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

JULY 5, 2024

Story time – The halfway point of the calendar year brings forth a stream of impact and sustainability reports from asset managers and owners, particularly in the UK, as signatories also comply with their obligations under the Stewardship Code. Sounds familiar? That’s because it is.

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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. We want to continue to engage actively on these topics.”

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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

APRIL 14, 2022

Has your asset manager published a UK Stewardship Code statement? If your asset manager is a signatory to the UK Stewardship Code, then this insight is more likely to be central to their investment approach. The UK Stewardship Code sets high stewardship standards for asset managers.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 21, 2023

In the final quarter of 2023, the FRC – working with the FCA, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and The Pensions Regulator – will review the regulatory framework for effective stewardship, including the operation of the Stewardship Code.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 6, 2024

Taking climate risks as an example, substantial investment is required in climate solutions such as renewable energy to successfully transition to a net-zero economy. There are several options trustees can use to show that they are actively monitoring and engaging with managers of pooled funds, according to TPR.

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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

MAY 6, 2022

It is a Tier 1 signatory to the UK’s Stewardship Code, a signatory of the Climate Action 100+ and a member of the LAPFF. The LPFA will publish its net zero plan this September, having made a net zero commitment in September 2021. billion of assets, as of 31 March 2021.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 20, 2022

As well as Statements of Investment Principles or Implementation Statements required by the UK’s Pensions Regulator, which require reporting on fund managers’ stewardship activities, trustees must ensure their funds are managed and report in line with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosures.

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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.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 1, 2022

In 2020, the FSA tightened the Stewardship Code to redefine responsibilities and explicitly instruct institutional investors “to consider sustainability (medium- to long-term sustainability including ESG factors) according to their investment management strategies in the course of their constructive engagement with investee companies”. “I’m

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Resource-rich – While Shell’s plan came under renewed scrutiny, the path to credible net zero transition by corporates has taken a number of steps forward internationally and in Europe in recent weeks. But it was the energy transition’s impact on mineral-rich developing countries that was in focus for some at COP29.

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Chris Hall

MAY 26, 2023

A letter to insurers from US state attorneys-general could have broad implications for the finance sector’s coordinated efforts to support net zero goals. None explained their actions (unlike Munich Re , which left in March); all committed to pursuing net zero goals individually. End of the line? –

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Almost certainly, few of the dozens of offered examples met Edmans’ criteria, but at least the exercise provided a snapshot of where managers think they are making a difference, and is quicker than reading their Stewardship Code reports. The post Take Five: Think Big appeared first on ESG Investor.

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Chris Hall

JULY 5, 2023

The country is also upping its game on stewardship, with New Zealand’s inaugural Stewardship Code launching last year with 17 signatories, says Simon O’Connor outgoing CEO of RIAA. “The Code was developed collaboratively by the industry and responds to our unique context in New Zealand,” he says.

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