Corporate governance
In-depth reporting on corporate governance and its impact on investments for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists
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NewsPFA urges strong oversight of defence as sector gains ground in portfolios
ESG investing in defence is about robust frameworks rather than ‘pretending defence is a clean industry’, says PFA investment officer
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NewsInvestors request regulatory review of HSBC, PwC over climate accounting
AkademikerPension, NEST and Merseyside Pension Fund have asked the UK’s Financial Reporting Council to investigate the firms over their account of climate risks
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NewsBASF faces investor challenge over climate lobbying ahead of AGM
Investors challenge BASF over climate lobbying, urging alignment with EU carbon pricing and net-zero goals
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NewsShareholder revolt at BP AGM over climate and governance
Early reports suggest investors have voted against management on two key proposals
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NewsISSB decides against standalone standard for nature disclosures
Instead, it will employ a ‘practice statement’ to explain how companies can provide nature-related disclosures in accordance with existing standards
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NewsDanish supervisor calls out Velliv over SFDR disclosures
Finanstilsynet claims Velliv didn’t disclose likely impacts of sustainability-related risks on returns of financial products that it had designated as ‘Article 8’
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NewsCIOs must step up responsible investment efforts, say major asset owners
Members of the asset-owner project on the future of responsible investment include Allianz, Universities Superannuation Scheme and Denmark’s PKA
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NewsEFRAG raises concerns over industry-driven metrics in sustainability standards
EFRAG warns ISSB’s reliance on SASB metrics risks confusion, complexity and weak interoperability across frameworks
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NewsLegal battle over transparency of Swiss public pension funds escalates
Court cases in Vaud test whether Swiss public pension funds must disclose investment allocations publicly
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NewsNearly half of European assets now run by US managers
‘Europe is quietly losing control over how its capital is allocated’, warn observers
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NewsBorder to Coast and Railpen announce plans to vote against BP
UK pension investors flag concerns about transparency and governance at the oil and gas major BP
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NewsNorway’s SWF says all companies should add staff ownership schemes
Nicolai Tangen says share ownership plans ‘not about corporate social responsibility’ but ‘making good long-term financial decisions’
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NewsSwiss Tellco intervention seen as proof of effective pension fund oversight
Pension experts say Tellco intervention shows Swiss pension oversight works, despite governance concerns in multi-employer schemes
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AnalysisA return to arms: how asset owners are reevaluating their defence exclusions
Some are ditching all screens, some are introducing stronger restrictions
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: BP fast becomes proxy voting season’s key flashpoint
Plus: research from OxProx shows that ‘asset owners show materially greater support for ESG and shareholder-initiated proposals’
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AnalysisInvestors grapple with corporate climate lobbying amid sustainability pullback
More investors may be seeing the importance of scrutinising corporate lobbying, but they now have to face European companies reining in sustainability ambitions
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AnalysisHow useful is climate scenario analysis?
Troubled methodologies and unrealistic pathways have undermined the credibility of the process, but there are efforts to get it taken more seriously
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NewsRecord funding ratios prompt DAX firms to rethink pension strategies, allocations
DAX firms achieved a 2.2% return on pension assets through active management, navigating a challenging economic and geopolitical environment, says WTW
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AnalysisBP ballot row: a test for UK shareholder democracy?
Will the oil and energy giant get away with blocking a climate shareholder resolution?
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NewsDAX firms push fully funded pensions despite regulatory complexity
German corporates increasingly fund pension liabilities fully, strengthening governance, reducing risk, and supporting profitability amid regulation
