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Schemes and consultants have expressed serious concerns about plans to implement Solvency II-style rules across the European Union.

The Financial Reporting Council has published a list of questions to help trustees understand and challenge the advice they receive from actuaries.

NEST has signed up to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investing in a bid to boost long term investing and good corporate governance.

Onerous pension accounting and regulatory standards could be driving funds to take a shorter-term view on investments, undercutting responsible ownership, delegates heard.

More than 90% of institutional investors now vote on shares they hold in UK companies due to increasing adherence to the UK Stewardship Code, a survey reveals.

The Financial Reporting Council wants to boost the strength of the UK Stewardship Code by monitoring the quality of communication between companies and shareholders.

Corporate schemes must increase transparency and demand more responsible investing from their asset managers to keep pace with pension funds outside the UK, UKSIF says.

The Financial Reporting Council has published a series of recommendations in a bid to improve communications between company boards and shareholders, such as pension funds.

The National Association of Pension Funds has published guidance to encourage pension funds to sign up to the Stewardship Code or explain why not.

The Financial Reporting Council has revealed the 68 signatories to the UK Stewardship Code.