ESMA call for evidence on Empty Voting

Voting rights and the right to exercise are of vital concern to all European individual shareholders, as it hinders shareholder engagement and good corporate governance. Some of our member organizations believe that empty voting is significant but it happens without anyone (or very few) being able to measure it or see it. What is certain is that many asset managers are very active in securities lending , especially around the date of the dividend payment, without properly informing the fund investors, and keeping part or all of the profit although all funding and risks are born by the end investors.

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