UK private pensions sector statutory guidance

Generating Guidance: UK to Set Statutory Advice for Private Pensions

5 December 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The UK government’s intentions to create statutory guidance for the trust-based private pensions sector has this week been confirmed by the Minister for Pensions …

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group of idols, representing investors, surrounded by cupped hands GGIC Corporate Governance

GGIC Growth: Major Investors Back Campaign Challenging Corporate Governance “Misconceptions”

4 December 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Investors with more than U$245 trillion in AUM have thrown their weight behind a new report from the Governance for Growth Investor Campaign (GGIC) …

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ESG Ratings UK Regulation

ESG Ratings Opportunity: UK Regulation Could Forge £500m in Net Benefits

3 December 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued proposals for consultation seeking to make environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings “transparent, reliable and comparable” …

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FRC, Stewardship Code, Corporate Governance Code

Reporting Reinforcement: FRC Issues Stewardship and Remuneration Guidance

14 November 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published three new sets of reporting guidance, two focused on stewardship code reporting ahead of the update to the …

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AI Cyber Governance Risk UK

Climbing Cyber Concerns: UK Government Issues Warning to Companies

15 October 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The UK’s Labour Government has sent a letter to FTSE 350 companies warning about “hostile” cyber activity which is becoming “more intense, frequent and sophisticated” …

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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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