Tag: International Corporate Governance Network

Governance needs ‘mutual understanding’ between shareholders & boards
Board directors and investors should remember they are ‘all on the same team’, advises ICGN’s Jen Sisson, in a governance podcast.

Executive pay is investors’ top concern for 2025
Shareholder rights, climate transition and capital management are also prominent issues, reveals global survey.

Opposition to dual-class share structures ‘set to grow’
Asset owners are adopting tactics to sanction the use of dual-class voting, according to a report on changing policies.

What can boards hope for in 2025?
We asked key figures to let us in on their expectations for the coming year, and reveal their wishlist for boards for 2025.

Railpen ‘resists the race to the governance bottom’
The pension fund, one of the country’s largest, seeks to protect shareholders after the recent changes to UK listing rules.

Executive pay guidelines declare the need for ‘case-by-case’ assessment
There should be a ‘clear rationale’ that aligns remuneration with a firm’s purpose, values and goals, says the Investment Association.

Collaborative engagement over assets ‘under threat’
A head of stewardship warns that asset managers being ‘totally scattered’ puts long-term sustainable performance at risk.

News round-up: this week in governance
Private equity audit investments under scrutiny; US zombies and shareholder rights; City hungry for further reforms.

Stakeholders meet to boost best practice on investor stewardship
Stewardship professionals, asset owners, asset managers and expert advisers from around the world will convene in London.

News round-up: this week in governance
Sir Nigel Wilson’s capital ideas for London; AI and governance; ICGN writes to Italy over board director election overhaul.