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Fiduciary Duty, Governments and Gaza: The Trustee Dilemma

September 5, 2025


By Anastasiia Semenova and Nabil Subroto

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) advisory board is considering whether to seek legal clarification from government after a new position paper by …

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The Democrats Strike Back: Asset Managers Pushed on “Responsible Stewardship” Commitment

August 26, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

In recent months investors have faced what seems to be non-stop letter writing from Republican-led anti-ESG interests, but in a new move 17 …

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Fiduciary Duty Fracas: US States Target Asset Managers’ ESG Practices

August 1, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

A letter from Republican state officials has demanded that several major asset managers scale back their ESG-related investment activities to continue business between the …

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Asset managers are failing asset owners on stewardship 

December 1st, 2023


The UK Asset Owner Stewardship Review has found considerable misalignment and misunderstanding on stewardship issues between asset owners and asset managers.

The review is based on findings from the …

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The UK government has decided against regulating for pension trustees in order to help them distinguish between financial and non-financial factors in their investments believing that guidance now exists to assist trustees.

The announcement followed a government consultation on specific …

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