Industry will see more effective and nuanced engagements as ESG grows up
In this video interview, Fidelity’s Emilie Goodall discusses how the increased scrutiny on asset manager engagement is welcome
Stewardship
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Stewardship Insights: Climate lobbying in high-impact sectors will be key this elections year
In the next edition of this series, AXA IM’s Clemence Humeau discusses the impact of regulation on engagement and ‘greenhushing’
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Stewardship Insights: Scrutiny on asset managers’ engagement is evolving
JPMAM’s Yo Takatsuki discusses the firm’s engagement around electrification and the increasing interest in voting practices
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How to build an effective stewardship programme
After the FCA’s recent comment that stewardship activities do not meet expectations, Quilter Cheviot’s Gemma Woodward gives firms some pointers
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Stewardship Insights: Developing an escalation approach
abrdn’s Andrew Mason shares how the firm sets clear milestones for firms and monitors their progress in this new series
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Investment managers are still over-promising and under-delivering on ESG
Paul Lee says clients have ditched funds as a result of Redington’s assessment of the manager’s stewardship capabilities
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Japan soars and Hong Kong falls in governance rankings
Japan soars up the rankings and Hong Kong plummets in the Asian Corporate Governance Association’s biennial survey
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Green Dream with Victory Hill’s Fraser-Smith: Investors don’t ask enough questions
Eleanor Fraser Smith says she’s frustrated by the lack of questions on impact and stewardship
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ShareAction: Asset managers’ use of escalation in engagement is ‘ineffective’
Has proposed a framework for more efficient use of escalation tools
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Evenlode bolsters stewardship team with analyst hire
Lily Postlethwaite joins after five years at Whitley Asset Management
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LGT WM promotes Archer to global stewardship role
Strategic input on the company’s net-zero, biodiversity and human rights work
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FCA releases Sustainability Disclosure Requirements
Long-awaited SDR includes changes such as a fourth fund label, and less prescriptive stewardship and disclosure rules