Australian human rights campaigners are warning investors of the risks Spanish multinational infrastructure operator, Ferrovial, could face if its takeover bid of Australian firm Broadspectrum is approved. This company is the Australian government’s lead contractor in the operation of its …
Read MoreUS companies who have successfully replaced their chief executives (CEOs) were far more likely to have provided shareholders with more disclosure about their CEO succession plans, according to a study by the Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute (IRRCi). However, these …
Read MoreSir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has used Easygroup’s, 12.6% stake in African no-frills airline, Fastjet, to call an extraordinary meeting (EGM) which seeks to remove its chief executive, Ed Winter, and its general counsel and company secretary, Krista Bates.
The EGM resolutions …
Read MoreActivist investors in the US were watching the outcome of shareholder resolutions at the annual general meeting (AGM) of technology giant, Apple, on Friday (26th February). One of the proposals was seeking greater powers for investors to be able to …
Read MoreThe United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), and The Generation Foundation, the advocacy initiative of Generation Investment Management, have launched a three year project which aims to persuade investors to take full …
Read MoreThe UK government is consulting on how to incorporate the EU’s Non-Financial Reporting Directive into UK law and into the UK’s current company reporting framework. This amends an earlier directive and requires companies, with more than 500 employees, to disclose …
Read MoreInstitutional investors are demanding high ethical standards from their investment managers and all investors are looking better transparency about fees they charge according to, From Trust to Loyalty: A Global Survey of What Investors Want, produced for the CFA …
Read MoreThere needs to be a structural shift in the finance industry, making it more limited in scale and more effectively directed to real economic needs, according to economist John Kay, in his latest book Other People’s Money: Masters of the …
Read MorePaul Druckman, chief executive of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), will step down this year, although the exact date for his departure will be dependent on the appointment of his successor.
The IIRC said that Druckman would continue to …
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