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Proxy Advisory Firms' Influence on Corporate Governance and Financial Performance
The House Financial Services Committee's April 29th hearing exposed how ISS and Glass Lewis, controlling 97% of the proxy advisory market, significantly influence corporate governance and shareholder voting outcomes, particularly on ESG issues, often to the detriment of companies' financial performa...
Proxy Advisory Firms' Influence on Corporate Governance and Financial Performance
The House Financial Services Committee's April 29th hearing exposed how ISS and Glass Lewis, controlling 97% of the proxy advisory market, significantly influence corporate governance and shareholder voting outcomes, particularly on ESG issues, often to the detriment of companies' financial performa...
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48% Bias Score
French Companies Extend CEO Retirement Ages, Circumventing Legal Limits
Several major French companies are amending their bylaws to extend the retirement ages of their CEOs and presidents, circumventing a legal limit of 65, raising concerns about corporate governance and succession planning. This practice, while legal, is becoming increasingly common, with examples such...
French Companies Extend CEO Retirement Ages, Circumventing Legal Limits
Several major French companies are amending their bylaws to extend the retirement ages of their CEOs and presidents, circumventing a legal limit of 65, raising concerns about corporate governance and succession planning. This practice, while legal, is becoming increasingly common, with examples such...
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56% Bias Score
FRC Investigates EY's Role in Post Office Horizon Scandal
The UK's Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is investigating EY's audits of the Post Office's accounts between 1999 and 2018, focusing on the role of the Horizon IT system in the wrongful convictions of over 900 post office workers, following a public inquiry that concluded in December 2023 and cost ...
FRC Investigates EY's Role in Post Office Horizon Scandal
The UK's Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is investigating EY's audits of the Post Office's accounts between 1999 and 2018, focusing on the role of the Horizon IT system in the wrongful convictions of over 900 post office workers, following a public inquiry that concluded in December 2023 and cost ...
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44% Bias Score
Plantro's Controversial Mini-Tender Offer for ISC Shares Rejected
Plantro Ltd. made a mini-tender offer for up to 15 percent of ISC's Class A shares at $27.25 each, a 10 percent premium, which ISC called "coercive" and rejected, citing concerns about Plantro's attempt to gain board control without paying a control premium and the precedent this bid sets.
Plantro's Controversial Mini-Tender Offer for ISC Shares Rejected
Plantro Ltd. made a mini-tender offer for up to 15 percent of ISC's Class A shares at $27.25 each, a 10 percent premium, which ISC called "coercive" and rejected, citing concerns about Plantro's attempt to gain board control without paying a control premium and the precedent this bid sets.
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52% Bias Score
Executive Bonuses Increasingly Linked to Sustainability Goals
KPMG research reveals that nearly 80% of large companies across 15 countries now tie executive bonuses to sustainability, a significant increase driven by regulations and growing awareness of ESG factors; however, 83 companies still do not include such metrics.
Executive Bonuses Increasingly Linked to Sustainability Goals
KPMG research reveals that nearly 80% of large companies across 15 countries now tie executive bonuses to sustainability, a significant increase driven by regulations and growing awareness of ESG factors; however, 83 companies still do not include such metrics.
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36% Bias Score
US Demands EU Companies End DEI Programs
The US government is demanding that EU companies providing services to the US government end their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, citing a Trump-era executive order. This action is causing conflict with French and EU officials, who are calling it an interference in their business o...
US Demands EU Companies End DEI Programs
The US government is demanding that EU companies providing services to the US government end their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, citing a Trump-era executive order. This action is causing conflict with French and EU officials, who are calling it an interference in their business o...
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52% Bias Score
German Corporate Boards See Record High in Female Representation
A decade after Germany's 2015 law mandating female representation on corporate boards, women now hold 37.5% of private sector supervisory board positions and 38.9% of public sector positions, a significant increase from 19.9% and 24.1% respectively.
German Corporate Boards See Record High in Female Representation
A decade after Germany's 2015 law mandating female representation on corporate boards, women now hold 37.5% of private sector supervisory board positions and 38.9% of public sector positions, a significant increase from 19.9% and 24.1% respectively.
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44% Bias Score
L'Oréal Heiress Steps Down, Family Holding Company to Take Over
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, L'Oréal heiress and former world's richest woman, will step down from the company's board this week, replaced by the family holding company Téthys, with her son Jean-Victor Meyers taking over as vice-chairman.
L'Oréal Heiress Steps Down, Family Holding Company to Take Over
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, L'Oréal heiress and former world's richest woman, will step down from the company's board this week, replaced by the family holding company Téthys, with her son Jean-Victor Meyers taking over as vice-chairman.
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28% Bias Score
Oughourlian Bolsters Prisa Stake Amid Power Struggle
Prisa's chairman Joseph Oughourlian bought 5.1 million shares on April 1st, costing nearly €2 million, to solidify his position before a shareholder meeting in May where he faces a challenge from Global Alconaba, who are pursuing legal action against Oughourlian's recent capital increase and debt re...
Oughourlian Bolsters Prisa Stake Amid Power Struggle
Prisa's chairman Joseph Oughourlian bought 5.1 million shares on April 1st, costing nearly €2 million, to solidify his position before a shareholder meeting in May where he faces a challenge from Global Alconaba, who are pursuing legal action against Oughourlian's recent capital increase and debt re...
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44% Bias Score
HBC Cuts Executive Retirement Payments, Exposing Regulatory Gap
Hudson's Bay Co. is cutting payments to a smaller group of former executives' supplementary executive retirement plans (SERPs) after the company's liquidation, highlighting a gap in Canada's bankruptcy protection for these unregulated plans, unlike registered pension plans protected by the 2023 fede...
HBC Cuts Executive Retirement Payments, Exposing Regulatory Gap
Hudson's Bay Co. is cutting payments to a smaller group of former executives' supplementary executive retirement plans (SERPs) after the company's liquidation, highlighting a gap in Canada's bankruptcy protection for these unregulated plans, unlike registered pension plans protected by the 2023 fede...
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28% Bias Score
MinRes Faces Class Action Over Offshore Tax Scheme
Mineral Resources (MinRes) faces a class action lawsuit alleging a decade-long offshore tax scheme orchestrated by its managing director, Chris Ellison, and four other executives, resulting in a significant drop in share price and a governance overhaul.
MinRes Faces Class Action Over Offshore Tax Scheme
Mineral Resources (MinRes) faces a class action lawsuit alleging a decade-long offshore tax scheme orchestrated by its managing director, Chris Ellison, and four other executives, resulting in a significant drop in share price and a governance overhaul.
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48% Bias Score
Mediobanca and Generali Allege Undisclosed Agreement by Caltagirone and Delfin
Mediobanca and Generali have formally alerted Italian regulatory authorities to a suspected undeclared agreement between Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone and Delfin, concerning their significant combined shareholdings in Mediobanca, Generali, and MPS, ahead of Generali's April 24th shareholder meeting.
Mediobanca and Generali Allege Undisclosed Agreement by Caltagirone and Delfin
Mediobanca and Generali have formally alerted Italian regulatory authorities to a suspected undeclared agreement between Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone and Delfin, concerning their significant combined shareholdings in Mediobanca, Generali, and MPS, ahead of Generali's April 24th shareholder meeting.
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64% Bias Score
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