All Pension and Investment Research Consultants (PIRC) articles
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NewsPeople moves: PIRC appoints new CEO, chair
Plus: South Yorkshire Pensions Authority completes team of independent investment advisers
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NewsSAUL is first UK scheme to adopt pass-through voting across DC, DB plans
The move strengthens the £3bn University of London’s stewardship powers which is particularly focused on voting for resolutions at the Climate Action 100+ companies
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NewsIASB releases final ruling on green transition accounting teaser
While companies are making generous statements about their net zero commitments in public, they are failing to account for the cost of those pledges
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NewsACCESS Pool selects PIRC as ESG and responsible investment advisor
PIRC was appointed to help ACCESS Pool implement its phase II of responsible investment guidelines.
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NewsCorporate governance roundup: UK’s Church Commissioners vote against directors
Plus: PIRC opposes Shell chair over climate risks
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NewsClimate resolutions remain high on the agenda during proxy season
Asset managers have different ideas of what ‘good’ looks like and when it comes to action and disclosure on climate change
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NewsExecutive pay linked to climate risk sends misleading progress message
Investors may become distracted by engaging over pay rather than focusing on transition plans and emissions reductions, says PIRC
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NewsHounslow Pension Fund adopts own voting policy in index fund
It is the first LGPS to have its holdings voted in a BlackRock pooled fund according to its own ESG voting policy
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Greater Manchester’s tax transparency proposal for Cisco to be put to vote
The proposal calls for Cisco to publish a tax transparency report aligned with the GRI Tax Standard
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Greater Manchester scheme leads call for Cisco’s greater tax transparency
The proposal calls for Cisco to publish a tax transparency report aligned with GRI Tax Standard
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PIRC sets out tax practice expectations for investors
‘Investors cannot afford to ignore the issue of aggressive tax avoidance,’ says PIRC
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Asset owners call on Amazon for tax practices, risks transparency
It is the first resolution of its kind filed in the US, says PIRC
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NewsCorporate governance advisor PIRC pushes for shareholder hard line on audit
PIRC is recommending that shareholders oppose the appointment of EY, PWC, KPMG and Grant Thornton during this year’s round of shareholder meetings
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NewsPIRC tackles IAASB over audit expectation gap
‘Auditors have substantial obligations in relation to detecting fraud in an audit, regardless of the expectation gap’
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NewsLAPFF-backed parliamentary group launches ‘just transition’ inquiry
Chair of local authority pension fund forum says more focus is needed on social dimension of energy transition
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NewsClientEarth calls for climate change reporting improvement
The FRC’s supervisory priorities for the coming year include reporting on the impact of climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit
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NewsPIRC puts forward new approach to exec pay policy
Bonuses based on existing performance criteria and LTIPs for 2020 are essentially a case of ‘force majeure’
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Pension fund group ‘brings mining community voice’ to investors
Direct exchange comes after positive feedback from investors to information relayed by the association
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FTSE 100 firms urged to check group, parent assets balance
Corporate governance specialist says companies should prominently display a parent company balance sheet
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Chart of the Week: Equity returns drive LGPS investment gains in 2018-19
Local authority funds for Lancashire and Kensington & Chelsea reported the strongest returns among LGPS funds, as alternatives investors also posted double-digit gains
