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Phoenix Champions Human Rights Stewardship

Chris Hall

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. It intends to support constructive dialogue,” she said.

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New Climate Rules and Guidance for UK Pensions

Chris Hall

Government plans to ease access to illiquid assets, but expects more robust stewardship. According to recent study of 650 UK occupational pension funds by investment consultants Mercer, only 35% of schemes conduct a stewardship assessment of investment managers at least annually.