After highlighting the importance of the votes cast by institutional investors in shareholders meetings of listed companies, and the role proxy advisors play in this respect, this article turns to the points of criticism that are strongly emphasized in American literature, as well as to the state of regulation on both sides of the Atlantic, also including the stern action the SEC has been taken recently with respect to proxy advisors. On the basis of a questionnaire issued to Dutch listed companies, I shed light on the perception of listed companies of the actions of proxy advisory services. I will conclude with a few reflective remarks, also about the consequences of the growing role of proxy advisors for the preparation of the shareholders meeting dynamics surrounding the shareholders meeting.

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对代理顾问质量和影响力的担忧及其对股东大会筹备工作的影响

在强调了机构投资者在上市公司股东大会上投票的重要性以及代理顾问在这方面的作用之后，本文转向美国文学中强烈强调的批评点，以及大西洋两岸的监管状况，包括美国证券交易委员会最近对代理顾问采取的严厉行动。根据对荷兰上市公司的问卷调查，我阐明了上市公司对代理咨询服务行为的看法。我将以一些反思性的评论作为结束，以及代理顾问在准备围绕股东大会的股东大会动态方面的作用越来越大的后果。