Shareholder Voting Process Improves, but more to be done

Paul Myners has today published his progress report to the Shareholder Voting Working Group on his review of the impediments to voting UK shares – one year after his initial report.

The original report, in February 2004, outlined a comprehensive action programme to remove impediments to the process by which UK institutions vote their shares in UK companies. He concluded that electronic voting was the key to a more efficient voting system.

See full Press Release and full Report in pdf format.