NAPF Conference 2011: Proxy voting agencies are an "acute" problem, says governance chief

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Proxy voting agencies are undermining the governance efforts of investors who try to to engage more effectively with firms they are invested with, a policy chief says.

Pension funds and other investors use proxy voting agencies - which help cast votes on behalf of shareholders - as a means of promoting more effective governance or changing board composition. H...

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