Our latest Minerva Briefing covers voting trends and shareholder dissent at the UK’s largest 350 companies in the first half of the 2021 voting season. This Minerva Briefing on the 2021 UK proxy season is available to download free. Get your own copy! A video re-cap of this briefing is available to watch now at […]
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The recent boom in ESG investing has swept up investors from all backgrounds. From oil majors to day-traders, everyone is turning toward ESG funds to boost their green credentials. However, the boom has been accompanied by a stark increase in awareness of greenwashing. Our latest Minerva Briefing covers Greenwashing: What is it? How does it […]
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Regulatory initiatives are driving forward climate-sensitive investing faster than ever, and understanding how your fund is impacted by these developments is a prerequisite to meeting your fiduciary and regulatory objectives. For those who are just starting their journey in sustainable finance, this Minerva Briefing will answer the questions: What is sustainable finance? Why is it […]
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Released on Earth Day 2021 (22/04/2021), this Minerva Analytics briefing is intended to help investors navigate the oncoming stream of information around biodiversity. Today, economists, governments, regulators, and investors are looking not only at the impact of climate change on investment risk, but also the role of Biodiversity. So what is Biodiversity and what part […]
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The Manifest Total Remuneration Survey 2019 edition is now out! Over the past 20 years, the Manifest Total Remuneration Survey has become an essential resource to support engagement on pay. Now published by Minerva Analytics, The Manifest Total Remuneration Survey is the most authoritative report of its kind, trusted by investors, companies, regulators, and academics […]
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This Minerva Analytics briefing looks at voting trends and shareholder dissent at the top 350 UK companies. The briefing identifies the number of companies that received more than 20% on a resolution and the long-term trends in dissent, as well as examining resolution outcomes and shareholder proposals. Minerva Briefing on 2019 Voting Review is available […]
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This Minerva briefing on Executive Pensions in the UK 2019 looks at the issue of pension fairness in the FTSE 100. It examines developments in executive preferential pension and details how companies in the FTSE 100 have been responding to the issue in remuneration policy renewals. Remuneration fairness Very few investors doubt that the need […]
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Board effectiveness and the role of evaluation in supporting good governance has resulted in increased attention from regulators, investors and other stakeholders. Institutional investors are increasingly expecting boards to undertake evaluation. For example, the International Corporate Governance Network’s Global Governance Principles expects boards should “conduct an objective board evaluation on a regular basis, consistently seeking […]
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Capital governance is a critical shareholder protection. Capital authority requests are routine agenda items at shareholder meetings in the UK and relate to: • The authority to issue shares with pre-emption rights; • The authority to issue shares without pre-emption rights; and • The authority to conduct share buybacks. This Minerva Analytics Briefing looks at […]
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Recent changes to the UK Governance Code have put board chair tenure into the spotlight. This Briefing looks at the impact of the changes in respect of the top 350 identifying the number of companies with a chair who has been on the board and/or in the role of chair for a period approaching nine […]
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