Stewardship Code

Asset managers are still failing to improve their voting and engagement disclosure records despite the introduction of the Stewardship Code, research suggests.

A universal basic state pension could threaten the contributory principle of the welfare state, Labour says.

The success of the UK stewardship code is vital in preventing more onerous regulation of shareholders, delegates heard.

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

The UK Stewardship Code will increase collective engagement by pension funds and give institutional investors more oversight in the boardroom, say Legal & General Investment Management.

Increased public interest in shareholder activism following the financial crisis has increased pressure on trustees to give members more information on stewardship, Aviva Investors warns.

An influential group of UK pension funds have written to the Financial Reporting Council supporting the Stewardship Code for investors.