Governance

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.

GERMANY - Germany's status as a leading centre for shareholder engagement on sustainability and corporate governance has been reinforced by research finding two thirds of institutional investors favour using such issues when investing, and most follow...

Defined contribution schemes are lagging behind defined benefit plans on governance, but 96% of schemes believe their trustee boards are governing effectively or very effectively, research shows

Andrew Short gives a run down on what help is out there