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KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC)

[Webinar] Lessons from the 2025 Proxy Season - June 26th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET

Join us for the next KPMG Board Leadership Center quarterly webcast as we discuss trends from the 2025 proxy season. Topics to be discussed include: - A look at proxy voting trends and outcomes - The board’s story and...more

Morgan Lewis

DOL’s Final ERISA Proxy Voting Rule Largely Changed to Principles-based Approach

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The US Department of Labor (DOL) has released its final rule on the application of ERISA fiduciary duties—specifically the duties of prudence and loyalty—to proxy voting and the exercise of shareholder rights. It takes effect...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

DOL Proposes Rule on Employee Benefit Plan Proxy Voting and Exercises of Other Shareholder Rights

The U.S. Department of Labor yesterday made available a proposed rule that would address the application of the prudence and exclusive purpose duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) with respect to...more

Hogan Lovells

Shareholder Rights Directive II: New rights for shareholders regarding confirmation of their votes cast by poll

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New regulations implementing certain requirements of the Shareholders Rights Directive II in the UK will require certain publicly traded companies to provide shareholders with confirmations regarding their votes cast by poll...more

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ISS Issues Proxy Voting Guidelines for the 2020 Proxy Season

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On November 11, 2019, Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (“ISS”) published its proxy voting guidelines updates (the “2020 Updates”) for the 2020 proxy season, effective for meetings on or after February 1, 2020. The...more

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