Chris Hall

JUNE 28, 2024

Asset owner makes progress on climate and asset manager information-sharing in first year as Stewardship Code signatory. Last year, Phoenix also became a signatory of the Financial Reporting Council’s UK Stewardship Code. Piani described the code as being “pivotal” to the development of the firm’s engagement strategy. “It

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

“It is crucial to examine whether GPIF’s activities can be connected to companies’ behavioural changes and higher ESG ratings.” As first outlined in GPIF’s ‘ Stewardship Activities Report ’ published in March, collaborative studies will run over the course of 2023 and 2024.

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Chris Hall

MAY 8, 2024

While one asset manager reported 5,312 engagement actions over 12 months, five others recorded 200 or fewer over the same period.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 29, 2023

That’s a huge challenge.” She said that RIAA was working the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), CFA Institute and others to develop some agreed key ESG terminology. Looking globally, regulators have called on industry to agree on key terms.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 1, 2022

In line with IOSCO’s recommendations, the code is designed to improve the transparency of ratings and data providers’ methodologies, ensure procedures for managing conflicts of interest are appropriate, and improve communication channels between providers and the entities covered without undermining their impartiality. Mandatory disclosure.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 15, 2024

The investor network targets heightened presence and relevance in emerging markets and developing economies. The new strategy sets priorities over the next three years for the investor network , which doubled in size between 2019 and 2023. Now there’s a plethora of those – both mandatory and voluntary.”

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Chris Hall

MAY 9, 2023

The review factored in the implications of UK market abuse regulations and developments in competition law in major jurisdictions. Mark Manning , Strategic Policy Advisor on Sustainable Finance at the Financial Conduct Authority, will be a keynote speaker at ESG Investor’s Stewardship Summit 2023, held in London on 10 May.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The Financial Conduct Authority’s decision to halt the development of an effectiveness metric undermines systemic stewardship, says Gustave Loriot-Boserup, Founder of Compass Insights. Following this work, the UK Stewardship Code 2020, which we still use today, was published.

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Chris Hall

MAY 20, 2024

If you look at stewardship codes across the world, they touch on resources as being a key element, but without explicitly giving out guidance on how organisations can report and which resources are required,” Jessica Gao, Director of Research at the TAI, told ESG Investor.

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Chris Hall

MAY 17, 2023

A recent Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) discussion paper asked for feedback on possible regulatory change needed to support collaborative engagement and systemic stewardship, while the Financial Reporting Council is due to lead a review of its Stewardship Code. Also speaking at the Stewardship Summit, Mark Manning , Strategic Policy Advisor on (..)

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Chris Hall

JULY 6, 2022

Stewardship is widely considered one of the most effective tools in an asset owner’s toolbox to ensure companies are prioritising ESG-related issues, such as mitigating the effects of climate change. . “ The DWP will assess whether further guidance is needed in H2 2023. .

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Chris Hall

JULY 4, 2023

The FCA is an observer and provides the secretariat. The FCA’s Vote Reporting Group is asking for comments on its consultation paper by 21 September 2023. The post Make Vote Reporting Template Mandatory, FCA Told appeared first on ESG Investor.

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Chris Hall

JULY 18, 2022

In terms of drivers of geographic distinctions, he cited the recently strengthened UK Stewardship Code as one reason why European firms generally outperformed their US counterparts on clarity of voting policy. It remains to be seen what will happen in the coming proxy year.

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Chris Hall

JULY 5, 2023

New Zealand’s Minister for Climate Change James Shaw tells ESG Investor that Australia and New Zealand have a uniquely close relationship. “2023 is the 40 th anniversary of Closer Economic Relations,” Shaw says. “By Last month, the two countries signed an agreement to tackle climate change collaboratively alongside other Pacific countries.

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