'Shareholder spring' was not 'explosion of rebellion'
This year's ‘shareholder spring' may not have been the revolution it was portrayed to be, as many large companies were engaging investors prior to annual general meetings, Legal and General Investment Management says.
LGIM's director of corporate governance Sacha Sadan said April and May's AGM period, which saw many large companies' executive remuneration packages voted down, became the focus of shareholders' influence...
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Sole trustees will want to shout about our code
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