Time to raise the bar on voting
Votes on Saba Capital’s proposals show how vital it is for shareholders to stand up and be counted
Investment Trusts
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Four investment trusts become first to adopt SDR sustainability labels
Non-UK AIC members are looking carefully at the labelling regime in preparation for when they’re bought into scope
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Discounting net zero: Investment trust sector ‘re-embracing’ ESG values
JTC Group’s Simon Gordon explains how the renewables trust sector is showing signs of recovery
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‘Room for improvement’ at corporate governance level on alternative trusts
Quilter Cheviot research finds lack of oversight, diversity and communication with shareholders
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US Solar fund survives continuation vote despite shareholder dissent
35.4% of votes favoured discontinuing the trust
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The future of investment trust ESG disclosures
SDR changes everything, writes the AIC’s Nick Britton
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US Solar Fund widens investment policy
Allowing investment into ‘development-stage assets’
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Financial inclusion: From AGM votes to mobile banking
ESG Clarity explores the digital solutions boosting social mobility
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Financial inclusion: From AGM votes to mobile banking
On Financial Inclusion Week, ESG Clarity explores the digital solutions
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Investment trust sector accused of governance failures
Some boards shunned Quilter Cheviot’s questions about their governance and engagement
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Points don’t mean prizes: How to evaluate non-executive directors
Build on the points system for assessing whether NEDs have enough time for their roles with a qualitative approach
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Sustainable Standpoint: It’s time for ESG to grow up
ESG Clarity Committee members share their reflections and predictions in part three of this series