28 May, 2019
Shareholders call for greater transparency on dividend policies
Shareholders have called for greater transparency on dividend policies following a review that found one in five companies are failing to stage an annual vote on dividend payouts, or are simply making...
30 January, 2019
New stewardship code shifts emphasis to disclosures and ‘outcomes’
If you thought only companies were required to be clear about their “purpose”, think again. This morning the UK’s governance regulator has given fair warning to asset managers that they too will...
5 December, 2018
‘Repeat offenders’ warned to heed shareholder revolts
It seems some companies are unwilling to learn the lessons of last year’s shareholder revolts. That, at least, is the view of the Investment Association (IA), a trade body for investment managers, w...
7 September, 2018
Quarterly reporting: Useful or an obstacle to jobs?
The backlash is underway. Back in August Donald Trump surprised the business world by using his Twitter account to launch a review of moving US markets from quarterly to six-monthly reporting. For ...
29 August, 2018
Shareholder revolts against remuneration reports rise
Revolts against remuneration reports look on course to increase significantly, according to figures from the Investment Association. By the end of July the Public Register of shareholder resolution...
1 August, 2018
Investors increasingly vote against remuneration reports
Shareholder revolts against remuneration reports look on course to increase significantly, according to figures from the Investment Association. By the end of July thi...
18 May, 2018
Remuneration tightrope: what is the future of exec pay?
Investors, politicians, regulators and pressure groups are increasingly voicing concern about lavish executive pay packages, especially those that reward poor performance, and are urging companies to ...
18 April, 2018
Legal & General and investment group to ‘vote against’ non-diverse boards
The heat has been put on boards that fail to manage compliance with diversity targets, after key investor representatives issued broadsides against those with too few women in place. Legal & Ge...
7 March, 2018
Investors: revised code ‘too narrowly’ focused on workforce engagement
Proposed revisions to the UK's corporate governance code focus too narrowly on workforce engagement, according to a major body representing investors. The Investment Association, which represents i...
16 January, 2018
