CII sent a letter to Federico Freni, the Undersecretary of State for the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Secretariat of the Commission on Consolidated Law and Finance (TUF Commission,) expressing concerns about changes to corporate governance requirements in the recently adopted Capital Markets Law and proposed reforms to the Consolidated Law on Finance.

Just eight of the 55 proposals filed by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters calling for stricter director resignation policies came to votes this past proxy season, receiving average support of 18.6% of the votes cast.

At a September 24 meeting with shareholder activists, SEC staff members provided a debriefing on the 2024 proxy season.

Spencer Stuart just released its 39th annual U.S. Board Index.

A new survey by PwC takes a look at the structure of stewardship programs, the processes these programs use to prioritize investment themes and the factors that influence how they vote proxies and engage with portfolio companies.