Proxy Voting

It’s coming soon. The deadline later this summer for advisers that must report 13F securities to reveal their proxy votes on the so-called say-on-pay issue

The provision governing stock loans may give compliance officers the biggest challenge

These come courtesy of Lisa Marsden, president of Coulter Strategic Services in Coral Springs, Fla.

Public shareholder votes 'nearly irrelevant,' Delaware judge rules

"The uncertainty of benefits associated with ESG investing, combined with the certainty of costs for companies undertaking ESG activities, should motivate all market participants – ...

One bright spot about the new SEC final rule that will force registered funds and institutional managers to report more about their proxy votes is ...

"Requiring every fund to disclose its votes implicitly pressures funds to vote, even when voting is not in their best interest"

This is the SEC rule mandating that certain institutional managers report their proxy 'say-on-pay' votes

Commission closes book on 'say-on-pay,' imposes 14 new voting categories

"This rulemaking also will require institutional investment managers to disclose how they voted on 'say-on-pay' matters, which fulfills the mandate under" Dodd-Frank