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TPR: Trustees should be able to implement their ESG-based policies

UK pension fund trustees who want to fulfil their fiduciary duty should be able to implement their environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies and challenge their investment advisers on these issues according to The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

The regulator issued …

Pan-European pension plan survey: ESG investing part of the mainstream

Pension plans across Europe believe environmental, social and governance (ESG) will become an increasingly important part of their investment strategies according to a recent survey by Create Research.

The research included a survey of 161 pension plans with total assets …

Indian Proxy Season 2017: A tipping point for shareholder activism

The Indian proxy season for 2017 represented a tipping point for shareholder activism, according to corporate governance advisory service, InGovern with institutional investors now prepared to take on company boards.

In its overview of this year’s season, which begins in …

Many FTSE 50 companies yet to publish transparent tax strategy

Most UK FTSE 50 companies have yet to fully embrace new government regulation that requires large businesses to publish an annual UK tax strategy, according to a recent report by the Fair Tax Mark and the Local Authority Pension …

European Commission consults on ESG investing

The European Commission has launched a consultation to gain views on how asset managers and institutional investors could include environmental, social and governance factors when taking decisions.

The consultation follows up on one of the eight early recommendations delivered by …

Pakistan adopts new corporate governance rules

New corporate governance regulations will come into effect in Pakistan from 1^st January 2018 after their approval by the country’s Securities and Exchange Commission. Pakistan’s Companies Act, 2017, has also been passed, which provided the country’s framework for corporate …

PLSA: Analysis of how FTSE 100 companies report on their workforce

While 64% of FTSE 100 companies provide meaningful narrative commentary on the composition of their workforce, just 4% of companies provide a breakdown of their workforce by full time and part time workers according to research carried out by Lancaster …

US round-up: Investors tell SEC to protect shareholder rights

US institutional investors have written to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), following a meeting with the financial regulator voicing their public support for the SEC’s Rule 14a-8 which provides them with the right to put forward resolutions at company …

WBCSD report: Businesses reveal climate change progress

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) used the COP 23 UN climate change meeting in Bonn to publish its 2017 progress report on the Low Carbon Technology Partnerships initiative (LCTPi) which shows the action companies are taking to …

Hong Kong Stock Exchange consults on corporate governance code

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is holding a consultation on a revised corporate governance code and changes to its listing rules.

The stock exchange said the review of the Hong Kong code was driven by a desire to raise the …