The EU’s council of permanent representatives has endorsed an agreement between the Slovakia, which holds the presidency of the European Council, and the European Parliament that agrees revisions to the second Shareholder Rights Directive.
Lucia Žitňanská, Minister for …
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The Dutch corporate governance code monitoring committee has published a revised corporate governance code for the Netherlands replacing its previous 2008 code. The revisions follow earlier consultation and were at the request of Dutch company bodies, trade unions and shareholder …
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The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA), the membership body for UK’s pension funds, has published its AGM Season Report 2016, focusing on executive pay using data provided by Manifest. A survey of PLSA members for the report …
Read MoreThe UK government’s widely trailed corporate governance green paper has focused, as expected, on executive pay and stakeholder representation at companies as well consulting on corporate governance rules for large privately owned companies. Manifest welcomed the consultation particularly the Government’s …
Read MoreThe Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has commenced an investigation into retailer Sports Direct’s accounts following reports earlier this year that there was an arrangement between Sports Direct and Barlin Delivery which was not disclosed as a related party in the …
Read MoreMembers of the UK’s largest occupational pension fund, Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) and the National Union of Students (NUS) have demanded an end to investments which breach the UN’s Controversial Weapons Convention, such as cluster munitions and landmines. The …
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The European Parliament has backed the introduction of the Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision Directive (IORPII). One of the requirements of the new directive is for European occupational pensions to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
Responsible …
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Most of the largest Australian superannuation (super) pension funds are adopting some form of responsible investment according to a survey by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA).
The RIAA said its Superfund Responsible Investment Benchmarking Report involved a detailed …
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