Corporate governance
In-depth reporting on corporate governance and its impact on investments for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists
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NewsShareholder campaign on greening oil and gas suspended for a year
Follow This founder Mark van Baal says an increase in support is necessary for resolutions to be effective
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NewsInternational Accounting Standards Board weighs future agenda amid ISSB collaboration
IASB must also manage resource constraints and address ongoing concerns about Post-Implementation Reviews
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: European investors plough ahead
Plus: DEI and net zero goals amid growing trans-Atlantic divide
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NewsIFRS joins forces with TNFD to improve nature-related financial disclosures
The agreement aims to create better guidelines for companies to report on how their activities affect nature
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NewsIrish Pensions Authority flags governance gaps in 2024 supervisory review
The Authority conducted compliance audits across various pension funds focusing on adherence to regulatory standards and the effectiveness of internal controls
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NewsNBIM backs away from filing shareholder requests, according to AGM data
2025 Proxy Preview report has said there had been more secrecy around this year’s shareholder resolutions at US company annual meetings
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AnalysisDanish pension funds keep board diversity as corporate governance priority
Pension funds gear up for 2025 voting season amid pressure on shareholder rights in US
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Indonesia’s sustainable finance energy is encouraging
Olga Hancock, head of responsible investment at the UK’s Church Commissioners, reports back from an investor trip to Jakarta
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NewsAsset owner coalition challenges UK retailers over ‘poverty wages’
‘The UK’s biggest retailers are failing to support their workers with a real living wage,’ says ShareAction’s Catherine Howarth
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NewsDelaware moves forward on changes to shareholder rights
AP7 CEO says he is ‘deeply concerned’ about the proposals
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NewsDrop in asset owners including responsible investment clauses manager contracts
Latest PRI figures also show a growing emphasis on managers’ voting behavior
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NewsPension pressure and online petition leads Spotify to act on hate content
Denmark’s AkademikerPension divests Tesla as Sweden’s AP funds are among investors to exert pressure on Spotify
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NewsEIOPA chair says EU omnibus leaves industry and supervisors in ‘limbo’
Petra Hielkema welcomes the proposal and says ‘some of the reductions will really help to free up resources’
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NewsISSB research shows growing interest on human capital disclosure demands
The Board’s ongoing research has also revealed increased investor concern around workforce dynamics such as technological disruption and demographic shifts
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AnalysisAre shareholders finding it harder to make their voices heard?
A showdown at BP and changes at the SEC suggest companies are feeling empowered to snub investor requests
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NewsNILGOSC to use pass-through voting on passively managed equities
The Committee will use Tumelo’s platform in partnership with Legal & General Investment Management
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AnalysisAGM 2025 predictions: DEI battles amid a stewardship ‘recession’
PRI, ShareAction, Morningstar and climate experts share their AGM 2025 predictions and what it means for the future of shareholder engagement
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NewsShareholder engagement succeeding in improving corporate lobbying practices
Investors have met with firms nearly 250,000 times as SEC moves to temper their influence
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NewsUK pension funds could face £15.2bn loss from stranded fossil fuel assets
According to a new UKSIF report, the UK financial system is disproportionately exposed to stranding risk
