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Glass Lewis’ 2018 Canada Policy Guidelines on Proxy Advice

Photo of Victoria Riley (Toronto)By Victoria Riley (Toronto) on Posted in Corporate Governance, Proxy Access, Proxy Battles, Shareholder Activism
Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC (Glass Lewis), a leading governance and proxy voting firm, has recently released its 2018 Policy Guidelines for Proxy Advice in Canada.  The following are three of its key changes from the 2017 Policy Guidelines: Board Gender Diversity In the new year, Glass Lewis will not make voting recommendations solely on the … Continue reading

Alberta Securities Commission declines to exercise public interest jurisdiction to terminate soliciting dealer arrangement in proxy fight

Photo of Linda FuerstPhoto of Jacob WilsonBy Linda Fuerst and Jacob Wilson on Posted in Litigation, Proxy Battles
In its recent PointNorth Capital Inc. decision, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) was called upon to consider the appropriateness of a soliciting dealer arrangement that had been entered into by the issuer, Liquor Stores N.A. Ltd., in the context of a proxy fight. The arrangement was intended to address management’s constrained ability to solicit proxies … Continue reading
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