There’s a possible sea change brewing in how institutional investors make their voting decisions as some investors have been using AI tools to help them decide how to vote their holdings this proxy season. Glass Lewis and ISS themselves have…
One challenge that sometimes happens as part of a company’s drafting process is when the compensation group is working off kilter a little bit from the rest of the drafting team.
The problem arises due to a timing difference. The…
There’s a possible sea change brewing in how institutional investors make their voting decisions as some investors have been using AI tools to help them decide how to vote their holdings this proxy season. Glass Lewis and ISS themselves have…
I’ve blogged before about how the SEC has downsized its staff over the past year. Now we have a GAO report providing more details about that (for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025). Here are seven things to know:…
Here’s a note from my good friend McKesson’s Jim Brashear: “Did you catch the recent Wall Street Journal piece on corporate jargon? “I Want to Vomit”: The Business Jargon You Hate the Most is a hilarious reminder of how biz-speak can alienate…
Here are the key takeaways from this report from Glass Lewis analyzing the latest board composition disclosures:
Compared to 2024, there were slight increases in board independence (77.5%) and the presence of an independent chair (44.9%)
In response to ongoing…
With the proxy season in full swing, it’s a good time to take stock on what is happening on a macro level:
1. Extent of Change Has Never Been Greater – Being in the journalism biz, I used to worry…
Here’s the key takeaways from this article penned by Glass Lewis’ Sarah Wenger:
U.S. investors increasingly expect board-level oversight and disclosure of AI governance, with most favoring formalized oversight structures and transparent reporting.
Among S&P 100 companies, just over half…
