It was disappointing to hear a Financial Reporting Council (FRC) representative tell the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) stewardship conference that it's unlikely the council will support calls for pension schemes to direct their votes in pooled funds.
This would seem to put the FRC on collision course with the whole thrust of government and opposition policy on the need for institutional investors to have better engagement with the companies the...
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