Corporate governance – Page 97
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Do not trust adjusted company earnings, investors warned
Evidence suggests corporates use non-statutory figures to dress up profitability, says bank
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Dutch schemes must increase transparency on appointments, outsourcing
Evaluation of code for penison funds, effective since 2014, finds pension funds still failing on remuneration disclosure and whistleblowing policy
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OECD warns over ‘aggressive interpretation’ of bond covenants
Think tank notes divergent approaches between hedge fund, traditional bond investors requiring third-way approach on engagement
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IPE Views: Should investors be concerned about farm animal welfare?
The treatment of company staff has long been on the radar for investors. But Joseph Mariathasan says that animal welfare is just as important
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ERAFP aims for maximum impact with new engagement policy
French pension fund limits focus to four issues, ups pressure to increase presence of women on company boards
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PRI signatories endorse new board structure
Changes come after independent review of organsation’s governance structure and departure of high-profile Danish signatories
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Special ReportNorwegian oil fund offloads firms over environmental, human rights records
Sovereign wealth fund divests from three companies after concerns raised over environmental, ethical and human rights records
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Special ReportOracle board's refusal to engage with shareholders ‘untenable’ – PGGM
Dutch pension manager joined by Railpen in calling on US company to engage over governance concerns
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Fund managers must improve 'underdeveloped' RI reporting framework
Coalition of 16 UK pension funds calls on industry to increase level of social impact monitoring
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NBIM to fund research on sustainability in gold, copper mining
Asset manager for Norwegian oil fund awards three-year grant to US university
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Five jailed for fraudulent land sale to Cypriot pension fund
Marathon trial involving Dromolaxia real estate started last March
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DNB warns of 'impure decision-making' due to conflicts of interest
Survey by Dutch regulator shows only few scheme conduct risk analysis
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NewsPension funds must 'catch up' with legal view of fiduciary duty
Trustees should focus on ‘doing the right thing’, says Keith Ambachtsheer
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Ortec designs 'consolidation module' for ABB schemes worldwide
Swiss company creates ‘centre of excellence’ to increase governance over different plans, maintain ‘decentralisation’
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NewsDanish investors mull class action over bankruptcy of shipping firm
Group of institutional investors to look at errors in IPO prospectus for OW Bunker
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NAPF urges members to stop abstentions in policy overhaul
UK pension fund representative body writes new corporate governance policy for members to move away from ‘box-ticking’
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KLP re-admits Yahoo, drops companies over Uzbek cotton
Local authority provider lifts nearly decade-long ban on Yahoo over company’s use of personal data that saw journalist arrested by Chinese authorities
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Regulatory expectations of engagement a 'systemic flaw', says USS
Pension fund’s internal asset manager says investors should not be expected to fix society’s ills
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NewsIPE Awards: Pension funds warming to activist shareholding strategies
More than half of respondents to poll believe activist strategies have role within institutional investment
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Survey: UK schemes more aware of stewardship when vetting managers
Some 94% of funds recognise duty to engage with companies they invest in, NAPF poll shows
