Poll: U.S. companies want to respond to proxy advisor voting recommendations
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Jaclyn Jaeger2020-01-15T20:20:00
According to a Willis Towers Watson survey, the majority of U.S. publicly traded companies would not remain silent if given the opportunity by the SEC to respond to proxy advisor voting recommendations.
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