Guy Jubb, former head of governance at asset management giant Standard Life Investments, claims AGMs have lost their …
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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 …
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FTSE-listed companies are treating corporate governance as a box-ticking exercise and failing to meet stakeholder expectations in their reporting, according to the Financial Reporting Council (FRC).
The FRC’s Review of Corporate Governance Reporting …
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Environmental, social and governance (ESG) will play a crucial role in rebuilding trust between companies and the investment community, the …
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The European Commission report on directors’ duties and sustainable corporate governance, published earlier this year, is drawing heavy criticism from law experts.
Writing on the Oxford Business Law blog, the European Company Law …
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The UK government has extended flexibility over AGM rules, meaning companies will be able to hold such meetings in Covid-safe fashion until the end of the year.
This temporary adjustment to …
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The Bank of Spain has emerged as part of almost unanimous opposition to its government’s proposed introduction of so-called loyalty shares for listed companies.
According to El Pais, in its response to a consultation on a new securities and …
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The European Commission will proceed with the implementation of the second Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD II), defying protests from some post-trade groups.
As a result, the second phase of SRD II will come …
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Managing securities lending policies in line with ESG goals, rather than halting them completely, should result in better outcomes for shareholders, research suggests.
In recent months, asset owners had been quizzing fund firms …
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The SEC’s attempts to impose tough new regulations on proxy advisers have taken a sinister turn following revelations its chairman has been citing …
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