AIC launches petition to change company law on shareholder voting access
AIC seeking to make it mandatory for nominees to pass on company information and voting rights to underlying shareholders
Governance
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Rathbones Asset Management adopts SDR labels on two funds
Rathbone Greenbank Global Sustainability and Rathbone Greenbank Global Sustainable Bond funds will use the label from 2 April
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Spring Statement 2025: ISA reform prospects welcomed as ‘a real opportunity’
Government committing to look at options for reform
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RGL bolsters group claim against Hargreaves Lansdown over Woodford
Group action to now work on behalf of more than 8,300 claimants
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BlackRock hits back at ShareAction report while halting meetings with investee companies
The asset manager championed its voting record while simultaneously backing away from engagement meetings
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Asia sees the light on ESG
Fund managers say those Asian businesses forging ahead on sustainable investing are largely self-motivated rather than responding to governmental initiatives
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UK retail equity ownership the lowest in the G7 as abrdn urges action
abrdn has called on the government to address the UK’s risk culture and boost retail participation in financial markets
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Wealth manager Q&A with Mark Ivory: Junk the jargon
Head of portfolio management at Adam & Company on simplifying industry terminology, the dominance of the US and addressing imbalances in financial literacy
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Wealth manager Q&A with Dr Sarah Ruggins: Diversification discipline
Dr Sarah Ruggins, head of investment specialists at St. James’s Place, on cognitive diversity, financial inclusion and the avoidance of group-think
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Reboot: Over a quarter of employees report elimination of diversity-focused role in past two years
70% described leadership as ‘actively resistant’ to ethnic and racial diversity initiatives
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bfinance: Just 4% of asset managers majority-owned by ethnic minorities
78% of investor clients call manager diversity ‘irrelevant’ in selection
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Everyone Matters: Diverse thinking needed to address poor leadership
Survey found that corporate culture, inclusion, company values and sustainability are highly valued by financial services employees