UK Green Taxonomy ARGA Consultation

Augmenting Assurance: Minerva Stresses ARGA Must Avoid International Fragmentation

September 19, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn and Rina Cindrak

Minerva Analytics has stressed that international alignment of the UK’s Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority (ARGA) must be a key priority to …

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Climate Crisis Starmer Trump

Climate Crisis Challenge: Starmer Advised to Question “Reckless” Trump Approach

September 19, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

A letter sent by 175 researchers at British universities and research institutions called for UK Prime Minster Keir Starmer to “robustly” challenge US President …

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Exec Pay SEC CEO

CEO Pay Soars: UK Executive Compensation Smashes Record High

August 18, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The median pay of FTSE 100 CEOs has reached a new all-time high, breaking the record for a third consecutive year, according to a new

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FCA Sustainability

Streamlining Sustainability: UK FCA Moves to “Simplify” Disclosure Requirements

August 13, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has declared its intention to “streamline and enhance” its sustainability reporting framework and “simplify” disclosure requirements following detailed feedback …

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AGM, voting, digitisation

Digitisation Danger: “Fatal Flaws” Face Shareholders in UK Government-approved Recommendations

July 24, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

UK investor organisation ShareSoc has warned that recommendations made by the Digitisation Taskforce have “fatal flaws” for investors which could detrimentally impact the rights …

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DCSS Wise New York Stock Exchange

DCSS Conundrum: FinTech’s Ex-CEO Criticises US Relisting Plans

July 24, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

FinTech company Wise’s co-founder and former CEO has urged shareholders to vote against plans extending its dual-class share structure (DCSS) by a decade as it intends …

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Governance UK Pension Funds

Galvanising Governance: UK Pension Schemes Instigate Investor Campaign

July 22, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

UK pension schemes have created a campaign to promote the importance of effective corporate governance standards and investor rights mechanisms in strengthening UK capital markets and …

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UK Green Taxonomy ARGA Consultation

Green Taxonomy Trashed: UK Ditches Plans After “Very Mixed” Reaction

July 17, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The UK government has opted to scrap plans for a long-awaited green taxonomy due to “very mixed” feedback to a public consultation.

More than …

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Sustainability UK

Seeking Sustainability: SRS Among Trio of UK Government Consultations

June 26, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The UK’s Labour government has launched three new consultations to support the country’s sustainability reporting and transition planning efforts, including the long-awaited Sustainability Reporting Standards …

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Proxy Advisor Regulatory Attack Article Sarah Wilson

Stewardship Under Siege: Minerva CEO Criticises Regulatory Attacks on Proxy Advisors

June 24, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Minerva Analytics’ CEO Sarah Wilson has warned that proxy advisors are “under siege” following a series of high-profile attacks by US policymakers.

In an …

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