A Proxy Voting Specialist’s View

May 15, 2023

Our Head of Proxy Voting, Marco Wapf, wrote an article for the Reporting Times. This article sheds light on the increasing need and desire for transparency of non-financial information. Marco Wapf presents his take on it and shows the advantages and disadvantages of this trend. He clearly states: Quality over quantity is his mantra.

See the article here.

Moreover, Marco Wapf contributed to an article of L’AGEFI with his assessment about the UBS annual general meeting. He is convinced that it won’t produce any surprises and he expects shareholders to have a high demand for more clarity as far as the strategy and idea behind the acquisition of Credit Suisse is concerned.

See the LinkedIn post.
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In addition, our Head of Proxy Voting provided the Aargauer Zeitung with the following statement: From a corporate governance perspective, double mandates (CEO and Chairman of the Board) should be viewed critically but under certain conditions, they can be accepted for a limited amount of time (e.g., vacancies, corporate crises).

See the article here.