Glass Lewis

Extracted Attributes

• Type

  Proxy advisory services company

• Founded

  2003-01-01

• Coverage

  30,000+ meetings annually across approximately 100 global markets

• Headquarters

  San Francisco, USA

• Global Offices

  New York, Washington DC, Kansas City, Ireland, Germany, Australia, Toronto, London, Limerick, Karlsruhe, Paris, Sydney, Tokyo

• Primary Services

  Research and recommendations for shareholder votes, digital platform for vote management and reporting

• Market Share (Spring 2019)

  28% of proxy advisory market for mutual funds

• Number of Investors Globally

  1300+

• Assets Under Management (Clients)

  Over $40 trillion

• Number of Corporate Issuer Clients

  2300+

Timeline

• Glass Lewis is founded. (Source: Wikipedia, Wikidata)

  2003-01-01

• Acquired Sydney-based proxy advisory firm Corporate Governance International, which subsequently became known as CGI Glass Lewis. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2006-09-01

• Acquired Washington Analysis, a political and economic advisory firm based in Washington, D.C. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2008-11-01

• Acquired IVOX GmbH, Germany's leading independent provider of proxy advisory and governance services for institutional investors. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2015-06-01

• Controlled 28% of the proxy advisory market for mutual funds, making it the second-largest company in the market. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2019-03-01

• Acquired by Peloton Capital Management and financial services entrepreneur Stephen Smith from the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and the Alberta Investment Management Corp. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2021-03-01

• Plans to drop its unified 'house view' of voting recommendations to offer clients tailored 'perspectives'. (Source: Web Search (The Conference Board))

  2027-01-01

• Faced criticism from Elon Musk regarding its influence on corporate governance, specifically concerning his pay package. (Source: Related Documents, Reuters)

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Glass Lewis

Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) is a major American proxy advisory services company. As of spring 2019, Glass Lewis controlled 28% of the proxy advisory market for mutual funds; this makes it the second-largest company in the market behind Institutional Shareholder Services. The primary services provided by Glass Lewis are research and recommendations for shareholder votes by institutional investors, including a digital platform for managing these votes and reporting. A large fraction of those investors follow the recommendations of Glass Lewis in lockstep, giving it outsize importance and impact on governance across the corporate sphere. Founded in 2003, Glass Lewis is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in New York, Washington DC, Kansas City, Ireland, Germany, and Australia. In September 2006, Glass Lewis acquired Sydney-based proxy advisory firm Corporate Governance International which then became known as CGI Glass Lewis. In November 2008, Glass Lewis acquired Washington Analysis, a political and economic advisory firm based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1973 and rated among the Best Analysts of the Year by Institutional Investor magazine, Washington Analysis anticipates and analyzes the impact of political, legislative and regulatory developments on the financial markets. In June 2015, Glass Lewis acquired IVOX GmbH, Germany's leading independent provider of proxy advisory and governance services for institutional investors. Until March 2021, Glass Lewis was owned by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, and the Alberta Investment Management Corp. In March 2021, Peloton Capital Management, a private equity firm, and Stephen Smith, a financial services entrepreneur, acquired Glass Lewis from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and the Alberta Investment Management Corp.

Web Search Results

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• Glass, Lewis & Co.

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  Founded in 2003, Glass Lewis operates globally with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, including locations in San Francisco, Toronto, London, Limerick, Karlsruhe, Paris, Sydney and Tokyo. Our innovative solutions support governance and stewardship efforts worldwide. Learn More About Us 1300+ Investors Globally: Leveraging Proxy Paper research and custom policy recommendations. 2300+ Corporate Issuer Clients: Engaging on material governance and disclosure practices. $40 T [...] This article provides an overview of notable findings from Glass Lewis’ annual policy survey of investors, corporate issuers and other market participants, on topics at the center of the recent governance, stewardship and regulatory conversations.### Policy Survey Shows a Shifting Stewardship Landscape, and Diverging Investor Views Across Regions [...] Blog Article Learn MoreLearn More ### Glass Lewis Launches Inaugural Investor Stewardship Survey To capture investor perspectives and share meaningful insights with market stakeholders, Glass Lewis is conducting its inaugural Investor Stewardship Survey.### Glass Lewis Launches Inaugural Investor Stewardship Survey To capture investor perspectives and share meaningful insights with market stakeholders, Glass Lewis is conducting its inaugural Investor Stewardship Survey. Blog Article

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  Skip to main content # Proxy firm Glass Lewis joins ISS in urging vote against Musk's $1 trillion pay package By Reuters Companies Glass, Lewis & Co., Llc PROXY, a.s. Tesla Inc Oct 20 (Reuters) - Proxy firm Glass Lewis has recommended that Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab shareholders vote against the proposed $1 trillion pay package for CEO Elon Musk, days after ISS also urged investors to reject what might be the largest-ever compensation plan awarded to a company chief. [...] Glass Lewis said the potential decrease in shareholder value and details of the proposed payment terms "warrant significant concern." The recommendations by Glass Lewis and ISS "attempt to override the mandate our shareholders delivered to Elon and ignore the staggering financial results delivered under Elon's leadership, elevating their rigid policies over shareholder value," Tesla said in a post on X.

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  Glass Lewis, one of the two dominant proxy advisory firms alongside ISS, recently announced it will drop its unified “house view” of voting recommendations by 2027 to offer clients tailored voting “perspectives.” Ultimately, this move away from a single advisory standard will give companies more room to define their governance story and strengthen investor relationships on their own terms. [...] Glass Lewis, one of the two dominant proxy advisory firms alongside ISS, recently announced it will drop its unified “house view” of voting recommendations by 2027 to offer clients tailored voting “perspectives.” Ultimately, this move away from a single advisory standard will give companies more room to define their governance story and strengthen investor relationships on their own terms.

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• Inception Date

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Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) is a major American proxy advisory services company. As of spring 2019, Glass Lewis controlled 28% of the proxy advisory market for mutual funds; this makes it the second-largest company in the market behind Institutional Shareholder Services. The primary service Glass Lewis provides is research and recommendations for shareholder votes by institutional investors, including a digital platform for managing these votes and reporting. A large fraction of those investors follow the recommendations of Glass Lewis in lockstep, giving it outsize importance and impact on governance across the corporate sphere. Founded in 2003, Glass Lewis is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in New York, Washington DC, Kansas City, Ireland, Germany, and Australia. In September 2006, Glass Lewis acquired Sydney-based proxy advisory firm Corporate Governance International which then became known as CGI Glass Lewis. In November 2008, Glass Lewis acquired , a political and economic advisory firm based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1973 and rated among the Best Analysts of the Year by Institutional Investor magazine, Washington Analysis anticipates and analyzes the impact of political, legislative and regulatory developments on the financial markets. In June 2015, Glass Lewis acquired IVOX GmbH, Germany's leading independent provider of proxy advisory and governance services for institutional investors. Until March 2021, Glass Lewis was owned by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, and the Alberta Investment Management Corp. In March 2021, Peloton Capital Management, a private equity firm, and Stephen Smith, a financial services entrepreneur, acquired Glass Lewis from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and the Alberta Investment Management Corp.