The Jasper Street Monthly: August 2026
Key Takeaways
The SEC signaled a rollback of its longstanding shareholder proposal regime, with plans to rescind Rule 14a-8 and return oversight to the states.
An overhaul of executive pay disclosure is on the White House desk and could meaningfully reshape what companies tell the market.
Glass Lewis’s formal plans to split its benchmark policy into four, and initial voting reports from BlackRock and Vanguard, reinforce a fragmenting proxy voting landscape.
High-profile activists dialed up the pressure across multiple sectors, with fresh escalations at Northern Star, Wendy's, and Shake Shack.
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