Chris Hall

APRIL 11, 2024

Andrea Tweedie, Head of Stewardship at the Financial Reporting Council, highlights progress to date and calls for ‘good, bad and ugly’ feedback ahead of the upcoming review. The new codes substantially raised expectations for how money is invested on behalf of UK savers and pensioners,” said Tweedie.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 1, 2024

Clearing’s present danger – Financial market infrastructures are waking up to climate risks, even as some central banks are scaling back their work in this area. Another long-awaited announcement came from the UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC), which confirmed the start of its Stewardship Code 2020 review.

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Stewardship Code Banking Value Creation Climate Change 80

Chris Hall

APRIL 16, 2024

“This is a significant hiring slowdown, perhaps indicating that stewardship and engagement is an area that managers are willing to cut as they face more challenging times financially,” the report mentioned.

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Stewardship Code Sustainable Investment Banking 52

Chris Hall

MARCH 10, 2022

This followed the final report of the Productive Finance Working Group, formed by HM Treasury, the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority to encourage more investment in long-term less-liquid assets, widely seen as offering a wider range options for investors looking to support the low-carbon transition.

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Net Zero Paris Agreement Stewardship Code Climate Change 52

Chris Hall

APRIL 20, 2022

Earlier this month, US proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis recommended that investors vote against remuneration plans at banks Barclays and Standard Chartered. . Investors are looking to vote against excessive executive remuneration. .

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Chris Hall

MAY 12, 2023

It suggested embedding sustainability-related objectives into the annual appraisal processes for staff as an example.

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Chris Hall

MAY 6, 2022

Mark Allison , Leader of Merton Council, and Sophia Morrell , a Director at UK Finance, a trade association for the UK’s banking and financial services industry, have been appointed to the London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) Board. The LPFA is a defined-benefit LGPS with over 93,000 members, 124 active employers and £6.9

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