In February, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced what it has called a “major review” of how companies and auditors assess and report on the impact of climate change, with the findings due to be published in the Autumn, ahead …
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The UK Government has now implemented social distancing measures across the UK as the coronavirus outbreak continues to gather pace.
Mass gatherings are being postponed or cancelled in response, but UK companies with scheduled annual general meetings (AGM) are having …
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Japan’s GPIF scales up stewardship expectations
Japan’s biggest public pension fund has revised its stewardship and proxy voting principles amid a surge in shareholder activism in the country.
The Government Pension Investment Fund, one the world’s largest pools of …
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Pensions urged to up climate change activity
The trade group representing some 1,300 UK pension schemes, with £1 trillion of assets, has called on the industry to step up efforts of climate change.
Addressing members at the annual Pensions & …
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COVID19 Business Continuity
Monday 16 March 2020
With effect from noon today, 100% of Team Minerva colleagues are working remotely. We are liaising closely with the Financial Reporting Council to determine the impact of COVID19 on UK AGMs, as well …
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UK Listing Rules push for TCFD compliance
ESG data quality will get a much-needed boost after the UK’s securities regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published proposals for improved climate-related disclosures for UK listed companies. If adopted, all premium-listed commercial …
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Have regulators been deceived on green benchmarks?
New European regulations on green benchmarks have been thrown into the spotlight this week, amid allegations they favour the interests of a handful of ESG data providers rather than supporting “genuine sustainability”.
The …
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Investors to fund firms: “No ESG, no money”
A group of major pension funds has written a no-ifs-and-buts letter to asset managers and companies warning that firms who fail to consider the impact of ESG risks are no longer “attractive” …
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Whilst, in broad terms, ESG factor disclosures by companies in Emerging Markets is not yet at the level of Developed Markets, it continues to improve, and indeed what we now think of as ESG factor considerations have been present in …
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