Australia’s Financial Services Council (FSC) which represents the country’s fund management and pensions industry has launched an Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship Standard for investment managers and asset owners.
This is the first stewardship code introduced in Australia and the …
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The EU’s High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance, established by the European Commission, has published its interim report and made early recommendations to move Europe towards a low carbon, more resource-efficient and sustainable economy.
The Commission said that …
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The Financial Stability Board (FSB) welcomed the publication this week of the final report by the industry-led Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) which included recommendations for effective disclosure of climate-related financial risks. Over 100 company bosses with a …
Read MoreKenya has adopted an investor stewardship code as part of its development as an attractive market for financial investment.
The stewardship code was enacted by the country’s Capital Markets Authority which last year published a corporate governance code, developed …
Read MoreThere are no legal or regulatory barriers to pension funds, whether defined contribution or defined benefit, making investments that support the wider social good, according to a new report by the UK’s Law Commission. Current barriers identified by the …
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The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) set up by the Financial Stability Board will be publishing its final recommendations on Monday (29th June).
This follows a consultation on its initial report which was published in December which the …
Read MoreBoard diversity and gender pay equity were key themes for the 2017 proxy season in the US, according to the annual review by the EY Center for Board Matters.
The report noted that this year’s proxy season was notable …
Read MoreDiandra Soobiah, Senior Research Analyst at NEST, the UK government’s auto-enrolment pensions provider has argued for pension funds to work together to encourage companies to improve their disclosure of human capital information.
In an article written for Professional …
Read MoreResponsible investment pressure group ShareAction has taken over the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP), which has worked to improve the management of climate risk investors have in their portfolios and to improve the level of disclosure about those risks.
For …
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