 300 companies eased slightly during 2025, although investors continued to target future remuneration through key equity grant votes, according to the Georgeson 2025 Australian AGM Review. After ...

Bill to curb US pension plans' ESG considerations passes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The US House of Representatives has passed the Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act, limiting certain pension funds from considering environmental, social and governance factors in their investment decision making. The House voted ...

SEC criticises proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... adviser proxy voting policies now almost universally reflect the coupled mantras of 'votes have value' and 'we will vote all proxies,'" he said. "This created a lucrative business opportunity for proxy advisory firms. Proxy advisers scaled ...

ANZ shareholders deliver 'clear message' at AGM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... litigation," O'Sullivan said. In addition to the strike against executive pay, ANZ shareholders also delivered a world-record vote in favour of a deforestation resolution. A resolution calling on the bank to disclose deforestation linked to its lending ...

NAB opposes resolution on nature risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
A shareholder resolution filed against NAB over inaction on deforestation will go ahead, but another launched by Market Forces has been abandoned. This comes as new research finds claims of increased forest cover in Australia are misleading. The resolution ...