• Proxy Access Across the Indices

    Proxy Access Varies by Index – The right of shareholders to nominate directors for election to boards, known as proxy access, varies widely across the indices. Chart 1 with data from the CompanyIQ® corporate governance database has the details for eight common indices in 2017, the latest year with full data available. On the upper…

  • 14a-8 Proxy Access Report

    Public companies may ask the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for permission to omit shareholder proposals from their proxy votes through a no- action letter request under Rule 14a-8. This CompanyIQ® report analyzes shareholder proxy access proposals and the SEC’s no-action rulings from January 1, 2018 through June 15, 2018. 50% of company no-action requests…