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Large fund group votes stymying ESG resolutions

Some of the world’s largest fund groups voted against nearly 90 per cent of ESG-related shareholder resolutions in 2019, despite overall investor support for these proposals climbing in the past five years, a …

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Investors need courage of their ESG convictions

Asset owners must have the courage of their convictions to push forward with ESG policies – particularly when relevant data is hard to come by.

That was one of the overarching messages from …

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UK pensions sign up to cost disclosure initiative

Major UK pensions sign up to cost disclosure initiative

Ten of the UK’s biggest pension schemes have written a joint letter publicly announcing their commitment to the Cost Transparency Initiative.

Launched in November 2018, the Initiative encourages asset managers to …

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