Asset managers 'side too often' with company management
Some asset managers are failing to use their voting rights to properly steward pension assets and are not being sufficiently transparent, according to a report by ShareAction.
It finds that many managers side too often with company management on controversial votes at annual general meetings (AGMs) even when there is a clear case for challenging them. The lobby group compared...
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