Weekly Roundup: June 12-18, 2026

This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of June 12-18, 2026

Director Elections: All Quiet on the Proxy Front, but Will It Last?

Posted by Rajeev Kumar and Meighan McGowan, Georgeson & Computershare, on Friday, June 12, 2026

Tags: Board oversight, director elections, Executive Compensation, Institutional Investors, Proxy advisors, Proxy voting, Say on pay, shareholder engagement

The 2026 Proxy Season in Progress

Posted by Blair Jones, Austin Vanbastelaer, and Nathan Grantz, Semler Brossy, on Saturday, June 13, 2026

Tags: Board of Directors, Executive Compensation, executive pay, investor stewardship, Proxy advisors, Say on pay, Shareholder voting

ESG and Anti-ESG Shareholder Proposals in 2026

Posted by Jennifer Zepralka, Ali Perry, and Liz Walsh, Mayer Brown LLP, on Sunday, June 14, 2026

Tags: Anti-ESG Activism, Climate Risk Disclosure, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, ESG Shareholder Proposals, Proxy Season 2026, shareholder engagement

We’re Not Rolling the Dice in Nevada

Posted by Craig Randall, RA Capital Management, on Monday, June 15, 2026

Tags: corporate law, delaware, fiduciary duty, Nevada, Startup Governance, Venture Capital

Investor Activists Are Now Targeting Your AI Strategy

Posted by Julia Dixon, Edelman Smithfield, on Monday, June 15, 2026

Tags: Artificial intelligence, corporate strategy, Institutional Investors, Investor Relations, Shareholder activism, Value Creation

Considerations for Shareholder Proposals in a Post-Rule 14a-8 World

Posted by Elizabeth Ising, Ronald Mueller, and Julia Lapitskaya, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, on Monday, June 15, 2026

Tags: Proxy access, SEC Rule 14a-8, Securities regulation, Shareholder proposals, Shareholder rights, State Corporate Law

Form PF Amendments Signal Slimmer Private Fund Reporting

Posted by Marc Ponchione, Sheena Paul, and Juliet Han, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Tags: Financial regulation, Hedge funds, Investment advisers, Private equity, Private funds, SEC regulation

When Stock Prices Become Targets: Earnings Management and Price Informativeness in China

Posted by Zhiguo He (Stanford University), Wenxi Jiang (Chinese University of Hong Kong), and Wei Xiong (Princeton University), on Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Tags: Behavioral finance, Capital markets, Earnings management, Emerging markets, Financial reporting, Market efficiency

ISS Calls It Dilution. It Isn’t

Posted by Jessica Pollock, FCLTGlobal, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Tags: Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, Long-Term Value Creation, Proxy voting, Shareholder rights, Stock Buybacks

Chancery Finds Funds Liable for Aiding Directors’ Fiduciary Breaches

Posted by Gail Weinstein, Philip Richter, and Steven Epstein, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Tags: Aiding and Abetting Liability, Conflicts of interest, delaware, Delaware Chancery Court, Delaware law, fiduciary duty, Preferred Stock Financings, Private equity

Global CEO Turnover Index: Key Trends to the End of Q1 2026

Posted by Rusty O’Kelley, Laura Sanderson, and Emma Combe, Russell Reynolds Associates, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Tags: Board Strategy, CEO turnover, Executive Leadership, Leadership Transition, Leadership Trends, succession planning

Tariff Disclosures and Executive Compensation

Posted by Eleanor Viney, Neil McCarthy, and Emily Drazan Chapman, DragonGC, on Thursday, June 18, 2026

Tags: Compensation committees, Executive Compensation, Pay for performance, proxy statements, SEC Disclosure, Tariffs

2026 U.S. Proxy Season: Evolving Incentive Design and CEO Pay Trends

Posted by Subodh Mishra, ISS STOXX, on Thursday, June 18, 2026

Tags: CEO Pay, Executive Compensation, Proxy advisors, Proxy season, Say on pay, Shareholder voting