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What the SEC’s Proposed Rule Means for Investors

March 10, 2020 | Chris Cummiskey

This article originally appeared on Morning Consult on March 5, 2020. In the new year, we often make many promises. This time, we must resolve to protect the interests of retail and institutional investors from the meddling of proxy advisory firms. I have always argued for clear and navigable investment voting processes, and this moment […]

ESG Versus Impact Investing

March 10, 2020 | Christopher Burnham

This article originally appeared in Forbes on February 28, 2020. There is absolutely nothing wrong with senior management and directors of companies across America reviewing, analyzing, measuring and integrating into company operations, a focus on environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) considerations. Nor is it a new concept. As one general counsel of a Fortune 200 company […]

The SEC Is Right To Force More Transparency Into Proxy Voting

February 6, 2020 | Christopher Burnham

This article originally appeared in Forbes on January 31, 2020. The Securities and Exchange Commission is about to take an important first step in bringing accountability and transparency to the proxy voting world. For far too long pension funds have off-loaded their fiduciary duty to their beneficiaries to proxy advisory firms by outsourcing to them, the review […]