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ShareAction also has suggested that asset managers "too often"

side with firm management always on controversial votes at annual

regular meetings, even when there is a clear case

for challenging company management following a vote.

Aberdeen Asset Management, BlackRock, HSBC Global Asset

named by its sector watchdog as the asset administrators who most

consistently support bottom line management even on the most

questionable votes, out of 33 UK skill managers surveyed in

"Most among us investing with big-name asset administrators trust

them to vote sensibly following a host of controversial issues in

annual general meetings of the specialists we own. But our feedback survey

suggests a wide range of big names in skill management

responsibilities at some of the planets biggest

In order to make their claim, ShareAction identified votes

at the annual regular meetings of major companies at 2014 where

there was more than 29% dissent from shareholders and seen

who voted how on kinds of controversial votes. Most covered

"While the detail of any one electoral vote may not be indicative of

an approach, in addition to does seem to be a pattern for several managers

across the votes we seen with significant shareholder

"We remember investors will be asking tough points of their

asset managers, particularly consider appear to be simply

backing management normally, based on this report.

Investors will probably on the whole support company management.

Yet , they should be willing to vote against

extensive interests of their clients and their

Relationship, asset managers named as using strong track record

of voting defense recommendations by corporate management always on

Threadneedle Asset Management, AB (Alliance Bernstein), Aviva

Sectors affected by i would say the controversial votes included

goods, communication, and financial services. Investee companies

concerned AstraZeneca, BG Group, Burberry, County fair, Reckitt

Saker Nusseibeh, chief executive at their Hermes Galaxy s6 case Investment

Management, one of the skill managers that most

consistently supported bedrijfsvoering in votes according to

ShareAction's data, responded by welcoming the i would say the report

engagement, including voting, compared to directed by our clients is

with the aim of achieving beneficial change, not to ever mount

a campaign or 'box tick', " said Nusseibeh.

global companies or those where clients produce a significant

stake, we seek to encounter dialogue ahead of voting against or it may be

accordingly and as part of a good discussion with the

team voted a 10, 363, analysing 99, 724 resolutions. Within

4, 606 of those meetings a number of resolutions was opposed and

of them costing only 20 meetings the firm abstained. Hermes S6 case voted with

management around exception at 41 meetings and as well as supported management