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Special ReportInvestor litigation outside the US on the rise
Class-action lawsuits have been a staple of the litigation landscape in the US for decades, but this trend is now spreading, with investor litigation on the rise across the UK and Europe
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Special ReportPassive investors: price/market reliance and the due diligence question
Towards the end of October 2024, the High Court in London struck out claims for £335m (€402m) being sought from Barclays for misdemeanours dating back over ten years.
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Special ReportUK group litigation funding: Devil in the detail
Third-party litigation funding (TPLF) has become a key ‘must-have’ for opt-in group litigation in Europe, but in July 2023 the UK Supreme Court made a ruling that potentially threw a spanner in the works for such funding used in UK lawsuits.
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Special ReportSecurities litigation: the view from our institutional clients
Over the last year we have continued to see a steady stream of new group investor actions brought across Europe, arising from serious alleged governance failures.
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Special ReportWeighing the costs and benefits of making a claim
ABN-Amro, Airbus, ING, Petrobras and Stellantis are among the major corporations defending class action lawsuits in the Dutch courts. They are likely to be joined by Philips within the next 12 months.
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Merseyside Pension Fund: Looking after one’s own benefits the wider economy
The £10bn (€12bn) Merseyside Pension Fund has long been recognised as an active asset owner that takes its responsibilities as a shareholder seriously.
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Special ReportClass actions & investor litigation: Getting the priorities right in pursuit of better corporate behaviour
Greater investor activism and a wave of recent financial scandals has encouraged many European pension funds to become more active.
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Special ReportLead plaintiff: Control, influence and accountability
Institutional investors are not known, historically, for being active investors, preferring instead to allow their long-term investment horizons to ride out any short-term blips.
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Special ReportProspects for 2025: Pension investors identify risk scenarios
High equity valuations and a possible return of inflation, caused by geopolitical tensions and US policy, have European pension funds worried
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Special ReportPension funds outline progress towards net zero
Europe’s leading pension funds talk about their journey to net zero so far
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Special ReportInvestors raise their voice in responsible investment policy debate
Investors once shied away from the murky business of lobbying but now they are changing their tune
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Special ReportCan banks move the dial on carbon emissions?
Despite their high-profile commitments, the banking sector’s progress on reducing lending to high emitters is far from clear
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Special ReportInvestors await influx of standardised corporate sustainability data
New EU corporate sustainability reporting standards will drive disclosures on hundreds of datapoints by thousands of companies.
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Special ReportAsset owners confront waning resolve of their managers on climate change
Will the notable exits from Climate Action 100+ and other investor coalitions influence manager selection decisions for European asset owners?
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Special ReportNew ways of looking at corporate carbon mitigation activities
A new label could help investors identify companies that take a holistic approach to carbon reduction
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Special ReportESG: Investors embrace new challenges on 1.5°C climate goal
The world has changed considerably since we first started publishing this annual special report in 2018, not least in that the rise of greenwashing concerns is leading to a phasing-out of terms such as ESG.
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Special ReportHave factor investing strategies had their day?
Factors have inspired indices, spin-offs and a variety of investment strategies but it has become hard to argue that they will offer investors a persistent future premium
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Special ReportThe case for custom indices to meet sustainability goals
Asset owners are increasingly seeking more bespoke solutions to meet their sustainability goals
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Denmark's PKA transitions most of equity portfolio to bespoke ESG swaps
PKA, the Danish occupational pension fund for the social and healthcare sectors, transitioned the majority of its global equity portion in June to direct indexing for its total return swaps (TRS) trades to better implement its sustainability criteria.
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Special ReportCan active ETFs give institutional investors more choice?
Pension funds are increasingly showing interest in active ETFs for their flexibility, cost-effectiveness and ability to generate value beyond index returns
