Corporate governance – Page 6
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NewsItaly’s largest pension funds outperform in 2024 amid governance overhauls
Enpam surpasses targets, while Cassa Forense posts double-digit returns and Inarcassa boosts private market exposure
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AnalysisWill overhauling the EU taxonomy impact the future of the SFDR?
The Commission is consulting on changes to the regulation, but will its plans for the taxonomy force a rethink?
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NewsEuropean Commission consults on SFDR redesign
Call for evidence comes as national supervisors find more asset managers not compliant with law
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NewsLGPS Central launches stewardship service to ease governance burden
Mandate announced by the pool in January 2025
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NewsIASB forges ahead with climate, other uncertainties reporting examples
The board is expected to finalise the examples in October 2025
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NewsSSGA launches opt-in sustainability stewardship service
New service is available globally to institutional separately-managed accounts that ‘prioritise achieving sustainability outcomes’
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FeaturesReforms boost appeal of Japanese equities despite trade challenges
It has been a long time coming but Japan’s corporate governance reforms are finally winding their way through the system, giving investors new-found confidence in its equity markets.
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NewsSDR seen as effective at curbing greenwashing – IA survey
Meaanwhile, FCA announces it has decided against extending its SDR to cover portfolio management
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NewsISSB targets Scope 3 clarity in proposed IFRS S2 climate rule changes
‘It is the role of a responsible standard-setter to listen to market feedback from the earliest implementation stages,’ says ISSB vice chair Sue Lloyd
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NewsSampension, Folksam take Norway’s Equinor to task on net zero ‘inconsistency’
Danish, Swedish pension majors team up with Australasian NGO to confront Norwegian state oil company
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NewsShareholder campaign on greening oil and gas suspended for a year
Follow This founder Mark van Baal says an increase in support is necessary for resolutions to be effective
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NewsInternational Accounting Standards Board weighs future agenda amid ISSB collaboration
IASB must also manage resource constraints and address ongoing concerns about Post-Implementation Reviews
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: European investors plough ahead
Plus: DEI and net zero goals amid growing trans-Atlantic divide
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NewsIFRS joins forces with TNFD to improve nature-related financial disclosures
The agreement aims to create better guidelines for companies to report on how their activities affect nature
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NewsIrish Pensions Authority flags governance gaps in 2024 supervisory review
The Authority conducted compliance audits across various pension funds focusing on adherence to regulatory standards and the effectiveness of internal controls
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NewsNBIM backs away from filing shareholder requests, according to AGM data
2025 Proxy Preview report has said there had been more secrecy around this year’s shareholder resolutions at US company annual meetings
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AnalysisDanish pension funds keep board diversity as corporate governance priority
Pension funds gear up for 2025 voting season amid pressure on shareholder rights in US
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Indonesia’s sustainable finance energy is encouraging
Olga Hancock, head of responsible investment at the UK’s Church Commissioners, reports back from an investor trip to Jakarta
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NewsAsset owner coalition challenges UK retailers over ‘poverty wages’
‘The UK’s biggest retailers are failing to support their workers with a real living wage,’ says ShareAction’s Catherine Howarth
