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Long-Term Matters: Call to voting advisers
For Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, former chairman of Shell and Anglo American, the hopeful thing about climate change today is that big investors are getting engaged.
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Talking Point: Responsible investment or political interference?
TALKING POINT – Anglo American, the mining giant, issued a statement today on the back of widespread criticism about its plan to invest £200m ($400m) in a platinum mine in Zimbabwe.
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Danes at front of mining firm scrutiny over Zimbabwe
[16:15 CEST 01-07] GLOBAL – PFA Pension, the second-largest Danish pension scheme, has joined a group of influential European pension funds and opened dialogue with mining company Anglo American over its mining activities in Zimbabwe.
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Church of England investment arm names new chief executive
Current CEO Andrew Brown will retire at the end of January
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ESG roundup: Another investor culls tobacco firms
Also: AP7 hails climate change actions by German firms RWE and BASF to address lobbying concerns
Back to basics: a contrarian look at cyclicals in credit markets
The US bull run is the country’s longest on record. But we are in the latter stage of the global macroeconomic cycle and warning lights are flashing. We remain focused on corporate fundamentals, asking which high-quality cyclicals could successfully weather a slowdown.
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Norway’s SWF dumps €2.6bn of climate culprits after years of delay
Oil fund’s ethical council searches for specialist to investigate forced labour problem
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UK pension funds to step up action over executive pay
UK schemes planning to take tougher line with recalcitrant companies
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Divestment ‘a waste of time’ as response to climate change
Experts prefer engagement, investing away from fossil fuels
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High-yield bonds: Beyond the benchmark
Investors will need to take into account shortcomings in high-yield benchmarks and the idiosyncratic nature of markets when selecting a strategy