Best Practice Principles of Proxy Advisors - a Step in the Right Direction

Transparency and reliability of proxy advisors have improved over the past decade as has the incorporation of national specifics of corporate governance into the voting guidlines. However, listed companies still miss a possibility to check voting recommendations against factual errors before they are issued to investors. These are two of the main findings of this position paper prepared for an ESMA's consultation on a code of business conduct of the proxy industry.