All Corporate Governance articles
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NewsAsset management roundup: LGIM launches secure income range for DB plans
Plus: Franklin Templeton-Legg Mason deal done; AXA IM sees potential for hybrid AGMs
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ESMA to assess German financial reporting system over Wirecard
Watchdog says fintech company’s collapse undermined investor trust in capital markets
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Companies behaving badly will be post-crisis losers, say USS, BTPS
Universities’ scheme shifts to UK bonds after US debt soars
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ICGN ‘adds voice calling for change’ in racial discrimination statement
ICGN responds to death of George Floyd and protests with statement setting out ‘duty to listen, to educate ourselves, to take concrete actions’
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Local authority pension group calls for dissent at Exxon AGM
LAPFF says voting recommendation due to company blocking shareholder proposal from CA100+ investors
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ESG roundup: New COVID-19 bill to provide legal certainty about AGMs [updated]
Plus: ESG metrics, scores moves; COVID-19 corporate governance expectations; Folksam green bond purchase; Stewardship reporting
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UK’s largest asset manager declares plan to oppose ExxonMobil chief
LGIM frustration mounts over ‘lack of strategic ambition’ on climate change
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UK asset manager body sets out stall on dividend decisions
‘Our members are not here to take short-term decisions or capitalise on companies or people in distress’
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Norway’s SWF manager speaks out against excessive tax avoidance
Complex ownership structures could hamper investors’ analysis of firms, says NBIM
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Folksam quizzes Ericsson over bribe-linked staff
Swedish pension fund holds 1.25% of scandal-hit telecoms company
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Positive investor action is the exception, not the rule, says PRI
Responsible investor groups to help institutional investors use their influence more
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Alecta chief urges positive reforms as corporate governance overhaul looms
Magnus Billing hopes the Swedish Corporate Governance Board will take inspiration from the UK’s FRC after it updated its code of practice last year
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US Business Roundtable: A victory for the good guys?
Joseph Mariathasan explores the implications of an influential US business group’s new stance on the purpose of a corporation
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PLSA invites FTSE 100 chairs for workforce data, governance talks
UK pension fund association hopes schemes and companies working together will improve workforce disclosure and governance standards
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UK lawmakers urge asset owners to act on executive pay
BEIS committee says main responsibility for bringing about change lies with asset owners, not asset managers
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Chart of the Week: A long way to go on representation
As the world marks International Women’s Day, data from SSGA indicates board diversity is changing, albeit slowly
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Church investors to take hardline stance on executive pay, climate change
£21bn investor group lays out its plans to challenge companies on pay, pensions, tax, emissions, and diversity
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UK audit inquiry reignites ‘illegal dividends’ dispute
UK and international rules on distributable reserves have ‘inconsistencies’, accountancy body admits, reigniting long-running debate
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Joseph Mariathasan: ESG’s challenge to economic theory
Traditional economic thinking needs to change to keep up with the adoption of ESG strategies
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Stewardship ‘tipping point’ in sight after busy year for engagement
Trade body encourages schemes to ‘take action where issues cause concern’
