New SEC guidance addresses proxy voting process
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-08-28T19:09:00
New SEC releases address the applicability of proxy rules to proxy voting advice and provide guidance to investment advisers in fulfilling their proxy voting responsibilities, particularly when they retain the services of a proxy advisory firm.
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