Chris Hall

MAY 24, 2023

I assume that the aim of the latest review is to examine ongoing issues around fiduciary duty, especially in the context of the revised UK Stewardship Code 2020, to see what obstacles (real or perceived) remain.” The paper notes that the UK Stewardship Code is “guidance and not a legal obligation”.

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Chris Hall

MAY 9, 2023

Areas to be covered include the effectiveness of the FRC’s Stewardship Code in creating a market for stewardship, interaction between the code and existing stewardship-related rules in the FCA Handbook , and stewardship-related issues raised in the UK government’s updated Green Finance Strategy , released in March.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 20, 2022

They did this by analysing statements made to the stock market from 216 non-financial companies with a market value of over £500 million between March and May 2020. . In 2020, the average FTSE 100 CEO earned a base salary of £954,000 in 2020 and bonus payments and share award schemes averaging £2 million. .

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Chris Hall

JULY 7, 2022

The introduction of a toughened code has led to improved governance and resourcing of stewardship by UK-based asset managers and owners, but investment in the area faces ongoing challenges, including tensions with other staff. .

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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

OCTOBER 1, 2022

According to figures published by The Global Sustainable Investment Alliance in 2021, Japan’s total sustainably invested assets stood at US$42,874 billion in 2020, representing a more than fivefold increase from 2016. These long-held principles of sustainability have filtered down to the world of investment. Significant progress.

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Chris Hall

JULY 6, 2022

Trustees can consult the UK Stewardship Code to monitor investment managers’ stewardship progress, as well as the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s (PLSA) Vote Reporting Template and the Association of Member Nominated Trustees’ (AMNT) Red Lines Voting Initiative , the DWP said. .

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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. Digging into the data.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 29, 2022

Scanning across to the Financial Reporting Council’s UK Stewardship Code, the 2020 Code represents a mature governance regime for UK-listed businesses. It has its origins in 1992’s Cadbury report and code, which covers the financial aspects of corporate governance.

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Chris Hall

MAY 17, 2023

While 88% of asset managers disclosed their votes publicly (up from 55% in 2020), 42% failed to publish their rationale for votes against shareholder resolutions, the report said. Transparency is improving, but slowly.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 18, 2023

The new guide highlighted that participation in collaborative stewardship initiatives increased from 68% in 2017 to 83% in 2020, with asset owners “particularly driving the change”.

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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. “I’d

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