Pension Funds Target 75 Companies with New Proxy Access Plan
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, on behalf of the city's $160 billion pension funds has filed 75 proxy access shareowner proposals requesting bylaws that give shareowners who meet an ownership threshold the right to list their director candidates on a company’s ballot. The proposals will be subject to ...
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