Artificial Intelligence is rapidly reshaping corporate governance, and institutional investors are increasing using advanced board technology to analyze proxy materials and governance disclosures for scale. For boards of Canadian public companies, the implication is clear, AI is not only shaping how investors expect boards to govern corporate operations, but it will soon reshape how investors evaluate governance and exercise shareholder rights.
For boards, this means understanding how major shareholders evaluate governance practices is becoming more complex and more important. The boards that adjust their engagement and disclosure strategies accordingly will be far better equipped to navigate the next wave of investor expectations.
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ISS Releases Changes to 2022 Benchmark Policy
On December 7, 2021, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) published its Benchmark Policy Changes for multiple countries in the Americas, including Canada. This publication of the final policy for 2022 comes more than a month after ISS released its proposed updates for comment on November 4.
Glass Lewis 2022 Policy Guidelines
Glass, Lewis & Co. has released its 2022 Policy Guidelines for the Canadian market as part of its annual proxy voting policy update process. These guidelines will be effective for shareholder meetings held on or after January 1, 2022.
Governance Advisory Update: ISS Publishes Results from Recent Policy Surveys
On October 1, Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) published the results of two global policy surveys it conducted with market participants as part of its annual policy development process.
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* Source: Bloomberg Global Shareholder Activism League Tables FY2025 and LSEG Global Shareholder Activism Review FY2025.
#2025 and 2026 indicate proxy seasons: July 2024 to June 2026.