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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Minerva's latest Regulatory Briefing: Tax Secrecy identifies the key issues for investors and provides helpful guidance for trustees and governance officers to help them incorporate good practice into their proxy…

Since November 2016, the UK has been investigating three key pillars of governance reform focussed on executive pay; the governance of large private companies and strengthening the voice of employees…

Minerva's stewardship support team has reviewed the new investor guidelines  of the Investment Association in the context of Minerva's current Say on Pay research reports, ratings and voting guidelines to…

Although the European Commission and member states began to address board gender diversity since 2012, progress towards the suggested 40% target has been mixed. From an investors’ perspective, although high-level…