All UK Stewardship Code articles – Page 2
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OpinionHow scheme trustees can make implementation statements matter
Since October 2020, occupational pension schemes have been required to produce a publicly available implementation statement as part of their annual report and accounts process.
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News
Schemes and managers join forces to improve stewardship
On the go: The Investment Association and the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association have launched a steering group to examine how stewardship can be better integrated into the investment process.
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Minister pledges more power for trustees to vote own shares
On the go: The minister for pensions and financial inclusion has endorsed a recommendation for the creation of a government-led working group to increase the power pension schemes have to direct engagement with investee companies on sustainability issues.
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FRC unveils stewardship code addressing ESG engagement
On the go: A new code from the Financial Reporting Council dictates how asset managers and pension funds should engage with companies for better environmental and social outcomes, including on climate change.
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Only 8% of UK investors ready to comply with EU SRDII
On the go: A tiny proportion of institutional investors across Europe are ready to comply with the EU Shareholder Rights Directive II coming into force this year.
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LPFA feels divestment pressure
The London Pensions Fund Authority is under pressure from London Mayor Sadiq Khan to divest entirely from fossil fuel holdings, but says it prefers working with companies and fund managers over divesting.
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NewsManagers improving stewardship disclosure, but ESG has a way to go
Quality of stewardship reports among asset management firms is steadily improving, according to the Financial Reporting Council, but some managers continue to dismiss environmental, social and governance issues.
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Features
Environment Agency Pension Fund shakes up investment monitoring
The Environment Agency has released information about its investment process, emphasising a move away from more traditional benchmarking and quarterly reporting in favour of monitoring fundamentals and ad-hoc reporting.
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Features
Strathclyde joins antibiotics campaign as investors up engagement
The Strathclyde Pension Fund is one of 54 institutional investors that have launched an engagement campaign aimed at stopping overuse of antibiotics in the supply chains of corporations in the UK and US.
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Corporate governance tops Unilever ESG agenda
Data analysis: Close to half of Unilever Pension Fund’s engagement activity in 2014 centred on corporate governance as wider trends emphasise environmental issues, calling into question the terms used when reporting such activity.
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Features
How Strathclyde allocated £100k SRI mandate
Strathclyde Pension Fund has become the latest scheme to hire a socially responsible investment overlay provider to reduce risk. Owen Walker looks at its selection process.
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Stewardship Code to focus on ESG and lending
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is to review the UK Stewardship Code this summer, and is expected to incorporate stock lending and environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
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