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  • US SEC shareholder vote proposal rights reset 'timely and necessary'

    05 November 2021

    The decision by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to rescind previous announcements limiting shareholder rights to propose resolutions...

  • SEC shareholder resolution proposals 'actively muzzle' investor engagement

    24 September 2020

    The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved rules which limit the ability of investors to file shareholder proposals, a move criticised as "actively muzzling" investor pressure on environmental, social and governance (ESG) and other material issues.

  • JP Morgan Chase given bloody nose by climate resolution

    20 May 2020

    JP Morgan Chase experienced a significant revolt from investors against its climate change position after nearly half voted in support of a shareholder resolution urging the US bank to align its financing to the Paris Agreement.

  • Exxon Mobil to report on 'stranded assets' risk

    21 March 2014

    Energy giant Exxon Mobil has bowed to shareholder pressure to report on how it assesses the risk of its fossil fuel reserves becoming 'stranded assets' as a result of action to combat climate change.