Latest Special Reports – Page 131
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Does institutional activism work?
The American Society of Corporate Secretaries has the motto ‘promoting excellence in corporate governance’. But this organisation has no monopoly on this laudable objective. You might well think these days that almost every other organisation in the investment industry has adopted this motto but have we gone too far. In ...
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SRI: not high on agenda
Rather like the road to hell, the road to outperformance appears to be paved with good intentions. If the experience of socially responsible investment (SRI) in the UK is anything to go by, though, then those intentions appear somewhat half-hearted. SRI in its purest form was the exclusion of offensive ...
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SRI is here to stay
Since July 3 last year UK pension funds have been required to state their policy on ethical investment. Three years ago, when this policy initiative was first announced by the then pensions minister, John Denham, there were very low expectations for change. Industry figures were predicting that the vast majority ...
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US report: Defined benefit plans consolidate
The number of defined benefit (DB) plans sponsored by US corporations continues to decline, while the merging of existing plans is making it harder for newer money managers to gain a foothold in the retirement sector. In 1985, DB plans hit a peak, totaling 112,000. Less than 24,000 remain, according ...
