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SEC Approves Final Rules on Proxy Advisors
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SEC Approves Final Rules on Proxy Advisors

The measures will "harm the governance process and suppress the free and full exercise of shareholder voting rights," a dissenting commissioner says.
By Matthew Heller | July 23, 2020
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Proxy Adviser Sues SEC Over New Guidance
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Proxy Adviser Sues SEC Over New Guidance

Institutional Shareholder Services says its lawsuit is necessary to litigation to be necessary to "prevent the chill of proxy advisers’ protected speech."
By Matthew Heller | November 1, 2019
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SEC Move Could Lessen Proxy Advisers’ Influence
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SEC Move Could Lessen Proxy Advisers’ Influence

The commission rescinds guidance that led investment managers to outsource their proxy-voting decisions to proxy advisers.
By David McCann | September 18, 2018
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Anti-Takeover Laws Highlight Fiduciary Dilemma for Boards
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Anti-Takeover Laws Highlight Fiduciary Dilemma for Boards

Directors have to protect both the company's and its shareholders' interests, which can conflict, as in the case of some coercive takeover bids.
By Gardner Davis | August 26, 2014
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