Lobbying and Proxy Voting
The topic of lobbying has increasingly appeared on recent proxy ballots. What does this mean for shareholders?
Focusing on Profits and Proxy Voting
The topic of profit focus has increasingly appeared on recent proxy ballots. What does this mean for shareholders?
Privacy and Proxy Voting
Businesses should be highly concerned with their data privacy policies because it is more important today than ever before.
Between The Lines #7:
Recent Proxy Season Takeaways What is a Proxy Vote? Voting by proxy is when shareholders get a chance to tell the companies in which they are invested which proposals they are for and against. Learn more here. Gun Policy After years of pressuring one of the two publicly held gun manufacturing companies, Sturm Ruger, Civex Advocate …
in ESG measurement, the proxy vote wins
Due to an increasingly regulated environment, asset management firms are striving to improve their transparency and measurement around ESG strategies or risk being caught in regulatory crosshairs. The environmental, social, and governance (ESG) movement that began as a branding initiative led a revolution, embraced by many firms as a way to show clients that they …
Between The Lines Issue #6:
The peak of the proxy season comes to an end As the 2022 Proxy Season comes to an end, the Civex Team reflects on the many shareholder environmental, social, and governance wins from corporate ballots. The demonstrated momentum from activist investors will drive corporate action for years to come on issues that many people care …
Civex Announces Advisory Board
Civex welcomes industry leaders to help guide the company through future growth. The three independent members of the newly established Advisory Board are Phil Bak, Jeremy Baksht, and Evan Schnidman. Mike Mattera, founder and COO of Civex, will serve as Chairman of the Advisory Board.
Morningstar: Climate, Diversity Resolutions Among Key Themes in This Year’s Proxy Season
Historically, retail investor voting is extremely low. But new digital platforms are tackling the challenge of collectivizing individual investor voice and channeling it to companies and fund providers. A platform called Civex aims to allow small investors to start their own interest groups to share voting insights. Jackie Cook
Lessons From The Musk – Twitter Saga:
Twitter in Turmoil: Elon Musk and his efforts to buy Twitter has been a hot topic, what lessons are there to take away? What did more than 2.8 million people have to say about this problem? Here’s a summary with all the info you need, and solutions that Civex is working on April 4th: An …
What Is a Proxy Fight?
A proxy fight is a situation in which a number of shareholders in a company form a unified group with the intention of voting for or against a certain action, such as electing members of the board of directors, approving a merger or acquisition, or other important business issues. Because of this, a proxy fight …
