PLSA stewardship and corporate governance policy lead Luke Hildyard explained: "Following recent events, votes at AGMs will be under increasingly intense scrutiny from policy makers, the general public and pension funds. As long-term investors in companies, pension funds are keen to engage with ...
Corporate governance guidelines aim to improve decision-making processes by listening to stakeholders better. James Phillips explores how pension ...
The government has announced that Ruston Smith, Jamie Jenkins and Chris Curry will chair the external advisory board for this year's review of ...
Commenting on the appointment Aberdeen Asset Management chief investment officer Anne Richards said: " Corporate governance lies at the heart of our approach to investing. We meet with the management and directors of companies on a regular basis ...
Half of FTSE350 firms fail to comply with the UK corporate governance code, but more companies actively seek engagement with investors on governance issues than last year, Grant Thornton says. Other factors pointing to improving governance were cited. The report found that 5% of chairmen now "go out of their way" to emphasise the importance of value within companies to establish effective governance environments. Almost three quarters of firms actively seek engagement from investors on governanc