Proxy season meets customization

ByYali N'Diaye 13 February 202614 February 2026

Artificial intelligence is driving customization at scale. Investment communications, including investor relations, are no exception.

Norton Rose Fulbright states in an article:

Technology, especially AI, and increasingly divergent investor priorities are pushing proxy voting away from uniform policies and toward bespoke frameworks.

Here are some takeaways that should not only apply to investor relations:
➡ Prioritize investor mapping.
➡ Ditch generic narratives.
➡ Prepare engagement materials that reflect financial and sustainability lenses
➡ Assume investors will test alignment

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Yali N'Diaye

Yali N’Diaye, Y Perspective’s Founder, brings a unique blend of experiences with one common thread: the financial sector. A former market economist, she covered the intersection of economic policy and financial markets for 20 years from Paris to Washington D.C. to Ottawa, serving demanding institutional audiences. She has advised major Canadian financial players on reputation management, strategic messaging, thought leadership, public relations, and sustainability and ESG communications. A founding member of She Leads AI, Yali integrates AI-human collaboration into the workflow to drive more impact. She holds a Master’s in International Banking and Finance from Le Havre University and a Bachelor’s in Economics with a major in Economic Policy and Analysis from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne in France. She is bilingual in English and French.