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Prospr Aligned will continue its work helping institutional fiduciaries understand proxy voting, fund alignment, and shareholder stewardship. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas City, Mo. — Prospr Aligned today announced that Derek Kreifels, the firm’s Chief Executive Officer, has acquired full ownership of the company and will now lead Prospr Aligned as an independent firm focused on […]
This is the fourth of a four-part series from Prospr Aligned’s head of corporate engagement and proxy voting expert, Jerry Bowyer. One of the more revealing sections of ISS’s 2026 Benchmark Survey concerns corporate redomiciling. The timing is hard to miss. Tesla and Exxon have both moved from Delaware to Texas, and the survey repeatedly […]
This is the third of a four-part series from Prospr Aligned’s head of corporate engagement and proxy voting expert, Jerry Bowyer. One of the most important developments in corporate governance today is also one of the least understood. The ESG conversation is moving beyond carbon and climate disclosures toward something broader: the measurement and reporting […]
This is the second of a four-part series from Prospr Aligned’s head of corporate engagement and proxy voting expert, Jerry Bowyer. One of the most revealing questions in the ISS survey concerns the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). ISS explains that CSRD forms part of the European Commission’s “Action Plan on Financing Sustainable […]
This is the first of a four-part series from Prospr Aligned’s head of corporate engagement and proxy voting expert, Jerry Bowyer. Every year, Institutional Shareholder Services asks investors and other market participants to respond to its annual benchmark policy survey. That may sound like an obscure exercise. It is not. Proxy advisory firms such as […]
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, it is a fitting time to reflect on the financial milestones that helped shape the nation’s economy, markets, and institutions. From the founding of an independent economic system to the rise of modern capital markets and digital assets, these moments tell the story of America’s financial evolution. […]
Relocation, relocation, relocation Springtime migrations aren’t just for birds. Last week, ExxonMobil, a Fortune 10 company, decided to leave its longtime corporate domicile of high-tax New Jersey for business-friendly Texas. For decades, a handful of states such as Delaware, with its hospitable corporate law, and California, Illinois, and New York, with their capital resources, held too strong a […]
Last week, Vanguard reached a $29.5 million settlement with the Texas Attorney General and a coalition of states over allegations tied to ESG-driven proxy voting and stewardship conduct. Vanguard denies wrongdoing, but the settlement imposes binding “passivity” commitments and expands proxy-voting choice. For state fiduciaries, this is not about scoring political points. It is about […]
