Corporate governance – Page 73
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Germany corp gov code to emphasise investor responsibility
Commission responsible for the code has decided on amendments to the code and its preamble
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Pension funds should be subject to governance code, say MPs
BHS collapse shows importance of transparency for private companies and pension schemes, select committee argues
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ATP to scrutinise private equity risks, says new CEO
Christian Hyldahl takes helm at Europe’s fourth-largest pension fund as global uncertainty increases
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London Stock Exchange ESG reporting guide targets company, investor needs
Guidance is to help companies respond to investor demand for better ESG data, reporting
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AP Pension denies CEO quit over pressure to invest in farms
Agriculture was part of strategy for attractive returns with controlled risk, fund says
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Dutch cabinet seeks greater supervision for large company schemes
Government wants permanent boards rather than annual visits
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Dutch regulator fines asset manager €5m for illegal pension investments [updated]
Regulator said that asset manager carried out dividend arbitrage activities benefiting the sponsor
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Accounting roundup: 'illegal' dividends, PIRC, FRC, s172, EFRAG
PIRC’s disputes with FRC continue, and EFRAG hunts for hybrid pension fund experts
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Swiss supreme court: Provitas trustee board took too much risk
Equity allocation was ramped up without sufficient reserves being established beforehand
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Analysis: UK targets radical aid for ‘just about managing’ schemes
Funds struggling to close deficits will require unprecedented actions from industry and government
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Swiss pension fund association refuses to back benefit ‘adjustments’
Association director says the question of benefit cuts has to be decided at the political level
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Time to address DB’s drag on DC, consultant urges
JLT pitches its defined benefit manifesto as UK government prepares reform plans
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Ireland seeks fossil fuel divestment for €8bn SWF
Proponent of bill claims ISIF lost €100m in three years from exposure to fossil fuel price swings
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Ethos launches corporate governance index on Swiss exchange
Index underweights or excludes companies not applying governance best practice and reduces exposure to high carbon emitters
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Denmark’s JØP, DIP to seek full merger in 2-3 years
Lawyers’ and economists’ fund and engineers’ fund to extend current cooperation, says CEO
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British Steel sets out case for life outside PPF
Loss of Tata Steel support could open up deficit of £1bn-£2bn, trustees warn
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Norway’s oil fund lifts exclusion as Raytheon exits cluster bombs
Sovereign wealth fund revokes ethical exclusion of US firm after 12 years
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Dutch schemes 'falling short' on implementing diversity
No more than 55% of pension funds have a female trustee, says monitoring committee
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PLSA toughens executive pay stance in new voting guidelines
Updated corporate governance policy follows BlackRock’s call for pay package reform
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'Inflection point' approaching for long-term investors, says MSCI
Asset owners should avoid reacting to ‘spasms in Twittersphere’, researchers warn