This week, Minerva CEO Sarah Wilson spoke to Mallowstreet editor Sandra Wolf for a feature on the growing reporting burden facing UK pension schemes.
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Trustees face enforcement action if they fail to comply The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned trustees to act to meet new climate change regulations and warned it could take enforcement action against funds that failed to comply with their obligations. The TPR issued its warning alongside its new Climate Change Strategy aimed at driving the […]
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Royal Assent locks in ESG duties for pension funds The act furthers the government’s green agenda by supporting progress towards net zero The Pension Schemes Bill has received Royal Assent, creating new laws covering areas including defined benefit scheme protections, pensions dashboards and climate change. Pension schemes will now be required to take account of […]
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AMX and DWS adopt Minerva’s split voting technology ‘VotePlus’ in upcoming launch New solution rapidly accelerates sustainable stewardship Minerva Analytics, Europe’s leading independent proxy voting agency, has embedded its VoteTech in a new, ground-breaking solution designed to help investors better meet their stewardship commitments. The Asset Management Exchange (AMX), part of the Willis Towers Watson […]
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Investors file resolution calling on bank to publish strategy and targets Some of Europe’s biggest pension funds and asset managers have filed a shareholder vote urging HSBC to cut its lending linked to fossil fuels. Fifteen institutional investors with a combined $2.4trn in assets under management, along with 117 individual shareholders, have filed a climate […]
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Concern mounts over ESAs’ ESG product disclosures PensionsEurope has voiced concerns over the European Supervisory Authorities’ (ESAs) attempt to create templates for ESG products. The lobby group, which represents national associations of pension funds, said the product templates are too complicated for pension fund members and seem designed for classic investment products. The ESAs want […]
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Government signals drive to boost ESG options for pension funds UK government pensions minister Guy Opperman has signalled plans to accelerate ESG action for pension funds ahead of the milestone COP26 conference in 2021. “The government will be making announcements on climate change considerations on the whole investment chain and you can expect more and […]
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Worcestershire Pension selects Minerva for ESG audit Minerva Analytics has been chosen to carry out an ESG audit of the Worcestershire Pension Fund as it seeks to target the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The committee is seeking to establish a baseline for all of its investment activities, which will help formulate and shape future strategic […]
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Netherland’s Blue Sky Group appoints Minerva Analytics as Proxy Voting Services partner Minerva Analytics has been appointed by Blue Sky Group (BSG), the independent pensions asset manager and administrator in the Netherlands, to provide Proxy Voting Services. Following a competitive tendering process, Minerva Analytics has been appointed by the €23 billion Blue Sky Group to provide […]
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Investors to fund firms: “No ESG, no money” A group of major pension funds has written a no-ifs-and-buts letter to asset managers and companies warning that firms who fail to consider the impact of ESG risks are no longer “attractive” for investments. The letter – signed by three big pensions funds including the California State […]
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