Corporate governance – Page 42
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UK local authority pensions ‘need to stop firefighting in 2021’
The Local Government Association is concerned that a flurry of regulatory changes and court cases is frustrating strategic long-term priorities
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Oxford Uni adds van Steenis to investment team, partners with BlackRock
OUem selected BlackRock to create the bespoke equity index fund following the firm’s commitment to make sustainability its standard for investing
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NewsGerman pension system requires tweaks to stand future challenges
Insurance products do not currently represent a viable solution for long-term capital investments necessary for pension provisions
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FRC updates UK Parliament on progress on governance, audit reforms
Inquiries into the future of audit come after a tough time for the audit and accounting profession, following a number of high-profile corporate failures in the UK
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Norfolk Pension Fund gets OK for Apple shareholder suit
Norfolk County Council, the pension fund’s administering authority, is the lead plaintiff in the securities class action
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NewsUK roundup: Minister backs work on pooled fund split voting barriers
AMNT calls for government-led working group to tackle ‘surmountable’ barriers to split voting
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Age of trustees impacts pension fund investment mix
The research concluded that the older the composition of a fund’s board, the less they invested in equities.
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European NGOs plan to push Norwegian fund for arms ban
The proposal is to exclude ‘all companies that supply to countries involved in armed conflict or where there is a threat of armed conflict’
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NBIM’s Tangen sets out three priorities for sovereign fund
Norway’s new oil fund chief warns of difficulty finding suitable unlisted infrastructure assets
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NewsESG roundup: BlackRock backs IFRS standards board proposal
Plus: TCFD looks into ’implied temperature rise’ metric, investors engage with miners on indigenous community rights
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NewsDutch pension trustee pay hikes continue
The Pensions Rating Agency study found pay increased by 6% in 2019
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Climate action most popular SDG among Dutch pension funds
Pension funds often select SDGs following member surveys
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NewsProgress on diversity in investment ‘disappointingly slow’, says WTW
Consultancy aims to seek out more new managers that have diverse teams
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Social issues now bigger focus of active ownership, says Danica
Crisis has put companies’ business models to the test, says CEO
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Asset managers split over UK corporate TCFD reporting rule approach
Aviva backs comply-or-explain rather than mandatory route, but with annual AGM vote
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NewsTweaks to Norway’s SWF ethical code to trigger nearly €1bn disposals
Norges Bank warns ministry to beware of blurring the line between companies and states
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ATP’s voting stance strays ever further from proxy advice
Danish pensions giant takes new stand in AGMs on ousting cosy auditors
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PLSA outlines action plan to facilitate climate-aware investing
Recommendations for action include joint industry-government work to ‘achieve a common language and taxonomy ahead of COP26’
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How the Howden Joinery pension fund navigated the global pandemic
The UK building supplies company had just signed off on a new long-term strategy when the pandemic hit
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Women doctors file discrimination complaint against Danish pension fund
Six medics say they will receive lower monthly pensions from Lægernes Pension than male colleagues
