Governance

1. NEWS: Regulation, 16 April, 2021

   Governance safeguards ‘detrimental’ to dual-class share proposals

   Swedish academics warn that measures proposed by the Hill Review won’t be effective—and may hinder the benefits of dual-class shares.

2. NEWS: Regulation, 15 April, 2021

   Campaign urges reform of section 172 to promote ‘purpose of the company’

   John Lewis, Innocent and the Institute of Directors are backing the Better Business Act campaign to make purpose central to section 172.

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   NEWS: Ethics, 15 April, 2021

   Ethical investor Trillium issues warning to Alphabet over whistleblowing

   The asset manager has filed a shareholder resolution calling for Alphabet, Google's parent company, to review its whistleblowing policies.

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   INSIGHT: Investors, 13 April, 2021

   AGM season will see focus on reporting, remuneration and communication

   While not exactly back to business as usual, companies are likely to feel investor pressure on a range of non-Covid topics in 2021.

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   NEWS: Sustainability, 12 April, 2021

   Academics issue ‘call for reflection’ on EU corporate governance reforms

   The group of researchers and professors say the EU should pause new sustainability laws and instead review a raft of academic criticism.

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   NEWS: Regulation, 9 April, 2021

   Controversy as US moves towards mandatory ESG disclosures

   After the SEC's acting chair indicated the US could introduce mandatory ESG disclosures, experts are laying out the arguments against it.

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   NEWS: Disclosures, 8 April, 2021

   Climate reporting requires ‘shift in approach’ to reflect TCFD principles

   Study reveals just 154 UK firms made any reference to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) in their 2020 reporting.

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   NEWS: Investors, 7 April, 2021

   LGIM backs calls for ‘say on climate’ shareholder votes

   Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) wants companies to put their climate policies to a vote for investors.

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   NEWS: Investors, 1 April, 2021

   LGIM annual report reveals 21% rise in ‘active engagement’ in 2020

   Engagement figures from LGIM show investors did not allow Covid-19 to shift their focus from core concerns such as diversity and climate.

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   NEWS: Disclosures, 29 March, 2021

   State Street Global Advisors CEO calls for improved diversity reporting

   While Cyrus Taraporevala is optimistic about progress on reporting, he revealed concerns about a lack of clear diversity policies and goals.

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   NEWS: Regulation, 25 March, 2021

   UK stewardship code ‘has not changed the nature of investor engagement’

   Academic says the revised code requires "mandatory legal or regulatory impositions" if it is to remain relevant.

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    NEWS: Research, 23 March, 2021

    Do we overestimate the impact of CEOs on company performance?

    A new study says CEOs explain 2% of variability in stock returns, while global, country and industry changes account for 11%, 4% and 1%.

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