Investors told to vote down fossil fuel directors
Companies making almost no progress on transition despite climate emergency
Stewardship
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The growing interest from advisers in investor engagement is to be welcomed
Two emerging initiatives to help banish the winter blues
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Stewardship Insights: Working with companies to mitigate risks of AI disruption
Federated Hermes’ Bruce Duguid says AI is fast becoming one of the most important investment themes but with it comes ethical dilemmas
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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
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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