All Corporate governance articles
-
NewsCompanies behaving badly will be post-crisis losers, say USS, BTPS
Universities’ scheme shifts to UK bonds after US debt soars
-
News
Norway’s SWF hands wish list on shareholder voting to EU
Manager NBIM calls for common approach across the EU to voting deadlines
-
News
AP7 shuns firms for drugs, environment and human rights sins
Premium pension default giant excludes Cronos Group, Elswedy Electric and SK Holdings
-
News
NBIM warns against micro-managing boards on green issues
Sustainability motions from shareholders should be assessed on materiality and prescriptiveness, says Norwegian SWF manager
-
News
Norway to add killer robots to oil fund’s ethical blacklist
Government committee proposes changes to GPFG’s ethical framework
-
News
AP7, Church of England PF back tool to probe climate lobbying
Pension funds instigate development of framework to assess investee lobbying practices
-
News
NBIM launches child rights guide for garment sector with UNICEF
Tool contains metrics firms can use to monitor and report on child rights in their own processes
-
News
AP1 gets tough on incentive programmes in AGM season
Compensation issue drew ‘no’ votes from Swedish buffer fund at some companies
-
News
APG calls on Amazon to explain coronavirus protection measures
Investors want online retail giant to explain effectiveness of measures given reports of outbreaks, staff concern
-
News
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
-
News
Norwegian oil fund pledges to explain every AGM ‘no’ vote
NBIM bemoans lack of uniform shareholder voting framework across markets
-
News
Norway’s SWF dumps €2.6bn of climate culprits after years of delay
Oil fund’s ethical council searches for specialist to investigate forced labour problem
-
News
UK’s largest asset manager declares plan to oppose ExxonMobil chief
LGIM frustration mounts over ‘lack of strategic ambition’ on climate change
-
News
Norway’s ex central bank deputy defends due diligence behind Tangen hiring
Ensuring independence between managing AKO Capital and SWF was “important theme” in talks
-
News
Norway’s central bank supervisors seek answers on SWF’s CEO hiring
Bank to stop responding to media queries about the affair for now
-
News
Norway’s SWF chair to explain new CEO hiring amid growing scandal
Central bank overseers convene extraordinary video-link meeting
-
News
Asset manager roundup: Neuberger Berman to make pre-AGM vote disclosures
US asset manager claims pioneering status with advance proxy vote disclosure initiative
-
News
PLSA gives AGM voting guidance for COVID-19 context
Association’s move follows newsflow about company workforce, executive pay decisions
-
News
Danish pension funds draw back from US for-profit prisons
PKA and Lærernes Pension divest, while Velliv chooses engagement
-
News
SEC blocks Church climate proposal for Exxon AGM again
The proposal requested Exxon to issue a report describing its plans to reduce its total contribution to climate change
