US - The New York City pension funds have urged six US companies to change their board of directors election process so that they take place an annual basis.
Speaking on behalf of the funds, comptroller William Thompson criticised the companies’ three-yearly elections as "limiting to shareholders’ evaluation of performance". He added: “The ability t...
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