All stewardship articles
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NewsInvestors coalition creates platform to strengthen human rights stewardship
Labour Rights Investor Network demand oversight over labour rights by senior management of investee companies
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NewsStewardship and engagement hires decline, says Redington
Survey shows that 30% of managers are unable to evidence ESG views driving specific changes in investment portfolios
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NewsSwiss schemes to start engagement on biodiversity, nature protection via Ethos
The Ethos Engagement Pools Switzerland will also focus on promoting diversity and equal pay within companies
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NewsHarmonised ESG terminology put forward to support anti-greenwashing efforts
Industry bodies publish guidance for using key terms in practice
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NewsESG and climate change ‘at the core’ of PPF stewardship strategy
‘The focus on understanding long-term material risks and opportunities has continued unabated,’ says PPF CIO
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NewsPRI set to launch collaborative stewardship initiative on nature
The first set of supporters will be announced in early 2024
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NewsSwiss asset management association to launch stewardship code with SSF
AMAS and Swiss Sustainable Finance will publish the Swiss Stewardship Code in October
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NewsNew recruits bring sovereign climate engagement group to $8trn AUM
New members include insurer Munich Re, pension funds LGPS Central and Rest, and the Queensland Investment Corporation
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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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NewsChurch Commissioners name new head of responsible investment
Plus: Church of England Pensions Board to vote against the re-election of National Grid directors
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NewsUSS aims to be ‘more rigorous’ in its stewardship
New approach ‘may see us vote against reappointment of responsible directors,’ says USS chair
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NewsCorporate governance: Investors rethinking Say on Climate votes
To prevent investors from being overloaded, the French SIF has begun evaluating every Say on Climate proposal in France
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NewsCorporate governance: Voting for stronger rules
‘Stewardship codes weren’t developed to save the planet,’ says Dionysia Katelouzou of King’s College London
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NewsUK roundup: PLSA issues stewardship and voting guidelines
Plus: LCP launches Illiquid Asset Solutions Group; PASA releases dashboards guidance
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Stewardship beyond the surface: not all engagement is created equal
Put simply, good engagement leads to better client outcomes over the long run – and the opposite also applies
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NewsAGM season: ESG ‘wins’ in shareholder requests
‘Complex environmental and social challenges are not going away just because they prompt controversy,’ says Heidi Welsh of the Sustainable Investments Institute
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NewsUK roundup: Pension funds call on government to remove net zero barriers
Plus: Redington launches stewardship service; Pension schemes could make ‘step change’ in data quality
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NewsThreefold rise in asset managers holding board responsible for ESG
Alongside NNIP and PGGM, the investors that took the biggest tumble down the rankings since 2020’s survey were State Street Global Advisors, PIMCO and Allianz Global Investors
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Special ReportSpecial Report – DC pensions
Workplace pensions can differentiate themselves by their stewardship and engagement programmes. But effective stewardship is generally the preserve of larger defined benefit players and big investment managers. Now, technology means investors in smaller pooled funds can express their proxy voting preferences, shifting the power away from the managers and towards asset owners.
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Special ReportDC Pensions: Funds take greater role in corporate stewardship
Voting power is still largely with fund managers, but DC schemes are taking steps to make their voice heard
