On November 22, 2017, Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC (“Glass Lewis”) released its 2018 Benchmark Guidelines for the Canadian and U.S. markets as part of its annual policy update process. Based on our prior experience, these guidelines will be applied for shareholder meetings held beginning January 2018 unless otherwise noted.
On November 16, 2017, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) released its 2018 Benchmark Proxy Voting Guidelines Updates to be applied for shareholder meetings taking place on or after February 1, 2018.
Kingsdale Advisors announces the launch of Kingsdale Creative – Kingsdale's latest service offering that provides customized, professional design services ranging from branding and logos to circular design to website creation – with the release of an industry-first video trailer.
Buoyed by years of growth and happy investors willing to look the other way, Canadian REITs are quickly becoming ground zero for a new wave of activism and governance reform. Board composition, executive compensation, and related party transactions are all attracting new attention and increased scrutiny.
On October 26, 2017, Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) released its 2018 Benchmark Policy Consultation requesting feedback from interested market constituents on new or potential changes to their voting policies.
The curtains have been drawn on the first act of proxy access in Canada. This past spring, the Toronto-Dominion Bank (“TD”) and The Royal Bank of Canada (“RBC”) each received a shareholder proposal pushing for proxy access, ultimately supported by 52.2% and 46.83% of shareholders, respectively.
Shareholder activists are gaining ground in their push for a greater voice at public companies in Canada, according to a report published Thursday by Toronto-based shareholder advisory firm Kingsdale Advisors.
The number of public proxy contests undertaken in Canada may be on the decline, but that doesn’t mean activism is having less of an impact on Canadian companies. That’s one of the key takeaways from a 40-page report, Proxy Season Review 2017 prepared this week by Kingsdale Advisors, which found “activism is a persistent investment style and a continued threat to public companies.”
Kingsdale Advisors releases its annual 2017 Proxy Season Review, a report designed to equip public companies, boards, and advisors to face the changing expectations of shareholders, demands of activists, and policies of proxy advisors. The report provides a detailed examination of the key statistics of this past proxy season and details a number of important case studies.
Kingsdale Advisors releases its annual 2017 Proxy Season Review, a report designed to equip public companies, boards, and advisors to face the changing expectations of shareholders, demands of activists, and policies of proxy advisors. The report provides a detailed examination of the key statistics of this past proxy season and details a number of important case studies.
Kingsdale has named Michael Fein as Executive Vice President, Head of U.S. Operations. Mr. Fein will be responsible for the continued growth of Kingsdale’s U.S. office and provide strategic advice to a growing roster of clients on matters related to activism, mergers and acquisitions, governance, and other special situations.
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Across the global marketplace, institutional investors and shareholders are trying to capitalize on new trends to improve cross-jurisdictional activism. Amy Freedman, Chief Executive Officer of Kingsdale Advisors, has insight on which global trends will benefit shareholders and investors alike in the global marketplace.
With over 20 years of experience in corporate governance and shareholder communications, Wes Hall has established himself as the preeminent leader in strategic shareholder advisory services and proxy solicitation.
Kingsdale Advisors congratulates clients FrontFour Capital Group LLC and Sandpiper Group for their proxy fight win at Granite REIT and PointNorth Capital Inc. For their proxy fight win at Liquor Stores N.A. Ltd.
We’ve launched the first ever report on M&A activism detailing the latest need-to-know strategies.
Despite its reputation for being placid and polite, Canada has become something of a global hotspot for shareholder activism in the past few years.
Exactly one year ago today, the new takeover bid regime came in effect across Canada. Many legal pundits, advisors and commentators predicted that the new rules would mark the end of hostile takeovers in Canada. They were wrong.
Canadian shareholders typically head to annual meetings in April and May, where some but not all companies give them a say on executive pay through advisory motions.
Ushering in the 2017 proxy season, for the first time in Canada, proxy access shareholder proposals have arrived - watch the TD vote on March 30 and RBC's vote on April 6.
Kingsdale Advisors’ CEO, Amy Freedman discusses the changing nature of shareholder activism in an article featured in Forbes magazine.
Mr. Guo's expertise in U.S. and Canadian special situations adds further in-house expertise to industry leading governance group.
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New name Kingsdale Advisors reflects the full suite of strategic advisory services provided. Amy Freedman to become CEO and oversee the operations and future growth of the company.
