Corporate governance – Page 2
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Country ReportGermany’s pension buyout market set to expand
Companies are looking to remove unwanted liabilities from their balance sheets
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NewsBP accused of breaching shareholder rights over rejected climate resolution
UK pension funds and investors managing €1trn in assets accuse BP of undermining shareholder rights after refusing to circulate a climate resolution at AGM
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NewsUK asset owners dismiss ESG backlash as stewardship seen to boost returns
Stewardship is seen as financially meaningful and effective, even as ESG issues grow more complex and contested
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NewsPensionsEurope slams plan to retain SFDR rules for occupational funds
The trade body described the potential revisions as ‘a structural misfit for IORPs’
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NewsProxy-advisor support for shareholder proposals has plummeted, finds research
Support for sustainability-related shareholder resolutions by ISS fell from 39% in 2024 to 7% in 2025, while Glass Lewis saw a drop from 26% in 2024 to 21% in H1 2025
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NewsUK industry warns of conflicts of interest around professional trustees
The consultation aiming to improve standards of pension scheme trusteeship, governance and administration closed today
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NewsNBIM’s backing for green shareholder proposals plunges amid polarisation
Norway’s SWF says fewer sustainability-linked proposals made it to the ballot, adding that quality was poorer
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NewsNZAM: Which asset managers have stuck and which ones have left
Most Net Zero Asset Managers initiative members stay on after overhaul, but major names remain absent
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NewsSupervisor expects stricter risk management from German pension funds
Finance ministry expects schemes to apply new standards developed by ABV, the association of professional pension funds in Germany
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NewsUK publishes sustainability reporting standards
The standards are voluntary for the time being, but the Financial Conduct Authority is currently consulting on changes to the UK’s listing rules
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AnalysisFaith-based initiative to link peacebuilding with critical mineral supply chains
The coalition, led by the Church of England Pensions Board, is to use peacebuilding to tackle material risk management for global supply chains worldwide
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NewsUK consultants launch asset owner-manager stewardship alignment tool
New tool is designed to help asset owners assess whether asset managers’ stewardship practices align with their expectations, offering suggestions where gaps emerge
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NewsVatican bank unveils Morningstar indices aligned with Catholic ethical rules
Istituto per le Opere di Religione and Morningstar launch eurozone and US equity benchmarks, screening companies by Catholic ethical standards
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NewsEU kicks off consultation on Shareholder Rights Directive overhaul
Tighter rules for proxy advisers and virtual annual meetings are among measures being considered by policymakers
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NewsManager expectations of a disorderly climate transition rise
LCP survey also found that a third of surveyed managers are unsure whether ESG initiatives such as NZAM will play significant role in investment industry
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NewsFinancial systems must be reimagined to protect nature, says ‘historic’ report
Aviva’s Thomas Viegas says assessment ‘highlights that while nature underpins all economic activity, biodiversity and ecosystem services are in steep decline’
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AnalysisCorporate reform underpins Japan’s record equity run
Japanese equities surged to record highs last year, amid confidence that government policy and the new regulatory framework will continue to support investment
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NewsDutch lawmakers under pressure to allow shareholder ‘say-on-sustainability’
Upcoming debate on CSRD transposition will reveal whether politicians follow in footsteps of Spain, Estonia and Switzerland
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NewsDutch financial regulator plans to step up scrutiny of pension funds’ sustainability claims
A study of 42 financial institutions by AFM flagged greenwashing concerns across the market
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AnalysisAI makes inroads into proxy voting
In the US, JP Morgan Asset Management dumped proxy advisers in favour of an AI tool for domestic voting
