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Governance
Exclusions, engagements and tax evasions top Norwegian Govt fund review
Ministry of Finance formally launches consultation and outlines debate for future responsible investment strategy.
June 2008
Total hit as investors pull millions over Burma links
Human rights campaigners list other companies with business in the military-led country.
October 2007
$100bn investor coalition fights SEC on shareholder resolutions
Group aims to galvanise 500 institutional investors and thousands of retail investors and flood the SEC with e-mails
September 2007
Hermes fund chief Anson quits
Former CalPERS CIO returns to the US after 18 months at UK activist manager
July 2007
CalPERS calls for support on US director nominations
US superfund has Hewlett-Packard and UnitedHealth Group in its sights
July 2007
UN PRI Seoul special: interview with Donald Macdonald, PRI chair
PRI signatories gather in Seoul for the annual progress meeting of the huge investor initiative.
June 2008
Investor appeal for ‘packaged’ sustainability products: TBLI Asia report
Investors, entrepreneurs and NGOs converge on Bangkok for TBLI Asia 2008.
June 2008
Asia’s state pension funds: en route to better governance
Funds in China, Korea and Thailand break ground on voting and corporate accountability, but there are still areas to develop.
May 2008
Exxon and HSBC: hollow victories on pay and governance
Why important AGMs this week at ExxonMobil and HSBC will end up asking more questions than answers.
May 2008
The importance of responsible investment: Views from the New Zealand Superannuation Fund
How New Zealand runs its NZ$13.5 bn (€6.8bn) national pension fund to protect the country’s reputation.
May 2008
Dutch transport funds lay SRI tracks
SPF Beheer outlines move from best-in-class to engagement.
May 2008
Why sovereign wealth funds have provoked schizophrenia in western markets
Market saviours or dangerous political investors? Sovereign wealth funds have got governments in a funk.
April 2008
US Special: Investors rally on say-on-pay and sub-prime votes
Compensation concerns in focus as US meeting season looms.
February 2008
Metallrente shows the way on RI in Germany
Country’s fastest growing fund explains why RI is a gradual but growing process amongst German peers.
January 2008
How a TV documentary on cluster bombs became an ESG benchmark
New ranking compares Dutch pension funds on pollution and human rights issues.
January 2008
Environment Agency plans sequel to £1.5bn SRI success
Fund investment committee to consider sweating the assets to take advantage of strong performance at lower risk.
November 2007
Responsible pensions in BP pipeline
Sally Bridgeland, CEO of BT pension trustees explains how the oil and gas company is exploring SRI within the scheme.
November 2007
The lobby group fighting to make pensions fair
Alex van der Velden, executive director of FairPensions talks disinvestment, defined contribution, and benchmarking pension funds and asset managers for sustainability.
November 2007
Sweden’s AP funds’ ethical umbrella
Council gives Swedish state funds responsible investment muscle.
October 2007
ABP’s total responsible investment strategy
Rob Lake, senior portfolio manager for environmental, social and governance at ABP, the €221bn ($311bn) pension fund for Dutch civil servants, talks clean tech, engagement and cluster bombs.
October 2007
The Janus-faced foreign investors in China
Greenpeace says investors in China must act responsibly before we all pay the price.
September 2007
Why being responsible does not mean underperforming in SE Asia
Investment opportunities are ripe, but it pays to know the CSR terrain.
September 2007
NYCERS: walkin’ the activist walk
Michael Musuraca explains how the New York City Employees fund got active.
September 2007
Good credit after bad
The subprime crisis shows the value of extra financial research.
September 2007
USS shows enterprise in engagement
David Russell, co-head of Responsible Investment at the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), the £31bn (€46bn) second largest UK pension fund, explains how its SRI strategy is not just about risk but also reward.
September 2007
Can ‘Made in China’ be responsible?
Theme of the month: Why investors must help clean up South East Asia’s companies.
September 2007
The RI interview: Bob Monks
One of the world’s most prominent corporate governance activists since the 1970s, Bob Monks talks about engagement, hedge fund activists, private equity and why ‘discouraged’ is not part of his vocabulary.
July 2007