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 ...
Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act requires a registered investment adviser with proxy voting authority to adopt policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that proxies are ...
Proxy-voting certainly took the spotlight in 2025. We saw the SEC narrow the scope of permissible shareholder proposals toward the beginning of the year. And toward the end, a White House executive ...
From 2020 to 2024, the number of shareholder proposals increased steadily, fueled by growing interest in the E and S issues of the ESG mix. Enhanced scrutiny on proxy advisory firms is in full swing.
Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR), a global technology leader that processes $8 trillion in tokenized assets every month, is expanding its reach into the digital asset space. On Monday, April ...
The agenda is being reset for US shareholder meetings in 2026. Regulatory shifts have led to a steep decline in overall shareholder proposals while governance issues are becoming the biggest ...