After 2018 and 2019, TDCC once again held a large-scale forum ahead of the shareholder meeting season this year. The forum was conducted online for the first time due to the pandemic, and there were over 300 listed companies, including about 600 practitioners signing up for the event.
MOREAfter 2018 and 2019, TDCC once again held a large-scale forum ahead of the shareholder meeting season this year. The forum was conducted online for the first time due to the pandemic, and there were over 300 listed companies, including about 600 practitioners signing up for the event.
MOREJapan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has brought fixed income and alternative assets, such as real assets, under the umbrella of its stewardship principles for its external asset managers.
MOREThe Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is to conduct a major review of how companies and auditors assess and report on the impact of climate change.
MOREBlackRock, Vanguard supported 7% of ESG proposals in 2019
MOREInvestors are more concerned about the implications of bad governance ratings than they are encouraged by evidence of improved governance, according to research from Paul Guest, professor of corporate finance, and Marco Nerino, a doctoral student, at King's Business School in London.
MOREVanguard, the world’s second largest asset manager, has refused to sign up to a group of major investors demanding that polluters respond to the climate crisis, despite its rival BlackRock relenting to pressure to do so.
MOREWe highlight five trends we believe will unfold over 2020: Climate change innovators: spotting the sleeping giants; new terms for capital: ready or not, here comes ESG; Re-valuing real estate: investing in the eye of the hurricane; the new human capital paradox: Juggling layoffs and shortages; and keeping score on stakeholder capitalism: looking for accountability in all the new places.
MOREInstitutional investors want to integrate environmental, social and governance factors into their portfolios and find the lack of acceptable policy frameworks and supporting data as the primary roadblocks
MOREBANGKOK -- As the Thai market matures and attracts more overseas money, companies are being held to higher standards of corporate governance, owing to the close scrutiny of asset quality by long-term international investors.
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