EU diverges from UK on stewardship disclosures
January 3rd, 2023
European regulations could deviate from UK rules on stewardship disclosures following responses to a consultation on the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).
Asset manager DWS called for greater disclosures …
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FCA issues guidance on shareholder cooperation for ESG stewardship
January 2rd, 2024
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published guidance on ESG stewardship engagement and collaboration in relation to legislation on insider trading.
The UK regulator confirmed that voting intentions …
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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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ICEV warns dual-class shares will harm investor interests
December 1st, 2023
A report by the Investor Coalition for Equal Votes (ICEV) on unequal voting rights has urged companies with dual-class share structures to switch to single-class to equalise investor voting …
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Minerva 2023 Proxy Review finds high uncertainty
November 15th, 2023
The Minerva 2023 Proxy Review will be published later this month highlighting the impact of the uncertain geopolitical climate has had on investor voting this year.
The review offers …
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TPI publishes ASCOR framework
November 14th, 2023
The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) has released its Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risks (ASCOR) framework, which assesses countries on climate change.
The free, publicly available and independent tool evaluates how countries are …
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Only 4% of companies disclosing in line with full TCFD
October 26th, 2023
Just 4% of companies are reporting in line with all 11 of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations, according to its latest status report.…
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TPT publish UK gold standard Disclosure Framework
October 11th, 2023
The UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) has released its gold standard disclosure framework for financial institutions, which will support best practice transition plans.
The framework outlines the five key …
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Swiss Stewardship Code for asset owners to launch
October 4th, 2023
The Asset Management Association Switzerland (AMAS) is to launch a Swiss Stewardship Code in October requiring institutional investors to be transparent about their investment processes.
The code outlines nine …
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