Future fund proxy voting

Proxy Voting Guidelines and should not be construed as, investment advice, a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or a recommendation 

A proxy vote is a ballot cast by one person or firm on behalf of a shareholder of a corporation who may not be able or have the desire to attend a shareholder meeting, or who otherwise desires not to vote on an issue. FY18 proxy voting summary Exclusions Our ESG Policy provides a framework which helps us to determine what entities and sectors are excluded from the investment portfolio for non-financial reasons. Forward-Looking Statements. Statements included herein may constitute “forward-looking” statements as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements with regard to future events or the future On Nov. 15, the Securities and Exchange Commission is slated to host a roundtable on the proxy-voting process that will focus on proxy-voting mechanics and technology, the shareholder proposal process and the role and regulation of proxy-advisory firms. The company's public accountants would report directly to the board. Bogle proposes opening up the proxy process so that smaller shareholders might have a larger voice. Our purpose is to help provide a foundation upon which 20 million Canadians build their financial security in retirement. Learn more Paul Costello, general manager of the $52 billion Future Fund, has said the fund will vote proxies for its shareholdings once it starts to invest. “We think it’s appropriate to vote our shares,” Costello said in an interview with ABC’s Inside Business on the weekend.

In some cases, however, Funds may vote differently, depending upon the nature and objective of each Fund, the composition of its portfolio, and other factors.

A mutual fund’s proxy voting record is available from the fund and on the SEC’s website. A mutual fund must make the information disclosed in its most recently filed Form N-PX available to shareholders either on the fund’s website or upon request by calling a specified toll-free (or collect) telephone number. Future Fund Board of Guardians Proxy voting summary for General Meetings of Australian listed entities during the year ended 30 June 2018 Proxy Votes Certainly Matter to Index Funds The suggestion that index funds relinquish their voting rights is irresponsible and ill-informed. A proxy vote is a ballot cast by one person or firm on behalf of a shareholder of a corporation who may not be able or have the desire to attend a shareholder meeting, or who otherwise desires not to vote on an issue. FY18 proxy voting summary Exclusions Our ESG Policy provides a framework which helps us to determine what entities and sectors are excluded from the investment portfolio for non-financial reasons. Forward-Looking Statements. Statements included herein may constitute “forward-looking” statements as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements with regard to future events or the future On Nov. 15, the Securities and Exchange Commission is slated to host a roundtable on the proxy-voting process that will focus on proxy-voting mechanics and technology, the shareholder proposal process and the role and regulation of proxy-advisory firms.

The company's public accountants would report directly to the board. Bogle proposes opening up the proxy process so that smaller shareholders might have a larger voice.

The funds’ proxy voting service is instructed to vote all proxies relating to fund portfolio securities in accordance with these guidelines, except as otherwise instructed by the Director of Proxy Voting and Corporate Governance (“Proxy Voting Director”), a member of the Office of the Trustees who is A mutual fund’s proxy voting record is available from the fund and on the SEC’s website. A mutual fund must make the information disclosed in its most recently filed Form N-PX available to shareholders either on the fund’s website or upon request by calling a specified toll-free (or collect) telephone number. Future Fund Board of Guardians Proxy voting summary for General Meetings of Australian listed entities during the year ended 30 June 2018 Proxy Votes Certainly Matter to Index Funds The suggestion that index funds relinquish their voting rights is irresponsible and ill-informed. A proxy vote is a ballot cast by one person or firm on behalf of a shareholder of a corporation who may not be able or have the desire to attend a shareholder meeting, or who otherwise desires not to vote on an issue. FY18 proxy voting summary Exclusions Our ESG Policy provides a framework which helps us to determine what entities and sectors are excluded from the investment portfolio for non-financial reasons. Forward-Looking Statements. Statements included herein may constitute “forward-looking” statements as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements with regard to future events or the future

Forward-Looking Statements. Statements included herein may constitute “forward-looking” statements as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements with regard to future events or the future

Our purpose is to help provide a foundation upon which 20 million Canadians build their financial security in retirement. Learn more Paul Costello, general manager of the $52 billion Future Fund, has said the fund will vote proxies for its shareholdings once it starts to invest. “We think it’s appropriate to vote our shares,” Costello said in an interview with ABC’s Inside Business on the weekend. MFS’ policy is that proxy voting decisions are made in what MFS believes to be the best long-term economic interests of MFS’ clients, and not in the interests of any other party or in MFS' corporate interests, including interests such as the distribution of MFS Fund shares and institutional client relationships. The Future Fund’s proxy voting records are styled as summary statistics and do not describe the unique proposals, companies or resolutions which the fund has voted on. Although the statistics are partially categorised and both domestic and international companies are included, they do not show the fund’s voting

MFS’ policy is that proxy voting decisions are made in what MFS believes to be the best long-term economic interests of MFS’ clients, and not in the interests of any other party or in MFS' corporate interests, including interests such as the distribution of MFS Fund shares and institutional client relationships.

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) endeavours to exercise proxy votes at all shareholder meetings where authorised to do so by clients and periodically  Active proxy voting indicates intent to influence the corporate governance of the firm. http://www.futurefund.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/4120/ 

28 Feb 2017 support its requirement to maximise returns earned on the Funds. primarily tailored to proxy voting in listed equity markets, they also guide  We believe all of our clients have a right to know how we are voting company proxies on their behalf; therefore, recent proxy voting decisions for each of the funds