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      This webinar will bring together views from actuaries, lawyers, administrators, trustees and data experts to look at the pragmatic, collaborative solutions that are open to schemes to solve the GMP equalisation challenges in 2021. It will assess the individual challenges schemes face with equalisations and provide some practical options that are available to resolve these issues.

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LAPFF supports majority of Amazon shareholder resolutions
LAPFF supports majority of Amazon shareholder resolutions

The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) has shown support for Amazon's shareholder resolutions, advising its members vote for 11 of 12 shareholder proposals.

  • Industry
  • 20 May 2019
One in five vote against remuneration report at XPS AGM
One in five vote against remuneration report at XPS AGM

XPS Pensions Group saw over 20% of its shareholders revolt when voting on its remuneration report at its annual general meeting (AGM) this week.

  • Industry
  • 14 September 2018
KAS Bank promises simpler AGM voting with blockchain app
KAS Bank promises simpler AGM voting with blockchain app

Pension schemes and institutional investors are being offered a "revolutionary" streamlined process for exercising their shareholder voting rights as KAS Bank launches Voteroom.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 23 April 2018
TPR sends strong message on high dividends
TPR sends strong message on high dividends

Stephanie Baxter says trustees should welcome the regulator's tougher line on excessive shareholder payouts

  • Law and Regulation
  • 10 April 2018
Why Carillion collapse highlights importance of AGM voting
Why Carillion collapse highlights importance of AGM voting

With the AGM season just around the corner, Victoria Ticha looks at what we can learn following the recent collapse of the construction giant

  • Investment
  • 23 February 2018
Carillion: A shareholder fail?
Carillion: A shareholder fail?

One of the curiosities of Carillion's failure was how shareholders in the firm seemingly failed to notice the firm's demise.

  • Industry
  • 20 February 2018
How corporate governance guidance will empower pension funds
How corporate governance guidance will empower pension funds

Corporate governance guidelines aim to improve decision-making processes by listening to stakeholders better. James Phillips explores how pension funds will benefit

  • Investment
  • 27 October 2017
IA asks FTSE companies how they are addressing shareholder concerns
IA asks FTSE companies how they are addressing shareholder concerns

Letter to FTSE All-Share members

  • Investment
  • 26 October 2017
Have your say: Is it time to equalise survivor benefits for cohabiting couples?
Have your say: Is it time to equalise survivor benefits for cohabiting couples?

This week we want to know if the government should introduce a law to equalise benefits for cohabiting couples, and if the law balances the needs of shareholders and members.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 18 July 2017
Pension-related insolvencies could be prevented by more stringent accounting
Pension-related insolvencies could be prevented by more stringent accounting

IAS 19 is the accounting standard many sponsors use to make disclosures about their defined benefit schemes in their records. But a report from Lincoln Pensions argues IAS 19 is not good enough. Michael Klimes investigates.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 31 October 2016
UK schemes join global battle against mining giants over climate change
UK schemes join global battle against mining giants over climate change

Some of UK's largest pension schemes and fund managers have called on Anglo American, Glencore and Rio Tinto to be more transparent over climate change risks.

  • Investment
  • 02 February 2016
Prudential's bulk annuity business to be squeezed under Solvency II
Prudential's bulk annuity business to be squeezed under Solvency II

Prudential has signalled its bulk annuity volumes will reduce as new regulatory capital buffers will make it harder to make the business profitable.

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  • 21 January 2016
Church Commissioners urge ExxonMobil to disclose climate risks
Church Commissioners urge ExxonMobil to disclose climate risks

Church Commissioners for England has co-filed a shareholder resolution at ExxonMobil to force the US oil and gas giant to disclose how it will cope in a lower carbon world.

  • Investment
  • 19 January 2016
Just Retirement and Partnership delay merger until Solvency II approval

The proposed merger between Just Retirement and Partnership has been put on hold subject to meeting Solvency II requirements and is expected in January.

  • Industry
  • 23 November 2015
Why schemes are at risk from a missing link in corporate reporting

Companies are not disclosing vital information about the workforce despite it being a clear driver of long-term sustainability. Stephanie Baxter finds out why it is a concern

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  • 19 June 2015
BP climate change resolution gets 98% backing

Almost all of BP's shareholders have voted to force the company to disclose the risks it faces from climate change.

  • Corporate Governance
  • 16 April 2015
RPMI joins action to force Vivendi to ditch double votes

RPMI Railpen Investments has co-signed a shareholder move urging French media company Vivendi to drop double voting rights for long-term investors.

  • Corporate Governance
  • 30 March 2015
Why double voting rights in EU is bad news for UK schemes

PP looks at criticisms of plans to reward long-term investors

  • Law and Regulation
  • 27 March 2015
Asset owners are being denied their say

AMNT’s Bill Trythall says it is shocking that shareholder votes are not always counted

  • Investment
  • 25 February 2015
BP tells shareholders to back climate change risk resolution

BP has told its shareholders to back a resolution brought against the company urging it to disclose risks associated with climate change.

  • Investment
  • 06 February 2015
Shell tells shareholders to back climate change risk resolution

Shell has told its shareholders to support a resolution brought against the company to force it to disclose risks associated with climate change.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 29 January 2015
Asset managers slam EU push to water down Shareholders' Rights Directive

Pressure from companies to water down proposed changes to the EU Shareholders' Rights Directive has been criticised by the Investment Association.

  • Corporate Governance
  • 23 January 2015
EU Shareholder Rights Directive 'too prescriptive' for schemes

The proposed revision of the EU Shareholder Rights Directive could be too prescriptive for pension schemes, according to PensionsEurope.

  • Investment
  • 24 September 2014
NAPF urges trustees to quiz managers on enhanced voting rights

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) is encouraging trustees to quiz their fund managers about their use of the enhanced voting rights and Japan's Stewardship Code.

  • Investment
  • 18 August 2014
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