As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the White House is considering executive actions that would restrict the influence of proxy advisory firms and index-fund managers. According to the Wall Street ...

Proxy voting was designed to empower investors by giving them a voice in decisions at the companies they own. Today’s proxy process doesn’t live up to that vision. Instead, it has weakened investor ...

The White House has issued an Executive Order directing federal agencies to review the proxy advisor industry, including proxy voting practices and the use of DEI and ESG considerations. Our ...

President Trump has signed an executive order directing federal regulators to increase scrutiny of proxy advisory firms, arguing that their growing influence over shareholder voting has shifted away ...

SEC Approves Groundbreaking Retail Voting Program to Promote Retail Shareholder Participation This major shift in policy from the SEC is historical since the SEC had maintained that SVIs were not an ...