NETHERLANDS - The e191bn ABP is spearheading a push to create a peer group of European pension funds to examine conflicts associated with securities lending and proxy voting.
As global assets on loan hit US$2trn, fears are growing over the motives of companies and hedge funds who borrow stocks close to companies’ AGMs. A fund that temporarily releases stock forgoes the ...
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