Sentences with phrase «proxy voting policies»

The Proxy Committee receives and reviews Glass Lewis» written proxy voting policies and procedures («Glass Lewis» Proxy Policies»).

A copy of the Adviser's and proxy voting policies is attached hereto as Appendix A.

In addition, a copy of the Funds» proxy voting policies and procedures are also available by calling 1-844-594-1226 and will be sent within three business days of receipt of a request.

See Part VIII.B regarding records that the Firm must maintain relating to these proxy voting policies and procedures.

If the Firm determines that the proxy voting policies in Part VII.2 do not adequately address a material conflict of interest related to a proxy, it will provide the affected Client Account with copies of all proxy solicitation materials that the Firm receives with respect to that proxy, notify that Client Account of the actual or potential conflict of interest and of the Firm's intended response to the proxy request (which response will be in accordance with the policies set forth in Part VI.A.2 (b)-RRB-, and request that the Client Account consent to the Firm's intended response.

The Company's proxy voting policies, procedures, and records may also be obtained by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission («SEC») website at www.sec.gov.

The proxy voting policies and procedures of Broad Run Investment Management, LLC («Broad Run») address the responsibility of Broad Run to ensure that proxies received for portfolio securities held by the Hennessy Focus Fund (the «Focus Fund») are voted in the best interest of the Focus Fund, including in those situations involving a conflict of interest between the Focus Fund on the one hand, and Broad Run or its affiliated persons, on the other hand.

Additionally, it is the board of each fund, rather than the board of each company, are responsible for establishing the proxy voting policies of each fund.

SAN FRANCISCO (January 13, 2016)-- Glass Lewis today announced the appointment of Dr. Bonnie Hill to its Research Advisory Council, which comprises experts on corporate governance, accounting, law, financial transparency and regulatory matters and guides the development of Glass Lewis» proxy voting policies and guidelines.

Its global expertise on corporate governance, accounting, financial transparency, and legal and regulatory environments will guide development of Glass Lewis» proxy voting policies and guidelines.

«Just as portfolio managers and analysts are increasingly integrating ESG factors into their investment processes, those professionals responsible for their firms» proxy voting policies and, ultimately their actual proxy votes, also need insights into how these issues are being managed within the boardroom.

Its global expertise on corporate governance, accounting, financial transparency and legal and regulatory environments guides the development of Glass Lewis» proxy voting policies and guidelines.

Glass Lewis» proxy voting service offers a diverse array of ESG data attributes for our clients to incorporate into their custom proxy voting policies.

Morgan Stanley had no comment other than to refer to it's proxy voting policy that says it considers such proposal on a case - by - base basis.

Instead, here is my proxy voting policy, and I solicit your comments.

Importantly, these iShares ETFs have a clear proxy voting policy «consistent with the principle that «socially responsible» shareholders are concerned not only with economic returns and sound corporate governance, but also with the ethical behavior of corporations and the social and environmental impact of their actions.»

Full proxy voting policy: http://www.azzad.net/pages/ProxyVoting.aspx.

Prior to delegating the proxy voting responsibility, CSIM will review each sub-adviser's proxy voting policy to determine whether it believes that each sub-adviser's proxy voting policy is generally consistent with the maximization of the value of CSIM's clients» investments by protecting the long - term best interest of shareholders.

Not exact matches

Mr. Garland and his team are responsible for developing and implementing the Funds» active ownership programs for public equities, including voting proxies, engaging portfolio companies on their environmental, social and governance policies and practices, and advocating for regulatory reforms to protect investors and strengthen shareholder rights.

Bill's vast experience has been gained through years of observing shareholders and proxy advisory firms, assessing compensation practices and governance policies, and analyzing voting results and solicitation strategies.

A breakthrough for governance professionals, the newest generation of Viewpoint supports all aspects of your governance program, from the engagement you and other members of your organization do before, during and after the proxy season, to the implementation of custom policies, to the internal collaboration that results in a final vote decision, to the reporting you do for clients, management and regulators.

In addition to this core product line, RiskMetrics owned Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), a pioneer in the development of policy - based proxy voting recommendations.

This includes company dialogues, shareholder proposals, proxy voting and public policy advocacy.

SAN FRANCISCO (September 13, 2007)-- Glass Lewis & Co., LLC, a leading independent research and proxy advisory firm, today announced the launch of the ESG Watch List Service, a tool that enables Glass Lewis» proxy voting clients to track companies with environmental, social, or governance (ESG) policies and / or practices that may create operational, performance, financial, legal, accounting or reputational risks.

Incorporating environmental and social factors into proxy voting workflow, policy and engagement practices is becoming the norm among institutional investors.

In addition, users of Glass Lewis» proxy voting platform, Viewpoint, will have the ability to incorporate ESG factors into their custom voting policies, tailor workflow and reporting with various ESG criteria and access the full Sustainalytics ESG data set for analysis, screening, voting and engagement purposes.

Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules and Regulations, the Policy Committee may establish procedures which shall govern the conduct of the County Committee members from New York County at any such joint meeting, including rules covering such matters as proxy voting, method of balloting and identification of members.

Green Century policy is to ensure that all of the Funds» proxies are voted at all times in the best interest of the Funds and its shareholders.

The Firm includes in Part 2A of its Form ADV (1) a summary of these policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, (2) an offer to provide a copy of such policies and procedures to clients on request, and (3) information concerning how a client may obtain a report summarizing how the Firm voted proxies on behalf of such client.

The Board has adopted Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures («Policies») on behalf of the Trust, which delegate the responsibility for voting proxies to the Adviser or its designee, subject to the Board's continuing oversight.

Where a proxy proposal raises a material conflict between the Adviser's interests and a Fund's interests, the Adviser will resolve the conflict by voting in accordance with the policy guidelines or at the client's directive using the recommendation of an independent third party.

The trustees have adopted CSIM's Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures with respect to proxies voted on behalf of the various Schwab Funds portfolios.

Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC (Glass Lewis), a leading governance and proxy voting firm, has recently released its 2018 Policy Guidelines for Proxy Advice in Canada.

LLC (Glass Lewis), appear to have caught wind of the discussions — both firms added a voting policy in respect of board gender diversity to their 2018 proxy voting guidelines for Canada.

In situations where, in Glass Lewis» opinion, the existing laws, policies or regulations either provide shareholders with adequate proxy access rights or would prohibit a company's adoption of the requested provision, it will recommend that shareholders vote against such US - style proposals.