Proxy Advisors

By David F. LarckerBrian Tayan
CGRI Research Spotlight Series
Corporate Governance Research Initiative
 August2017
Accounting
Corporate Governance
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This Research Spotlight provides a summary of the academic literature on the role of proxy advisors in the proxy voting process:

 

This Research Spotlight expands upon issues introduced in the Quick Guide “Investors and Activism”.

  • The influence of proxy advisors on director elections.
  • The influence of proxy advisors on say on pay.
  • The influence of proxy advisors on proxy contests.
  • The influence of proxy advisors on compensation design.