Corporate governance – Page 48
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Belgium’s Ogeo pension fund fires management committee
Move appears to be linked to a corruption scandal
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Asset owners advised to demand ESG engagement escalation policies
Charity investor calls for ESG market to plug ‘serious gaps or risk credibility’
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NewsNBIM warns EC against dogmatic rules on ESG skills for boards
Norway’s SWF manager calls for more EU harmonisation of shareholder voting and due diligence
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NewsPIRC tackles IAASB over audit expectation gap
‘Auditors have substantial obligations in relation to detecting fraud in an audit, regardless of the expectation gap’
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OECD Blended Finance: BlackRock chief says governments must play their part in decarbonisation
Investors face key challenges to drive capital towards sustainable goals
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North Rhine-Westphalia Pensionsfonds faces criticism over ESG policies
The Ministry of Finance claims the extraction of fossil fuels had never been used as exclusion criteria for ESG policies in North Rhine-Westphalia
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NewsPLSA policy board identifies six priorities for 2021 as new members join
DC decumulation, investment and stewardship, pensions tax relief, small pots, pension dashboards and DB funding are top priorities for the PLSA
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Denmark’s €1.3bn crisis fund ready to invest; Möger Pedersen chairs
Former ATP chief Stendevad appointed as board member
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ATP banishes Rio Tinto and eight others after detailed fact-finding
Content moderation outsourcing company kept in the Danish pension fund’s fold
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Allianz to expand green tech investments to curb GHG emissions
It will consider ‘emission-intensive’ sectors such as energy production, transportation, and car manufacturing
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PMT sells stake in ExxonMobil after failed engagement
The oil firm refused to report on its scope 3 CO2 emissions
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Sampension ramps up tax scrutiny, demanding firms report regionally
Danish pension fund requires companies to report tax paid by region, not just globally
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Any UK move to dual-class shares bad for stewardship, says Railpen
Railways pension fund slams Sunak’s idea for attracting business after Brexit
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Dutch fiduciaries make switch to online manager selection
‘It’s really though to get the same information out of an online meeting as you would during on-site visits’
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NewsGermany roundup: BaFin on ‘phase-out’ operations after Brexit
Plus: BVK institutions set up real estate company; DRV’s carbon neutral plan
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Dutch schemes slow to implement RI agreement
Not a single pension fund has fully implemented the IMVB-convenant yet
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Swiss Pensionskasse scouts green tech start-ups for VC investments
CPV/CAP Pensionskasse will also focus on young companies that develop solutions for health care and education
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NewsESG roundup: NN IP sees €300bn green bond issuance next year
Plus: GPIF allocates to gender-diversity index; Denmark’s Sampension adds 79 stocks to blacklist
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: How trustees can create practical carbon journey plans
Dealing with climate change is a responsibility we all share – but trustees may be wondering how they get from their starting point to the required end-goal. This ‘carbon journey’ needs a plan.
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NewsFunding ratio threshold for Dutch pension funds lowered to 95%
DNB research shows that an average scheme will be able to meet its pension obligations if it has a funding ratio of 95% at the moment of transition
