All proxy voting articles – Page 2
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NewsEthos Foundation forms European alliance for corporate governance research
Ethos European Network will provide detailed analysis and research on corporate governance and voting recommendations for AGMs of the largest listed companies in Europe
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BlackRock chief: Too much proxy use could skew owner-firm ties
Larry Fink announces UK pilot to extend new shareholder voting facility to smaller investors
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NewsMSCI net zero guide for asset owners recommends ‘good understanding of climate science’
Guide aims to provide roadmap by referencing both climate science and frameworks designed to enable asset owners to put climate ambition into practice
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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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NewsSchroders to back climate shareholder proposals at Chevron, Exxon, Shell
Asset manager pre-declares voting intentions
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NewsESG 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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NewsEthos 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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NewsUK 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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NewsBlackRock introduces proxy voting choice for pooled funds
And voting choice menu expanded for global separate accounts in index strategies
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NewsNGO 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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NewsNorway’s SWF stands back from looming shareholder battle for Exxon
Largest proxy voting firm advises clients to vote for rebels
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NewsClimate 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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NewsPressure 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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NewsUK pensions minister launches pooled fund voting taskforce
Group focussed on empowering, facilitating voting based on pension scheme preferences
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NewsUK roundup: Minister backs work on pooled fund split voting barriers
AMNT calls for government-led working group to tackle ‘surmountable’ barriers to split voting
