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ICI Publishes Fund Proxy Voting Survey
November 17, 2010
The Investment Company Institute has published the results of a survey the industry group conducted of the proxy voting trends of registered investment companies for the years 2007 to 2009. Generally, the study finds that during the recent financial crisis, mutual funds dedicated much time and energy in… read more
February 16 Webinar: Mechanics of Shareholder Voting
December 30, 2010
On February 16, from 2:00 to 3:00PM EST, the Forum will present a webinar featuring a discussion led by Edward Pittman, of the Dechert law firm, on the mechanics of the proxy system. In this webinar, Mr. Pittman will outline how issuers communicate with shareholders, how votes… read more
Finance Professors Look at Potential Mutual Fund Proxy Voting Conflicts
March 31, 2011
Rasha Ashraf of the Department of Finance at Georgia State University, Narayanan Jayaraman at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Harley Ryan of the Department of Finance at Georgia State University have released a draft of a paper looking at whether mutual funds' pension-related business ties… read more
Taub on Mutual Fund Proxy Voting
April 19, 2011
Jennifer Taub, a professor at Vermont Law School, has published a paper entitled, "Able But Not Willing: The Failure of Mutual Fund Advisers to Advocate for Shareholders' Rights," examining how investment advisers to large mutual fund families cast proxy votes on shareholder-sponsored corporate governance resolutions.… read more