The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu The leading online blog in the fields of corporate governance and financial regulation. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:00:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-photography-4-e1706898544564-1-32x32.png 2026 Policy Updates from Key Investors – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu 32 32 2026 Policy Updates from Key Investors https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/05/22/2026-policy-updates-from-key-investors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2026-policy-updates-from-key-investors https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/05/22/2026-policy-updates-from-key-investors/#respond Fri, 22 May 2026 11:32:50 +0000 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/?p=181147?d=20260521165649EDT Posted by Rajeev Kumar, Daniel Chang, and Meighan McGowan, Georgeson, on Friday, May 22, 2026
Editor's Note:

Rajeev Kumar is a Senior Managing Director and Daniel Chang is a Senior Analyst at Georgeson Advisory, and Meighan McGowan is the Head of Business Development for Investor Engagement in North America at Computershare. This post is based on their Georgeson memorandum.

Notable Policy Changes from Key Investors:

  • Capital International, Inc. and Capital Research and Management Company
    (Capital Group)     – Reincorporation
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC (Geode) – Say on Pay Frequency, Equity Plans, and Reincorporation
  • T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (TRPA) – Director Overboarding, Board Diversity and Composition
  • Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) – Company Engagement, Board Diversity and Composition, Board Tenure, Reincorporation, and Say on Pay
  • Dodge & Cox – Reincorporation
  • New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF) – Reincorporation, Say on Pay Frequency, and Emerging Shareholder Proposals (Re Data Center Growth and AI Governance)

As the 2026 proxy season gets underway, several key institutional investors have released updates to their voting policies, reflecting evolving expectations on governance, sustainability, and shareholder rights. Selected key revisions – summarized below – signal potential shifts in how these investors may evaluate proposals and engage with companies in the coming year.

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