Corporate governance – Page 63
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Investors welcome mining sector first as Glencore amends climate policy
Mining giant vows to align with Paris Agreement and targets zero net emissions after shareholder pressure
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NewsFund managers to turn up pressure on director remuneration
Pension payments to executives and diversity issues will take centre stage at AGMs in 2019
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PRI signatories must report climate change risks from 2020
More than 2,200 asset owners, managers and service providers will have to report to PRI
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MP Pension sells €11m of holdings linked to warzones
Danish academics’ pension fund divests from three companies and begins engagement with 17 others
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Investors turn on steel industry in push to slow climate change
IIGCC leads calls for steel manufacturers to take long-term approach to reducing emissions
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ESG investing does not cost more, research shows
Being a responsible investor doesn’t come with extra investment costs, according to research by a Dutch consultant
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News€17bn pension provider vows to scrutinise firms over tax payments
Denmark’s PenSam has added tax issues to its list of ESG policies
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UK audit inquiry reignites ‘illegal dividends’ dispute
UK and international rules on distributable reserves have ‘inconsistencies’, accountancy body admits, reigniting long-running debate
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EU shareholder rights directive ‘could fail’: Hermes
Manager concerned by low levels of awareness and preparedness for revised Shareholder Rights Directive
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NewsLCP: Dutch schemes urged to improve performance reporting
Schemes need to make a clearer distinction between performance gross and net of fees and costs, consultancy argues
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Joseph Mariathasan: ESG’s challenge to economic theory
Traditional economic thinking needs to change to keep up with the adoption of ESG strategies
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NewsUK proposes seven years in jail for ‘mishandling’ pension funds
The Pensions Regulator to get more powers to investigate schemes and gather information
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Corporate reporting ‘fails to provide meaningful impact information’
Alliance of civil society organisations calls for changes to EU non-financial reporting framework
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Norway’s sovereign fund pulls plug on ESG managers to cut costs
GPFG’s manager grapples with new issues in low-carbon transition
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Interview: Mats Langensjö weighs options for Sweden’s giant AP7
Default fund in Premium Pension System under scrutiny after record growth
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NewsAustralia: Onus on trustee duties as Royal Commission reports findings
Australia’s top banks on the hook for majority of measures recommended by Royal Commissioner Kenneth Hayne
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Investors call for action after Brazilian mining disaster
The collapse of a dam at a mine in Brumadinho has killed at least 99 people with 200 still missing
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BP agrees to more climate reporting after ‘constructive’ investor talks
BP to support shareholder resolution from Climate Action 100+ group, but not Follow This resolution
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NewsAccounting roundup: Kingman on the FRC; Carillion audit report
Also: FRC reports on current and future use of artificial intelligence in accounting and corporate reporting
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Ilmarinen, ICG engage with scandal-hit Finnish care home
Ilmarinen prefers engagement to divestment of its 4.4% stake in Esperi Care
