greenwashing

European Regulators Call for Stricter Supervision to Combat Greenwashing

June 5, 2024


The EU’s three primary financial services regulators have called for improved supervision and market practice to enhance the integrity of sustainability-related claims in the financial sector.

The European …

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Tesla showroom

Portion of Tesla Shareholders Risk Being Unable to Vote at AGM  

June 5, 2024


Tens of thousands of Tesla’s international retail investors, who hold nearly $17 billion worth of shares, may not be represented at the company’s annual meeting, FT

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Fed claims climate risks

Proxy voting services will not fall under SEC jurisdiction

February 29th, 2024


A federal court has ruled in favour of a challenge to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) rule classifying proxy voting research services as a “solicitation”.

The court …

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overload

Are pension funds experiencing disclosure overload?


July 9, 2021

This week, Minerva CEO Sarah Wilson spoke to Mallowstreet editor Sandra Wolf for a feature on the growing reporting burden facing UK pension schemes. Sarah discusses the challenges schemes face and …

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Biodiversity, growth, stocks, shares

Earth Day 2021 – Why investors are taking action on biodiversity


Today, on Earth Day 2021 (22/04/2021), the world is talking about how we can ‘Restore Our Earth‘. To help you navigate the oncoming stream of information around …

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Solactive, the European Fintech Leader Makes Strategic Investment in Minerva.

Solactive makes strategic investment in European governance, sustainability and proxy voting firm, Minerva Analytics.

Solactive announces the completion of a strategic investment in Minerva to accelerate growth of the electronic voting, stewardship and ESG research services firm.

Following the …

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NEST has renewed its contract with the proxy voting and analysis firm Manifest as part of its ongoing commitment to act as a responsible steward of members’ money.

Commenting on the relationship between NEST and Manifest, NEST’s Paul Todd said, …

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The increase in relevance of sustainability factors in investment continues apace in 2015. Macro themes require commitment at the micro level to make the difference. This demands flexibility not only on the part of institutional investors collectively and individually, but …

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Back in September 2011, the FT ran a story exploring the frustrations felt by investors over complexity and opacity in the voting chain (“Call for clarity in proxy voting process”, FTfm, 12th September 2011). In many ways …

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The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) has appointed The Co-operative Asset Management (TCAM) and Manifest to support its responsible investment strategy. In an innovative joint tender, TCAM and Manifest outlined an robust solution to manage and develop NEST’s evolving stewardship …

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