Tag: Investor Forum
Opposition to dual-class shares resumes
Proposals to lessen the restrictions on dual-class shares are again met with investor protests over board accountability.
News round-up: this week in governance
Racism at work; companies overwhelmed by ESG issues; the smartphone generation of ‘wireless investors’; employers who are ‘quiet firing’.
News round-up: this week in governance
Investor Forum invites listed company boards to join; saving companies from the climate crisis; leaders welcome AI
Investors influence ESG performance, study reveals
Researchers find that, among the many drivers for improving ESG, intervention by corporate investors is key.
Stakeholder capitalism ‘won’t work’—but investors need to do more
London Business School/Investor Forum report backs the shareholder model, but urges investors to take responsibility for stakeholder issues.
Investor group calls for shareholder votes on climate strategy
The Investor Forum says greater shareholder influence over climate strategy will increase pressure on boards to meet UK net zero targets.
Stakeholder debate should not be used to weaken shareholder rights
Investors play a vital role in holding boards to account—and well-governed companies safeguard the long-term interests of all stakeholders.
Investor focus on results and remuneration ‘creating friction’ with boards
The Investor Forum warns short-term issues are “crowding out real conversation about long-term strategic value and broader stakeholder perspectives”.
Investor ire sees Sir Mick Davis’s Rio Tinto chairmanship plan shelved
Rio Tinto backtracks on plan to appoint Sir Mick Davis as chairman, after an influential group representing a large tranche of shareholders expresses concern.
Investor stewardship: society ‘demanding more’ of asset owners
A report from the Investor Forum predicts that stewardship will go through a “comprehensive review” in 2017.