UK Investors Sound Warning on Voting Rights

Changes proposed by the FCA risk removing pressure from firms to perform and could encourage lack of accountability from management.

Institutional investors have stressed that the UK should not follow the US in the uptake of dual class share structures (DCSS), as a proposal from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) could make it easier for them to be used in the country. DCSS are structures that allow companies to issue…

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AI Proposals Ask Tech Giants to go “Beyond Platitudes”

Shareholders send strong signal on misinformation risks arising from generative AI, targeting increased accountability and transparency at Meta and Alphabet.

Shareholder proposals centred on generative AI’s (GAI) role in amplifying misinformation and disinformation filed at big tech companies Meta and Alphabet have echoed rising investor concerns around the fast-developing technology. The proposal at Meta was led by ESG activist investor Arjuna Capital, with non-profit Open Media and Information Companies Initiative…

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