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Geopolitical Risk Is No Longer a Black Swan Event, It's a Boardroom Priority

Most boards can quantify their exposure to interest rates, but few can quantify their exposure to geopolitics, and investors are starting to notice the gap. Find out how to prepare your board for a world where geopolitical risk has become a governance priority.

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Back to Basics vs. Emerging Risks: The Two Questions Defining Canada's Boardrooms

For years, directors have navigated what many have described as the "Canadian director's dilemma," balancing the interests of shareholders alongside an expanding set of stakeholders. Canada's prosperity over the next decade may ultimately be shaped by two defining questions.

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Aaron Boles on The Corporate Governance Podcast

Kingsdale President, Aaron Boles, joins The Corporate Governance Institute's Dan Byrne to discuss 2026 proxy season trends in Canada. Listen in for what boards should take away from this year's proxy season, from activism to ESG to AI.

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Are You Ready For Your 2026 AGM? A Practical Checklist

AGMs are strategic moments that shape investor confidence and test governance credibility.

Kingsdale’s 2026 AGM Readiness Checklist cuts through the noise with seven essential questions every board and management team should answer before their upcoming meeting.

Built on evolving ISS and Glass Lewis policy updates, shifting shareholder expectations, and lessons from the field, this checklist helps you identify gaps before they become problems. It covers key topics from shareholder turnout and executive pay alignment to diversity disclosures and audit committee preparedness.

The companies that thrive under pressure rarely react in the moment. They prepare early, engage thoughtfully, and get the details right.

Our track record speaks to that approach.

  • 100% success rate across all mandates in FY 2025
  • #1 Proxy Solicitor in Canada (company-side) according to Bloomberg Global Activism League Tables in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2025

Your AGM is where trust is earned and resilience is built.

Access the 2026 AGM Checklist

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ISS 2021 Benchmark Policy Consultation

On October 14, 2020, Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) released its 2021 Benchmark Policy Consultation requesting feedback from interested market constituents on new or potential changes to their voting policies.

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Kingsdale Advisors Unveils 2020 Proxy Season Review

The 2020 Proxy Season Review highlights the major events of the proxy season, important developments in corporate governance, and the trends that will impact Canadian boardrooms in 2021.

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2020: The New Abnormal Launch

Join us for a virtual-only event designed to address how to move forward during these uncertain times.

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When The Stakes Are Highest, Business Leaders Choose Kingsdale