Governance

More than one in five small trust-based defined benefit schemes do not hold annual board meetings, according to research from The Pensions Regulator.

Insurance firm Aviva has suffered an embarassing blow after more than half its shareholders voted against its proposals on executive pay at its annual general meeting today.

Barclays has bowed to pressure from shareholders before its annual general meeting by putting a new clause into boss Bob Diamond's bonus package which could cut his payout in half.

Employers can increase the value of their employees' pension pots by up to 40% purely through better governance, without upping their contributions, JLT Benefit Solutions research has claimed.

More than eight in ten pension funds take one month or longer to make investment decisions, according to a survey carried out by Schroders.

With passive shareholders handed some of the blame for the financial crises, Emma Cusworth looks at the approaches to encourage them to take a more long-term approach.

Schemes must channel their corporate governance resources towards oversight of remuneration committees to stem the tide of large executive pay rises, a high pay expert says.

Schemes' appetite for shareholder activism and corporate governance is increasing against the backdrop of growing public concern over boardroom bonus culture, a poll shows.

Pension funds can change the face of modern capitalism if their investment and governance structures are fundamentally redesigned.

The £2.6bn Cheshire Pension Fund has joined the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum in a bid to tackle corporate governance in conjunction with other schemes.