The SEC’s proposal to rescind Rule 14a-8 could be one of the biggest changes to shareholder rights in decades, reshaping the federal process for including shareholder proposals in company proxy materials.

Political pressure on credit ratings agencies is turning an ESG dispute into a broader test of who controls financial risk assessment in US capital markets.

US investors are urging the EEOC to retain EEO-1 workforce demographic reporting, as corporate transparency and shareholder rights face growing pressure.

The significance of Disney and ABC's FCC lawsuit extends far beyond broadcasting licences and into the foundations of independent regulation.

As the SEC exits the Rule 14a-8 ‘no action’ process, litigation is poised to become the primary battleground for contested shareholder proposals.

The Council of Institutional Investors has urged the SEC to reject a Texas Stock Exchange voting rule, warning it could weaken the one-share, one-vote principle and distort shareholder voting outcomes.

Wise sought greater freedom over its DCSS, but its Nasdaq move has also exposed it to America's more aggressive shareholder litigation regime.

Anthropic's anticipated IPO could become a defining governance test, forcing investors to weigh AI's extraordinary growth prospects against accountability concerns.

Minerva Analytics urges the SEC to revise rather than repeal climate disclosure rules, arguing investors still need material climate-related information.

Investors need certainty about the rules and consistency in how evidence is weighed.

China unveils 22 governance measures for financial institutions, strengthening shareholder transparency, beneficial ownership disclosure and risk oversight.

As the US retreats from mandatory climate disclosures, Singapore is strengthening alignment with ISSB sustainability reporting standards.

After setbacks to its proxy advisor legal campaign, Texas is testing a different legal route with potentially far-reaching consequences for investors.

As speculation over the future of SEC Rule 14a-8 continues, investors have moved to stress the case for reform rather than removal of the shareholder proposal framework.

Seven months after President Trump ordered federal agencies to investigate proxy advisors, Texas lawmakers are demanding progress, signalling that a campaign stalled in the courts is shifting into the political arena.

A shareholder lawsuit alleging undisclosed political arrangements linked to President Donald Trump has opened a new front in the proposed US$111 billion Paramount–Warner Bros Discovery merger, shifting investor attention from antitrust approval to corporate governance and board accountability.

TXSE’s launch may look like a modest market debut, but it could mark a more significant shift in how companies balance management power and shareholder rights.

A US court has blocked anti-DEI conditions on federal grants in California and Oregon, marking a further legal setback for the Trump administration.

The SEC’s decision to delay reforms to the shareholder proposal regime reduces immediate disruption but fails to assuage concerns over potential retreat from Rule 14a-8.

Analysis of 2026 proxy voting trends, governance reforms, shareholder activism and Vote No campaigns across the US, UK and Japan.

A third US court has blocked state restrictions on proxy advice, sharpening the legal line between investor disclosure and selective pressure on dissenting analysis.

A potential repeal of Rule 14a-8 would turn the SEC’s retreat from shareholder proposal oversight into a structural test of whether US investors still have a reliable route to raise governance concerns at companies.

A group of Republican lawmakers is challenging the anti-ESG backlash from within its own ranks, arguing that political interference in investment decisions threatens free markets and investor autonomy.