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Institutional Investors and Shareholder Resolutions – A useful tool of engagement?
On 31 May 2017, Ceres.org reported that a 62% majority voted in favour of a shareholder proposal calling on ExxonMobil to ‘assess and disclose how it is preparing its business for the transition to a low-carbon future.’ This proposal was co-filed by institutional investors, including the New York State Common Retirement Fund and the Church […]
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ROCIT launch: public lecture by Professor Joan Loughrey
The official launch of the Research Unit on the Regulation of Corporations, Insolvency and Taxation (ROCIT) to be celebrated with a public lecture by Professor Joan Loughrey.
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The ASIC Registers and Privatisation: Should the Registers be run for profit?
In an article on Wednesday 14 September Anthony Klan, in the Australian, notes that businesses pay the government approximately $660m in filing fees to lodge material with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (‘ASIC’) Registers, and the government charges $60m per year to the public for access to those records. The ASIC Annual Report for […]
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