All shareholder voting articles – Page 5
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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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Alecta regrets lack of talk around voting decisions in COVID year
Swedish pension fund CEO says increased foreign ownership may challenge Nordic corporate governance model
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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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NewsUK pension scheme taskforce issues voting policy recommendations
Pension scheme trustees should set a voting policy of their own
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Norway’s GPFN manager says now voting down more exec pay plans
Folketrygdfondet: Salaries must motivate long-term value creation
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News92% in favour of Total climate resolution but vote signal questioned
More shareholders vote in favour of shareholder climate resolutions than are prepared to vote against management transition plans
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NewsExxon AGM: Major European pension investors react to ‘historic’ vote
Many say outcome is an encouraging example of active ownership
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NewsChurch of England Pensions Board lays out Shell climate vote intentions
Chief responsible investment officer says corporate engagement ‘unquestionably entering a more complex phase’
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ABP goes head-to-head with Australian mining firm over demerger
The €493bn Dutch civil service scheme does not support Jupiter’s current proposal as this involves ABP automatically becoming a shareholder in Juno Minerals
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Italy roundup: Pension funds seize first Italian green bonds offering
Plus: Pegaso’s active shareholder approach on ESG; Fondoposte, Alifond postpone engagement policy
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ABP rejects most climate resolutions by major oil companies, finds Fossil Free
ABP claims it does not support the resolutions because they add little to earlier climate commitments made by the oil companies
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NewsPIRC tackles IAASB over audit expectation gap
‘Auditors have substantial obligations in relation to detecting fraud in an audit, regardless of the expectation gap’
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Any UK move to dual-class shares bad for stewardship, says Railpen
Railways pension fund slams Sunak’s idea for attracting business after Brexit
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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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Majority support for only 15% of climate, social shareholder proposals
Impax, PGGM, Aviva at the top, Vanguard, BlackRock still down at the bottom, Northern Trust a big improver
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Norfolk Pension Fund gets OK for Apple shareholder suit
Norfolk County Council, the pension fund’s administering authority, is the lead plaintiff in the securities class action
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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
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NewsUK roundup: DC assets continue to grow despite pandemic turmoil
Plus: PLSA vote reporting templates; Hymans Robertson scheme launches new default option
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NewsPLSA delivers guide to ‘new discipline’ of implementation disclosures
Trustees encouraged to take time to produce meaningful reporting about about how investment principles were implemented
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NewsDistanced AGMs make it hard to assess proposals, says AP4
COVID restrictions and postal voting hamper questioning of corporate boards, fund argues
