UK - The new Companies Bill could create an "unnecessary and costly" burden on pension funds, warned Tim Currell, senior investment consultant at Watson Wyatt.
The Bill received Royal Assent yesterday, and Currell said the government now had the power to require institutional investors to disclose how they used their votes. He said the aim of increasi...
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