All Railpen articles – Page 3
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NewsUK pension funds tell FCA to put the brakes on UK listing regime reforms
’As they are set, the current proposals may not result in more companies listing, but will reduce the standards expected of existing companies,’ says PLSA
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NewsFirms think fund managers are better qualified to vote than stewardship teams
The FRC prepares to review the UK Steward Code and other regulatory tools later this year
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NewsUK roundup: Brunel and NEST to vote against chair at BP AGM
Plus: Railpen-led investor group launches workforce directors guidance; Carillion completes buy-in deal with Just Group
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NewsSweden’s AP funds gather pension majors to coax tech giants on human rights
AP Funds’ Council on Ethics convenes institutional investor group including Railpen, APG, PGGM and USS for joint engagement with Alphabet, Meta and others
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Poor climate plans will trigger votes against board members in 2023, Railpen warns firms
Railpen said biodiversity and social implications of the climate transition were important considerations in transition plans
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Railpen launches sustainable ownership review based on member feedback
The review explains how Railpen encourages portfolio companies to address governance and sustainability issues
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InterviewsRailpen: Next stop, sustainable long-term returns
Richard Williams (pictured), CIO of Railpen, the manager of the UK’s rail transport pension schemes, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the institution’s investment strategy, governance model and commitment to sustainability
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NewsInvestor group calls for ongoing protections against unequal voting rights
Suggests Premium Listing Principles should apply to all issuers of shares under any single segment regime
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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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NewsNavigate private market complexity to achieve goals, trustees told
As the UK government urges DC schemes to invest in a wider range of illiquid assets, trustees are told not to fear the unfamiliar
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UK pension funds join forces in EM climate transition initiative
The group of pension funds is aiming to be in a position to outline next steps by COP27 in Egypt later this year
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People moves: abrdn’s CEO joins board of Investment Association
Investment Association, ComPlan, Fidelity International, Mercer, BaFin, Columbia Threadneedle, AP Pension, GMO, Macquarie, AFII, B&CE, Stoneport, Railpen, CDP, JOHCM, Fulcrum, Redwheel
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NewsIIGCC launches framework to ‘raise bar for investor climate stewardship’
Toolkit comes ahead of imminent AGMs and as NGOs criticise the Global Financial Alliance for Net-Zero
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NewsInteroperability of ISSB standards important, says FCA specialist
UKSIF ‘Ownership Day’ conference panellists also discuss climate stewardship
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UK roundup: Railpen backs recipe box company Gousto
Plus: PLSA voting and stewardship guidelines; TPR’s extra help with new climate-related rules; Club Vita restructures
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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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People moves: Railpen picks general counsel; Velliv hires social responsibility head
Railpen, Velliv, AP Pension, NBIM, NPT, Pensjonskasseforeningen, PIMCO, GRI, WTW, Allianz, Dalmore Capital, Barings, DPAM, Hymans Robertson
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NewsPeople moves: SDI Asset Owner Platform names research director
SDI AOP, APG, PGGM, AXA IM, Railpen, Elo, Summa Equity, Publica, ITS, Aon, Neuberger Berman, Amundi, FCA, Cambridge Associates
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UK roundup: Railpen ready with internal trading desk
Plus: Resilient funding; Women’s pension pots less than half men’s
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NewsUK roundup: Railway schemes to offer flexible retirement
Plus: QinetiQ buy-in deal with Legal & General; CAB International picks Aon as admin of pension fund
