All proxy voting articles
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NewsRailpen, US investor group team up for equal voting rights campaign
Hope that new coalition ‘will mark a turning point in the dual-class share structure debate’ and avoid ‘long-term corporate governance trainwreck’
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Schroders to back climate shareholder proposals at Chevron, Exxon, Shell
Asset manager pre-declares voting intentions
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ESG roundup: BlackRock to support fewer shareholder proposals this year
Plus: Moody’s on ‘flat’ global sustainable bond issuance in 2022 and more
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Investors call for action on climate change, diversity
Investment Association encourages firms to disclose their plans for transition to net zero
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Ethos tightens voting guidelines on companies’ climate strategies, sustainability reports
It will recommend shareholders oppose companies’ climate transition plans if a firm avoids publishing intermediary reduction targets for CO2 emissions
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One-share, one-vote a key stewardship focus for Railpen in 2022
£35bn investment manager sees misperceptions from company founders as one barrier to equal voting rights
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UK pension funds, minister seek more from managers on voting
Pension schemes call for ‘more open, honest communication with clients about voting’
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BlackRock introduces proxy voting choice for pooled funds
And voting choice menu expanded for global separate accounts in index strategies
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NGO seeks investors for universal owner-based proxy advice drive
The Shareholder Commons says diversified owners need advice recognising importance of ‘beta’
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Norway’s SWF stands back from looming shareholder battle for Exxon
Largest proxy voting firm advises clients to vote for rebels
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Climate roundup: Net-zero group tackles manager proxy voting
Plus: WTW declares net-zero targets for $165bn delegated portfolios; Scientific Beta reveals offering answer to EU PAB
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CA100+ net-zero company analysis shows ‘distance to be travelled’
Capex results show ‘huge gap in corporate reporting on climate risk management’
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Pressure on AP funds to turn green wrong-headed, say Swedish academics
Four professors criticise political drive for AP funds to invest in exclusively sustainable manner
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Ethos includes ‘Say on Climate’ vote in guidelines
LAPFF also announced support for the campaign, in time for the five-year anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Climate Agreement last week
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Macquarie Asset Management declares 2040 net-zero commitment
For investments where MAM exercises control or significant influence, the goal is to have net-zero business plans in place by end of 2022
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UK pensions minister launches pooled fund voting taskforce
Group focussed on empowering, facilitating voting based on pension scheme preferences
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UK roundup: Minister backs work on pooled fund split voting barriers
AMNT calls for government-led working group to tackle ‘surmountable’ barriers to split voting
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Sweden’s AP7 re-tenders for ESG screening, proxy research and voting
Premium pension default fund issues request for proposal for two stewardship-related mandates
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ATP’s voting stance strays ever further from proxy advice
Danish pensions giant takes new stand in AGMs on ousting cosy auditors
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Lothian scheme adopts automated stock lending recall service
The service will allow LPF to vote at the AGMs of every company it holds
