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Minerva Briefings provide institutional investors, asset managers, pension funds, and governance professionals with independent research and analysis on proxy voting, stewardship, ESG governance, shareholder rights, executive remuneration, sustainability regulation, and corporate governance developments across global markets.

Our briefings combine proprietary voting data, governance research, and market expertise to support informed stewardship and investment decision-making. Showcasing data-driven insights for global asset owners and asset managers

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Global IPOs: Growth, governance and risk

September 17, 2026
IPOs are back at the centre of policy debate as governments and regulators seek to revive public markets, support growth and attract listings through lighter-touch reforms.
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Shareholder Proposal Voting Trends 2026 H1

September 2, 2026
Discover the key shareholder proposal voting trends shaping the 2026 proxy season, from governance and board accountability to sustainability, stewardship and anti-ESG resolutions.
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Virtual-Only AGMs

August 18, 2026
Are virtual-only AGMs putting shareholder rights, transparency and board accountability at risk?
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UK Proxy Season Review 2026

UK Proxy Season Review 2026

June 25, 2026
A selective season, not a rebellious one. Most management proposals passed comfortably and average opposition stayed low. But where investors did push back, the consequences were real.
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Australia Proxy Season Review 2025

April 7, 2026
Minerva’s Australia Proxy Season Review 2025 analyses key voting trends and governance developments from the latest Australian proxy season.
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2026 Proxy Season Preview

March 1, 2026
This briefing highlights key forces that will shape stewardship activity in the year ahead, including the regulatory tug‑of‑war over ESG and DEI, continued investor engagement on climate and social risks, growing focus on board accountability and the use of director elections as escalation tools, the accelerating move toward virtual‑only AGMs, and renewed debates around executive pay structures.
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Diversity Divergence: Shareholders Steadfast Amid Pervasive Political Posturing

February 24, 2026
Explore the evolving forces shaping the DEI landscape ahead of the 2026 proxy season in Minerva’s latest briefing.
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UK Stewardship Shifts

December 1, 2025
The 2026 Code introduces important changes for UK responsible investment and stewardship.
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The Dual-Class Debate: Are Sunset Provisions the Solution?

November 1, 2025
Gain actionable insights into the global landscape of dual-class share structures.
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