On December 11, US President Trump issued an executive order, Protecting American Investors from Foreign-Owned and Politically-Motivated Proxy Advisors (the EO). An accompanying fact sheet was also ...

The House Committee on Financial Services’ April 29 th hearing titled “Exposing the Proxy Advisory Cartel: How ISS & Glass Lewis Influence Markets” examined “the role and influence of proxy advisory ...

The end of June marks the end of another proxy year, and the past year certainly looks very different from previous ones, particularly when it comes to sustainability. Overall, the number of ESG ...

“BlackRock’s ‘Woke’ Era is Over.” That was a headline in the Wall Street Journal from a few weeks ago. It was a welcome sign that conservatives have made a lot of progress in stopping some large asset ...

On December 11, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14366, “Protecting American Investors from Foreign-Owned and Politically-Motivated Proxy Advisors” (the “Executive Order”), signaling a ...

Recent news reports have made it increasingly obvious that lasting reform of the proxy advisory system will require congressional action. Proxy advisory actions — recommendations to investors, ...

The largest surprise of the 2025 proxy season was the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new restrictions on permissible shareholder resolutions in the middle of an ongoing proxy season. This ...

Donald Trump changes his mind on the Epstein files, saying all of them should be released. What does his new stance mean for the votes coming to Congress? Plus, cracks in the MAGA coalition begin to ...

Legislation in the Texas Senate would combat environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores by mandating that proxy advisory services based in Texas provide recommendations solely based on the ...

Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) continues to use a private contractor, Egan-Jones, to manage proxy votes in compliance with a 2023 anti-ESG law. The law prohibits consideration of ...