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The Long Game

Chris Hall

In 2015, the group also submitted its first application to the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) UK Stewardship Code. “An An approved Stewardship Code status is basically a baseline entry to pitch for institutional business around responsible investment,” Crossman explained.

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A Missed Opportunity

Chris Hall

The concept of assessing what effective stewardship should look like was first introduced by the FCA in 2019 in a joint effort with the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), setting the groundwork which helped define what the minimum expectations should be for financial services firms investing on behalf of clients and beneficiaries.

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Stewardship Dialogue Must be Ongoing – FCA

Chris Hall

Manning said the question of “perceived barriers” to collaboration had been raised previously, in feedback to the FCA’s discussion paper on stewardship regulation, jointly published with the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) in 2019, and since. “It

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Responsible Stewardship: Quality, not Quantity

Chris Hall

If divesting from harmful industries, communicate this publicly. The evidence here is clear: collaboration should play a central role in investors’ stewardship practices. Vote shares and engage with investees and screen holdings on transparent ESG criteria. Collaboration as an enabler.