Tag: Legal & General
Vanquis announces board changes
Karen Briggs, Oliver Laird and Jackie Noakes have all joined the banking group’s board as non-executive directors from today.
News round-up: this week in governance
Chairs should ‘probe’ and not ‘bully’; investors not so sweet on sugar; ‘psychopathic’ leaders are a myth.
News round-up: this week in governance
Investors challenge McDonald’s over antibiotic use; Norges Bank’s ESG push criticised; diversity box-ticking; revolt at The Restaurant Group.
Say-on-climate voting is on the up, but investor support falls
US shareholders tend to approve companies’ climate plans, while support is waning among European shareholders, finds study.
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.
Limits to shareholder voting rights mooted by investors
Can the weight of some of the biggest and most influential investors persuade the likes of Facebook to alter multiple tiers of voting rights?
Making a difference through diversity in the boardroom
Voting is not just about boardroom composition but also the quality of organisations’ diversity policies, and that is why LGIM is putting its money where its mouth is.
Asset managers devise questions for “purpose-led” companies
A group of asset managers has agreed a set of questions designed to test whether companies are “genuinely” purpose-led.
Legal & General and investment group to ‘vote against’ non-diverse boards
Both Legal & General Investment Management and The Investment Association have fired warning shots at FTSE 350 boards to improve gender diversity, or face the consequences.
Investors seek more disclosures on global workforce management
Asset managers seek information to identify best practice in workforce management, corporate culture and employee engagement.