Women dominate HR leadership; fair value versus historic cost conundrum; AI evolution moving too fast; Vanguard’s environmental and social voting

CofE cites ‘disconnect’ in top pay; do purpose statements work?; banks and their governance mentions; Big Three fund managers ‘deferential’.

Chief executive Larry Fink seeks ‘to translate individual investor views into voting instructions’ for the first time.

Tim Martin hits out at Fidelity; Disney appoints its first female chair; the LSE fines Sensyne Health; fund managers may not save the planet.

Study reveals that recent campaigns by BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard have significantly increased the number of women on US boards.

Uber, Ocado, Alphabet and Rio Tinto are among the companies named in the global asset manager’s report into governance concerns.

Energy giant ExxonMobil has given in to pressure from investors and campaigners, and says it will begin to report on the impact of climate change on its business.

Disclosures reveal that China’s Communist Party takes the lead over the Chinese state in the governance of many state-owned enterprises.

World’s leading proxy adviser ISS is in the process of changing its relationship with activist investors.