Anbefalinger for proxy advisors rådgivning om stemmeafgivning

Engelske FRC – Financial reporting Council holdt for nylig møde med de største proxy advisors om en fælles branchekode for, hvordan rådgivningsfirmaerne arbejder ved rådgivning om analyse og stemmeafgivning på børsnoterede selskabers generalforsamlinger: “These Principles have been developed with the following considerations in mind: The services are an efficient way of managing the logistical complexities associated with analysing and interpreting company disclosures, as well as ensuring and managing the operational aspects of shareholder voting; Clients may use one or more services that support and complement their own in-house research activities; Clients may, themselves, be subject to a variety of rules and regulations in relation to asset ownership and oversight; Signatories’ underlying clients are responsible for their own compliance procedures; Signatories operate within the framework provided by applicable law, including those governing company law, contract law and client confidentiality, as well as securities laws associated with market abuse and insider trading; and, Nothing in these Principles is a substitute for adherence to relevant laws and market regulations,” hedder det om baggrunden for anbefalingerne.