Author Archives: Sarah Wilson
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Exec Pay – The Invisible Drag on Innovation

CEO remuneration packages actively discourage innovation in UK’s top companies, new Nesta analysis finds

The way most big businesses reward their Chief Executives and other senior staff is inhibiting innovation and research …

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Pension fund readiness for new climate rules under question

The UK’s pension watchdog, The Pensions Regulator, has uncovered a disturbing lack of readiness for the DWP’s upcoming ESG regulations. In a survey of the 100 largest schemes, 80% were …

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Canada issues climate disclosure guidance

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has become the latest securities regulator to step forward with guidance for quoted companies on climate change risk disclosures.

CSA Staff Notice 51-358 Reporting of Climate Change-related Risks is intended …

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Investor Forum embraces ‘stakeholder capitalism’

With the EU Shareholder Rights Directive now in force, the signatories of the Best Practice Principles for Shareholder Voting Research have announced the outcome of its two year review process with the publication of the 2019 Best Practice Principles For

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Minerva International Contact Numbers

As part of Minerva’s continued expansion, we are pleased to announce four new international contact points are now available:

Americas – Toronto: +1 647 503 2848
Asia-Pacific – Hong Kong: +852 5803 1687
Europe- Frankfurt: +49 (0)69 7191 6000
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David Crum to lead Asset Owner Project

Minerva Analytics is pleased to announce the appointment of David Crum as Managing Director – Asset Owner Solutions. David joined the company on 1st July 2019 and will have a wide-ranging remit which …

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The social cost of failed stewardship


Eye-watering and unjustified CEO pay packages are corrosive of trust in business and threaten to undermine the public’s support for the way our economy operates.” That’s the conclusion of Rachel Reeves MP, …

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Investor Forum embraces ‘stakeholder capitalism’

AIM & remuneration disclosure: still room for improvement

Unlike their main market peers, AIM companies are not obliged to follow the detailed legislation surrounding executive pay practice. After AIM Rule 26 was changed in March 2018, they now just have …

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Women on FTSE 350 boards still to hit 33% target

Board Diversity: SEC Clarifies Reg S-K Disclosures

The staff of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued two new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (116.11 & 133.13) focussing on how companies should consider board diversity in their …

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SEC lambasted over shareholder rights change as companies fail to meet ESG targets

SEC’s back to work priorities: proxy plumbing & human capital reporting

As the SEC returns to work after the shutdown, Commission chairman, Jay Clayton has started to lay out his departments work for the coming year. During a conference call …

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