shareholder rights – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 18 Nov 2024 21:50:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 ESG issues see declining support in shareholder voting events: AIMCo https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/esg-issues-see-declining-support-in-shareholder-voting-events-aimco/ Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:00:15 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159645 The Alberta Investment Management Corp. says there has been declining support for shareholder proposals linked to environmental and social factors, while support has increased for governance proposals centred around shareholder rights, according to the investment organization’s latest stewardship report. It cited increased scrutiny of ESG issues as a factor in the decline and noted the AIMCO […]

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]]> Virtual-only meetings erode shareholder democracy: institutional investor group https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/virtual-only-meetings-erode-shareholder-democracy-institutional-investor-group/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:30:44 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154477 A group of institutional investors is voicing concerns about the rise of virtual-only shareholder meetings they say risk eroding shareholder democracy. In an open letter released Thursday, the coalition of 38 investors led by the B.C. General Employees’ Union called on S&P/TSX 60 companies to publicly disclose how they’ll ensure shareholders’ statutory and common law […]

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]]> Active ownership matters now more than ever amid coronavirus crisis https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/active-ownership-matters-now-more-than-ever-amid-coronavirus-crisis/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/active-ownership-matters-now-more-than-ever-amid-coronavirus-crisis/#respond Thu, 14 May 2020 05:20:23 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/active-ownership-matters-now-more-than-ever-amid-coronavirus-crisis/ At a time of uncertainty caused by the coronavirus crisis, active ownership is more important than ever, says Kevin Thomas, chief executive officer of the Shareholder Association for Research and Education. Many organizations are trying to influence companies and policy-makers, and those voices matter, he notes. “You don’t want to be sitting on the sidelines.” […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/active-ownership-matters-now-more-than-ever-amid-coronavirus-crisis/feed/ 0 Who benefits and who suffers from the SEC’s proposed proxy-advisory rules? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/who-benefits-and-who-suffers-from-the-secs-proposed-proxy-advisory-rules/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/who-benefits-and-who-suffers-from-the-secs-proposed-proxy-advisory-rules/#respond Thu, 28 Nov 2019 04:27:04 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/who-benefits-and-who-suffers-from-the-secs-proposed-proxy-advisory-rules/ The debate surrounding how institutional investors use proxy voting is heating up. The contention hinges on guidance the Securities and Exchange Commission released earlier this year on the activities of proxy-advisory firms. It says that when proxy-advisory firms provide proxy-voting advice to their investor clients, it counts as proxy solicitations. That, in turn, means those […]

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