On November 18, 2016, Glass Lewis announced that it had released updated 2017 proxy voting guidelines for several countries and that updated guidelines for other countries would be released over the next few weeks. The announcement can be found at: http://www.glasslewis.com/2017-proxy-season-asian-guidelines-available/
The countries that Glass Lewis released updated proxy voting guidelines for initially were:
- United States: http://www.glasslewis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2017_Guideline_US.pdf
- Canada: http://www.glasslewis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2017_Guideline_Canada.pdf
- Korea
- Singapore
- Indonesia
- Thailand
- Philippines
- Malaysia
Glass Lewis identified the following key areas for changes in the US 2017 proxy voting guidelines (none related to compensation):
- Evaluating director commitments
- Governance following an IPO or spin-off
- Board evaluation and refreshment
And these were the key areas for Canada:
- Evaluating director commitments
- Board responsiveness to a failed advisory vote
- Equity compensation plans
- Shareholder rights plans