Investor Relations
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NEWS: ESG reporting, 4 July, 2022
Greenwashing threatens shareholders’ interests
‘Companies that believe their own greenwash are embedding liability and storing up risk’, warns chair of UK Environment Agency.
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NEWS: ESG-linked pay, 28 June, 2022
Half of corporate leaders reject pay as a main driver for ESG
Pay and incentives are ‘just one part’ of creating the right culture to boost ESG performance, survey finds.
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NEWS: Investors, 14 June, 2022
BlackRock expands voting choice in response to investor demand
Voting will now be available to clients representing 47% of index equity assets globally, including 650 funds based in the US and UK.
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NEWS: Activism, 29 March, 2022
Ericsson faces shareholder ire over Iraq investigation
Reports say investors including Cevian and Norges Bank will vote against a resolution to discharge board liability over compliance breaches.
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NEWS: Investors, 28 March, 2022
AGMs 2022: a focus on logistics, ESG and executive pay
A report from EQ forecasts the big topics in this season's AGMs, and underlines the need to get out of reaction mode.
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INSIGHT: Board reform, 28 February, 2022
Rethinking boards: what does the future hold for directors?
As companies increase in complexity, directors may struggle to add impact and value. Here are five potential areas for board reform.
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NEWS: Executive pay, 23 February, 2022
UK shareholder pay revolts increase by 56% in 2021
Last year saw the highest number of notifiable shareholder revolts on pay for five years—and investors seem willing to maintain the pressure.
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INSIGHT: Governance, 18 February, 2022
Audit committees and ESG: ‘It’s a difficult journey to navigate’
The rise of ESG as an investor concern is creating new demands of audit committees. A recent CACID event looked at the challenges.
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NEWS: ESG, 8 February, 2022
Companies cut emissions after earnings calls that mention climate
Research shows link between earnings calls that discuss climate and a subsequent reduction in the firm's carbon emissions—and its stock price.
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NEWS: Regulation, 2 February, 2022
Audit committee chairs ‘are confusing quality of audit and quality of service’
FRC report also warns that audit committee chairs have a "negative perception of joint audits", despite this being a key reform proposal.
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INSIGHT: Corporate governance, 12 January, 2022
Board priorities 2022: a checklist for directors
The pandemic continues to impact agendas, but climate, data security and succession are some of the other priorities demanding board focus.
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INSIGHT: Strategy, 21 December, 2021
Financial reporting must show real impact—and costs—of ESG activities
To make ESG activities meaningful, IFRS and GAAP should feature data that is relevant to long-term corporate and societal value creation.
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NEWS: Outlook, 6 December, 2021
Investor activism set to enter ‘golden age’ as firms emerge from pandemic
Consultancy Alvarez & Marsal says 2022 will see a 10% boost in activism across Europe, with 148 companies at risk of targeting by activists.
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INSIGHT: Strategy, 26 October, 2021
Leading change: the board’s role in driving business transformation
The chief executive and the rest of the board need to create a vision for the future, with clear objectives and a plan for achieving them.
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INSIGHT: Remuneration, 8 October, 2021
South Africa is tightening its rules around executive pay, but gaps remain
South Africa has the highest wage inequality in the world, and there is growing interest in remuneration governance and director pay.
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INSIGHT: Strategy, 1 October, 2021
Does diversity deliver? We don’t know yet—and here’s why
Studies appear to show a causal link between diversity and financial performance. But the methods are not robust enough to draw this conclusion.
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INSIGHT: Research, 18 August, 2021
What really determines CEO compensation?
A CEO pay survey highlights the underlying differences of opinion that may cause disagreements on remuneration—and also areas of agreement.
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INSIGHT: Strategy, 28 May, 2021
The challenges of balancing purpose with performance
Investors now expect firms to have a purpose that meets the needs of all stakeholders and delivers returns. It is a difficult equation to balance.
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INSIGHT: Strategy , 20 May, 2021
Company purpose is more than a marketing slogan—it’s a new philosophy
Embedding company purpose requires businesses to think about every process their organisation operates—and accept that there will be trade-offs.
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INSIGHT: Board leadership, 26 April, 2021
Why boards should address value preservation at a strategic level
Stakeholder groups are increasingly demanding that boards focus on value preservation in their decision-making.