Vanguard gives proxy voting decision powers to external managers
Vanguard, the $5.2 tn asset manager, has announced that will grant full proxy voting privileges to its external managers, with the...
Investor perspectives Archive
Norway SWF calls for annual elections to Kellogg’s board
Norway’s $1.1 tn sovereign wealth fund (SWF) says it will support a shareholder proposal calling for annual elections of board...
Hermes: Taking a localized approach to engagement
Society’s spotlight is shining increasingly brightly across countries and industries worldwide. While corporates globally are...
Asian investors least interested in diversity, finds research
Just 6 percent of Asian investors say they are either interested or very interested in diversity or gender issues at the companies...
LGIM’s votes against directors increased by more than one third last year
The UK’s biggest fund manager is ramping up the pressure on big companies that lack board independence, highlighting Japan and the...
The week in IR: Hong Kong securities watchdog cracks down on margin finance, and SEC sides with Exxon on shareholder climate proposal
Hong Kong’s securities watchdog said it is cracking down on margin finance after a number of high-profile collapses in the share...
Investors boosting allocation to hedge funds
Despite a turbulent 2018, noticeable for poor performance, institutional investors are boosting their allocation to hedge funds...
Hermes: Five misconceptions of company engagement
This investor engagement role remains a young phenomenon for most and therefore many myths exist around approaches to engagement...
Submerging from emerging: The next stage – for some – in Saudi Arabia’s equity story
At this stage in the story of Saudi Arabia’s equity market emergence, two of the world’s three most important index providers –...
Foreign investment into China set to top $1.5 tn over 10 years
Things are looking up for the Chinese market, with an impressive $1.5 tn of investment into China expected over the next 10 years...
