All Corporate governance articles
-
News StoriesSeven more Danish pension players back tax code of conduct
AP Pension, Lægernes Pension, MP Pension, PenSam, Pædagogernes Pension, P+ and Velliv adopt principles
-
News Stories
‘Substantial shift’ seen as BlackRock embraces climate risk
Suite of initiatives announced as CEO flags near-term capital reallocation over climate risk
-
News Stories
Folksam quizzes Ericsson over bribe-linked staff
Swedish pension fund holds 1.25% of scandal-hit telecoms company
-
News Stories
MP Pension’s investment arm wins DKK1.7bn mandate from LD Funds
MPIM to take over Danish equities management from C WorldWide
-
News Stories
Velliv gets tough on aggressive tax planning by asset managers
Move follows pact by four of Denmark’s largest funds on common responsible tax principles
-
News Stories
Positive investor action is the exception, not the rule, says PRI
Responsible investor groups to help institutional investors use their influence more
-
News Stories
AP7, APG chiefs join global corporates in new sustainability group
New alliance modelled on Swedish investor initiative
-
Opinion Pieces
Guest viewpoint: Jennifer Choi & Brian Hoehn
“Principles 3.0 is intended to offer a road map to optimal partnerships in the private equity industry”
-
News Stories
UK’s new ESG pension rules are just the first step: PLSA
Trustees need to work with their advisers to scrutinise asset managers’ offering, says PLSA
-
News Stories
UK Law Commission calls for input on pooled fund voting laws
The Law Commission was asked by the UK government to carry out a study about the system of ‘intermediated securities’
-
News Stories
AP Funds take active role in bid to tackle money laundering
The Swedish state pension buffer funds’ Council on Ethics gathered major banks and regulators together to discuss recent scandals
-
News Stories
Chart of the Week: Companies seeking to address gender imbalance
State Street Global Advisors plans to step up its campaign for more female representation on company boards in the next 12 months
-
News Stories
UK, Danish pension funds file lobbying resolution against BHP
CEPB and MP Pension among major institutional shareholders demanding that the mining giant abandons lobby groups that operate at odds with the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change
-
News Stories
Joseph Mariathasan: Shareholders or stakeholders?
Corporations are able to operate without the impact of their activities fully priced into their profit and loss statements
-
News Stories
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
-
News Stories
Asset manager body hails engagement effect on CEO pay
Analysis on FTSE 100 pay from the High Pay Centre and CIPD shows median CEO remuneration fell 13% to £3.5m from 2017 to 2018
-
News Stories
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
-
News Stories
ESG roundup: UK ‘economics of biodiversity’ review kicks into gear
Plus: The US Securities and Exchange Commission is to consider whether or not to publish guidance about the use of proxy advice in the shareholder voting process
-
News Stories
Proxy adviser group revises best practice principles
Code of practice updated to introduce new governance, monitoring and reporting structures for proxy advisory companies
-
News Stories
Joseph Mariathasan: Markowitz, Friedman and the crucial debate on ESG
Should the interests of company shareholders trump those of all other stakeholders?
