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PFA pushes back against SEC plan to scrap shareholder proposal rule

Reported by Amwatch
Oct 30, 2026· 1 min read
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Key Takeaways
  • • Denmark's largest pension fund, PFA, has filed a formal comment letter urging the SEC to drop its proposal to rescind Rule 14a-8, the shareholder proposal rule, according to AMWatch.
  • • PFA warns that scrapping Rule 14a-8 would raise the risk of owning US stocks.
  • • The filing was reported by AMWatch on 30 October 2026, authored by Liv Almer.
Summary
Denmark's largest pension fund, PFA, has formally pushed back against a plan by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to rescind Rule 14a-8, the shareholder proposal rule, according to AMWatch. PFA submitted a comment letter to the regulator urging it to abandon the proposal.

According to the report, PFA argues that eliminating the rule would increase the risk for investors holding US equities. The rule governs the ability of shareholders to submit proposals for inclusion in company proxy materials, a mechanism that institutional investors have long used to press for governance and disclosure changes.

The article is the primary source for this story and is limited to a subscriber-only preview, so further detail on the letter's specific arguments and any figures cited is not available in the material reviewed. The story is part of AMWatch's pension coverage, which has also tracked other Nordic pension funds' engagement with SEC rulemaking, including AP7's warning over dropped climate requirements.

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Amwatch PFA pushes back against SEC plan to scrap shareholder proposal rule