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. Oh, sorry what’s the question again?

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Chris Hall

MARCH 30, 2023

Green Finance Strategy outlines the government’s plans to align the finance sector with its net zero commitments.  A commitment to review pension trustees’ fiduciary duties and stewardship activities in the UK’s updated Green Finance Strategy has been welcomed by industry experts.

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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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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 pointed to the IIGCC’s Net Zero Stewardship Toolkit as a useful resource.

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Chris Hall

MAY 9, 2023

DP23/1, released in February, focused on the capabilities needed by FCA-regulated firms to support both economy-wide transition to net zero and sustainable business models more broadly. The review factored in the implications of UK market abuse regulations and developments in competition law in major jurisdictions.

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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

MAY 6, 2022

She will focus on the global development of Acadian’s systematic macro business, including building out its sustainable investment framework. Prior to joining, Stevenson was Head of Business Development at Neuron Advisers, a boutique quantitative alternative investment firm. billion of assets, as of 31 March 2021.

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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 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

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Big shifts and giant leaps – Ahead of next week’s SDG Summit , the UN published a report outlining the science-based “transformational shifts” (or “ systems transformations ”) needed to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals , replacing the incremental and insufficient process made since 2015.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

After a pension fund-led coalition laid out new expectations for managers on climate related-stewardship, there were signs of consensus among customer and supplier over the name of the game.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In particular, it indicated that it was likely to rule against Shell – or anyone else for that matter – developing new oil or gas fields for which there is no carbon budget. But it was the energy transition’s impact on mineral-rich developing countries that was in focus for some at COP29. “We

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Chris Hall

JULY 5, 2023

There was already a first draft of a sustainable finance taxonomy, explains Reynolds, and now the Australian government is providing funding for the next stage of the taxonomy’s development. She says ASFI will be learning from what other countries have done on “what to do and what not to do”.

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