Are you ready for the new shareholder transparency rules?

What is the ultimate goal of the Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD II)?

To improve shareholders' rights

To improve the stability and sustainability of EU companies in EU regulated markets

To defend shareholders' rights

To align governance practices across EU member states

Which of the following do the increased transparency rules not require?

Continuous reporting

Provide information on policy implementation and voting decisions

Develop and disclose investment policies

Disclose how they engage with investee companies

Which of the following tasks do intermediary banks not have to do under the new rules?

Facilitate the right for issuers to identify shareholders

Provide voting forms

Allow shareholder identification, regardless of the size of the holding

Transmit information to shareholders without undue delay

Which of the following is not a means of achieving more transparency of proxy advisers?

Proxy agencies need not disclose their conflicts of interest

Proxy agencies must disclose certain key information about the preparation of their research

Proxy agencies must draw up and disclose a code of conduct

Proxy agencies must report on the application of a code of conduct

What does 'say on pay' allow?

All shareholders have a binding vote on remuneration policies every four years

All shareholders have the right to vote on pay

All shareholders have a binding vote on remuneration policies

All shareholders have the right to vote on remuneration policies every four years

What is the objective of the new 'say on pay' rules?

To establish a stronger link between shareholders and pay

To ensure the board remains accountable to shareholders

To prevent shareholders voting down pay at AGMs

To establish a stronger link between pay and performance

Why is SRD II important regardless of how member states are already addressing shareholder processes?

Because it is good PR since most investors don't know their rights

Because some countries are really lagging behind

Because it creates parity across the EU

Because it applies to parties across the investment chain

Which of the following is a concern about SRD II?

It makes life difficult for companies

It makes processes for proxy advisers complicated

There is very little awareness about it in the EU investment community

It is too stringent

How is the FRC reacting to SRD II?

It is amending the Stewardship Code to have higher expectations for investor stewardship

It already has stronger requirements than SRD II

It is amending the Stewardship Code to have lower requirements

It already has a Stewardship Code so it doesn’t need to release any new advice or requirements

How many investors believed their organisation met the new SRD II requirements?

40 percent

42 percent

3 percent

3.5 percent

Are you ready for the new shareholder transparency rules?

What is the ultimate goal of the Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD II)?

Which of the following do the increased transparency rules not require?

Which of the following tasks do intermediary banks not have to do under the new rules?

Which of the following is not a means of achieving more transparency of proxy advisers?

What does 'say on pay' allow?

What is the objective of the new 'say on pay' rules?

Why is SRD II important regardless of how member states are already addressing shareholder processes?

Which of the following is a concern about SRD II?

How is the FRC reacting to SRD II?

How many investors believed their organisation met the new SRD II requirements?

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