SAUL adopts pass-through voting for DB and DC plans

Scheme becomes the first DC plan in the UK to take up pass-through voting

Holly Roach
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SAUL adopts pass-through voting for DB and DC plans

The Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London (SAUL) has become the first UK pension scheme to adopt pass-through voting for both its defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) plans.

Pass-through voting enables schemes to enforce their voting preferences on annual general meeting resolutions within pooled fund investments – meaning the £3bn scheme can now "uniformly apply" its ...

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