With recent federal and state actions fueling uncertainty about the future of shareholder proposals, CII members approved an amendment to a long-standing policy on shareholder rights.
by: Rosemary Lally
4/9/2026
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So far this proxy season, companies have notified the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance that they intend to omit 35 environmental and social proposals and 60 governance resolutions, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility reports.
by: Rosemary Lally
4/9/2026
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Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter March 30 to SEC Chairman Paul Atkins asking him to explain why the director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, Judge Margaret Ryan, abruptly resigned and why the commission has not released its enforcement data for fiscal 2025.
by: Rosemary Lally
4/9/2026
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A survey of law professors finds that a majority of these academics believe shareholder proposals both hold boards accountable and allow shareholders to articulate concerns or signal priorities, even when financial or operational implications are indirect.
by: Rosemary Lally
4/9/2026
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More than one-third of the 300 U.S. institutional investors surveyed for the Center for Audit Quality’s Annual Institutional Investor Survey said they have considerable concerns about auditor independence.
by: Rosemary Lally
4/9/2026
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