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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NewsPGGM ‘dispirited’ by low ranking under SFDR but praises Commission proposal
Piet Klopp says current SFDR legislative proposal makes ‘very helpful’ improvements on the previous version, ‘which, to be perfectly blunt, we all hated’
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NewsFaith Ward launches solo venture and responsible investment archive for asset owners
New advisory firm will host ‘Brunel Archive’ as Ward says there are further roles in the pipeline
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NewsEU supervisors seek feedback on Taxonomy proposals
ESMA and EIOPA propose simpler EU Taxonomy disclosures as Commission pushes to reduce sustainability reporting burdens
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NewsUK’s LGPS pooling guidance confirms wider investment powers for asset pools
Guidance clarifies investment responsibilities as Local Government Pension Scheme pools assume greater authority while funds retain fiduciary oversight
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NewsNZAOA launches AI tool to benchmark asset manager climate stewardship
The new framework, which will be published in full later this year, finds that no asset manager currently meets the highest climate stewardship standard
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NewsDB endgame strategies reshape professional trustee market, WTW finds
Growing DB endgame activity is driving governance changes, boosting sole trusteeship and regulatory oversight
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NewsPRI consults on future role as it designs 2030 strategy
UN-backed body mulls bolstering asset-manager leadership and tackling artificial intelligence
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NewsMajor pension funds push for clearer voting disclosure for dual-class shares
Industry coalition aims to improve transparency by encouraging separate disclosure of voting outcomes across different share classes
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AnalysisThe state of stewardship five years after the Exxon showdown
Five years after Exxon’s AGM revolt, investors are redefining stewardship through policy influence and outcomes
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NewsFinance Transition Centre urges investors to disclose climate policy dependencies
Steve Waygood calls on pension funds to treat climate policy as fiduciary issue
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NewsNEST member assembly delivers recommendations on best interests investing
Recommendations from a deliberative assembly of members will inform NEST’s investment strategy review and decisions about future member involvement
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NewsPensionsEurope calls for single set of ESG data points for all EU legislation
Responding to EIOPA’s discussion paper on integrated data collection, PensionsEurope says the association’s suggestions are ‘unsuited to occupational pensions’
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NewsAP2 warns of stalling progress on gender-balanced boards in Sweden
Buffer fund CEO says growing gender balance on executive boards shows competence exists, but not yet fully reflected in boardrooms
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NewsGerman advisory board reset signals softer stance on sustainable finance ambition
Board revamped with smaller membership and industry-heavy focus amid push to simplify sustainable finance rules and boost transition finance
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NewsEthos formally excludes fossil fuel companies after failure to effect change
Swiss pension fund-backed organisation says the past few years have shown oil and gas majors are not open to dialogue or change
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Opinion PiecesSystem-level investing ideas from a European investor tour
Long-time institutional investor Jon Lukomnik sets out five crowd-sourced ideas for more tools for asset owners to deal with systemic risk
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Nordic pension funds on Arctic protection
Nordic pension funds – Danish ones in particular – made their voices heard on Arctic protection following EU Commission’s position on oil and gas
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NewsNet-zero investing thwarted by fuzzy thinking on risk and responsibility
Research paper claims it is essential to create clearer delineations between the risks and roles of different types of financial institutions
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: Pension funds pipe up over EU policy
Plus: Investors create definitions and assessment framework for shareholder engagement; PME credits ESG filters for equity outperformance
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NewsAsset owners underuse mandates to drive engagement, says new guidance
IIGCC report encourages asset owners to weigh climate stewardship as a determining factor for manager selection
