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European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee Approves Revisions to Shareholder Rights Directive

08 May 2015

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European Union

On 7 May 2015, the European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee approved draft revisions to the Shareholder Rights Directive (2007/36/EC) in order to strengthen transparency with regard to the engagement policies of institutional investors and asset managers, the remuneration for directors of listed companies, and the tax strategies of large and listed companies. The revisions include: A clause enabling shareholders to vote at least once every three years on a company’s remuneration policy for directors; A requirements that large undertakings and public-interest entities publish country-by-country (CbC) information on profit or loss before tax, taxes on profit or loss, and public subsidies...