Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis), two major proxy advisory firms in the United States, have updated their benchmark proxy voting guidelines for the 2026 proxy season.
These firms provide institutional investors with voting recommendations on key matters such as director elections, executive compensation, corporate
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President Donald Trump has issued an Executive Order 14366, “Protecting American Investors from Foreign-Owned and Politically-Motivated Proxy Advisors,” which could significantly impact the policies and practices of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis), two major proxy advisory firms in the United States.
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As the 2025 proxy season approaches, it is important that public companies be aware of the changes to the proxy voting guidelines of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis. Late in the fourth quarter of 2024, both proxy advisory firms announced changes to their guidelines that will go into
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