The UK’s top companies look set to meet targets to increase the number of women on their boards according to the latest FT–ICSA Boardroom Bellwether survey. This follows the Davies Review which found that within the FTSE 100 a …
Read MoreCompanies are likely to improve their disclosure of climate-related financial risks in the near future following the creation of the an industry led task force formed by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) to develop consistent rules for firms when they …
Read MoreNearly $A30 million in payouts to departing chief executives (CEOs) helped to increase the pay of the 300 highest-earning Australian CEOs by 5%, who for the first time will receive an average pay packet of more than $3 million a …
Read MoreThe Financial Reporting Council is seeking to achieve more transparent and consistent reporting on the Stewardship Code by investment managers.
The Code was introduced in 2010 following the recommendations of The Walker Review and sets out a number of areas …
Read MoreThe shares of UK sports clothes and equipment retailer, Sports Direct, took a hit this week, despite reporting increased profits, following an investigation by the Guardian newspaper which it said revealed that workers at its new Shirebrook warehouse are receiving …
Read MoreThe chairman and chief executive of Brazilian investment bank, BTG Pactual, Andre Santos Esteves, has been forced to resign following his arrest amid accusations of bribery.
According to press reports, Esteves was accused of allegedly conspiring with Delcidio Amaral, …
Read MoreThe Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) officially launched its new AGM voting toolkit this month (08-Dec-15). The 34 policy ‘Red Lines‘ (19 Governance, 10 Social and 5 Environmental) are designed to help pension trustees hold investee companies …
Read MoreThe Council of Institutional Investors (CII), which represents pension funds and other institutional investors in the US, has published two reports highlighting the most effective ways to conduct and disclose engagement between investors and companies.
CII Investor-Company Roundtable: Effective Engagement…
Read MoreAs the countries taking part in the UN Climate Change Summit, COP 21 in Paris, struggled to reach agreement 114 major companies including Coca-Cola, Dell, Kellogg, Procter & Gamble and Sony pledged to set emissions reduction targets in line with …
Read MoreNew York City Mayor, Don Blasio, has urged all government pension funds in New York and across the US to divest from funds that include assault weapon manufacturers. In his call he is joining a growing campaign which is …
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