Asset Management

Why JPMorgan Asset Management dropped proxy advisers in 2025

This year’s AGM voting season was the first time the US asset manager did not receive any voting recommendations from proxy advisers

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JPMorgan Asset Management has been reducing its use of proxy firms, relying on its own research analysts and portfolio managers to make important voting decisions Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images

JPMorgan Asset Management has further reduced its reliance on proxy advisers, with the US fund group this year eliminating voting recommendations from the third party firms.

JPMorgan chief executive Jamie Dimon is a long-standing critic of proxy advisers, including Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis, claiming they have “undue influence” over corporate governance.

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