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Wise faces shareholder lawsuit soon after controversial US shift

Wise faces shareholder lawsuit soon after controversial US shift

14 August 2026

Wise sought greater freedom over its DCSS, but its Nasdaq move has also exposed it to America's more aggressive shareholder litigation regime.
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SFDR

SFDR Reset Progresses, but Credibility Gaps Remain

24 June 2026

As the European Union edges closer to Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) 2.0, the central question is whether simpler labels can restore investor trust without weakening the safeguards that make them credible.
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China ESG rules

China’s 80% ESG Rule Forces a Reset for Public Funds

23 June 2026

China’s new 80% ESG threshold marks a decisive shift from sustainability branding to measurable portfolio accountability.
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Shareholder meetings

Minerva Proxy Update

19 June 2026

From remuneration revolts and failed redomestication votes to Japan’s peak proxy season, shareholders are using the AGM season to test boards on pay, governance rights, climate risk and strategic accountability.
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Science Based Targets initiative 2.0

SBTi 2.0: From Targets to Disclosure, and What it Means for Investors

18 June 2026

SBTi 2.0 may look like a technical update, but for investors it marks a major shift in climate credibility from meeting targets to proving how companies are trying to deliver them.
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Shareholder rights

Supreme Court Curbs Activist Lawsuits Against Investment Funds

17 June 2026

A US Supreme Court ruling has handed closed-end fund boards a major win, shutting down a legal tactic activist investors had started to use to challenge entrenched governance structures.
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Minerva Proxy Update

12 June 2026

From failed pay votes to rejected blank-cheque powers, this week’s results show shareholders are still willing to push back where trust in the board is thin.
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Capitol Building

US Lawmakers Defend “Freedom to Invest” in Pushback Against Anti‑ESG Pressure

11 June 2026

A group of Republican lawmakers is challenging the anti-ESG backlash from within its own ranks, arguing that political interference in investment decisions threatens free markets and investor autonomy.
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French Sustainable Investment Forum

FIR’s VOICE Framework Puts Structure Around Measuring Stewardship Influence

11 June 2026

French investors seek to standardise how investors evidence stewardship impact, shifting reporting from activity to demonstrable influence and giving asset owners a more consistent basis for assessing manager effectiveness.
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Sustainability Reporting

UK Moves to Scrap TCFD Product Reporting

11 June 2026

While the FCA’s existing regime improved internal risk processes and governance, its recent review found limited engagement from end users, particularly retail investors.
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EU regulation

EU Inc: Simplification, but at What Cost for Investor Protection?

10 June 2026

EU Inc. could remove cross-border friction, but without clear safeguards at IPO it risks embedding weaker governance structures into public markets and undermining investor protection.
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shareholder meetings and proxy voting

Minerva Proxy Update

5 June 2026

From activist campaigns in the UK to boardroom battles in the US, this week’s proxy results show how concentrated ownership and shareholder pressure are continuing to shape AGM outcomes.
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ExxonMobil’s Texas Redomicile Passes with High Dissent

5 June 2026

ExxonMobil’s move to Texas may have passed comfortably on paper, but the near‑30% dissent highlights deep investor unease about how voting structures can shape governance outcomes.
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SEC logo

SEC Moves to Unwind Climate Disclosure Rules

3 June 2026

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s move to scrap its climate disclosure rules has not ended the debate, but pushed it into a longer and more uncertain new phase.
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SpaceX IPO Highlights Governance Risks as Musk Consolidates Control

29 May 2026

SpaceX’s long‑awaited IPO comes with a clear message for investors: buy into the growth story, but expect little say in how the company is run.
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AGM, Proxy Season, Shareholder Proposals

Minerva Proxy Update

29 May 2026

Executive pay revolts are gathering pace, governance rights are still winning support, and investors are taking a more selective approach to ESG proposals as the 2026 AGM season unfolds.
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TISFD Disclosure

What the TISFD Draft Tells Us About Where Disclosure is Heading

28 May 2026

The TISFD has published the first draft of its framework on people‑related risk, opening consultation as companies and investors grapple with how social issues fit into an ISSB‑anchored disclosure system.
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