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Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association updates Corporate Governance Guidelines

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (the Association), better known as the National Association of Pension Funds of old, has updated its Corporate Governance Policy and Voting Guidelines. The Corporate Governance Policy and Voting Guidelines aim to promote the …

FRC aims to improve Stewardship Code Reporting

The Financial Reporting Council is seeking to achieve more transparent and consistent reporting on the Stewardship Code by investment managers.

The Code was introduced in 2010 following the recommendations of The Walker Review and sets out a number of areas …

(Thin) Red Lines for ‘eroes

The Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) officially launched its new AGM voting toolkit this month (08-Dec-15). The 34 policy ‘Red Lines‘ (19 Governance, 10 Social and 5 Environmental) are designed to help pension trustees hold investee companies …

Companies commit to reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions

As the countries taking part in the UN Climate Change Summit, COP 21 in Paris, struggled to reach agreement 114 major companies including Coca-Cola, Dell, Kellogg, Procter & Gamble and Sony pledged to set emissions reduction targets in line with …

PRI marks 10th anniversary with review of its progress

The PRI – Principles for Responsible Investment – project is calling on stakeholders and investors to take part in a series of initiatives it will be carrying out through out 2016 to mark its 10th anniversary. These will be reviewing …

UN Climate Change Summit gets underway in Paris

Al Gore, Founder of the Climate Reality Project, provided the key note speech at a meeting of institutional investors held as part of the official series of events within the UN’s Climate Change Summit (COP 21) in Paris.

The …

Governance is critical to driving company value

Corporate governance is a critical factor in understanding company value and it drives investment performance according to a global survey of 293 financial services decision-makers commissioned by Aberdeen Asset Management.

Corporate governance emerged as the most important matter on which …

EU Shareholder Rights Directive Part II

The European Commission has published its formal proposal for the much-leaked update to the 2007 Shareholder’s Rights Directive. It forms a part of the “road map” for the Commission’s 2012 company law and corporate governance action plan which is …

Bananarama knows what gets results…

There’s no denying it: we work in a results-driven world. Financial results, investment return, engagement outcomes, meeting results. In fact, this is a good thing. Positive results we’ve contributed to are one of the things that make our work feel …

The Ghost of RI Research Past & Present: What The Dickens?

As we approach the season of goodwill to all (wo)mankind, our thoughts often turn to those less fortunate than ourselves, and how we might achieve a better world with what we have to share. It’s a tradition that stretches well …