Glass Lewis’ 2017 Canada policy guidelines

By Kristine Spence on March 13, 2017 Posted in Corporate Governance

Towards the end of last year, Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC (Glass Lewis), a leading governance and proxy voting firm, released its 2017 Proxy Paper Guidelines for Canada (the Guidelines) for the upcoming 2017 proxy season. Although the Guidelines contain changes compared to the guidelines released by Glass Lewis in 2016, most were foreshadowed in … Continue reading

Glass Lewis Proxy Paper Guidelines: Updates for 2015

By Jenny Yoo on January 13, 2015 Posted in Corporate Governance

Yesterday, Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC (Glass Lewis) released a new version of its Proxy Paper Guidelines (the Guidelines) (updated as of December 30, 2014), previously released on November 5, 2014. Key changes in the 2015 Guidelines as compared to the 2014 Guidelines include: 1 Majority voting – Glass Lewis recommends that, for uncontrolled companies … Continue reading

Defensive Tools in Shareholder Activism: The “Voting Pill”

By Jacob Cawker (Toronto) on October 27, 2014 Posted in Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, M&A, Proxy Battles, Securities, Shareholder Activism

In today’s Financial Post, Barbara Shecter highlighted the use of modified shareholder rights plans (colloquially known as “poison pills”) as an emerging defensive tool against opportunistic shareholder activism in Canada. Traditionally, poison pills are used by boards of target companies as defensive tools to guard against unsolicited takeover bids. By expanding the typical definition of … Continue reading