Governance

The latest developments in sustainable finance: BaFin flags SFDR shortcomings as PwC publishes fund manager survey; report finds growing financial sector opposition to deep-sea mining.

Lawsuits filed by four NYC pension funds at AT&T and Axon Enterprise by the Nathan Cummings Foundation.

Investor network to be led by chief responsible investment ecosystems officer after Atkin steps down in December.

Investors are asking providers to exclude companies with dual-class structure 'without sensible sunset clause' and consider building bespoke indices.

The regulator will also clarify recent legislative changes around shareholder engagements.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: UK government appoints new pensions minister; NBIM issues call for climate finance proposals.

The target-setting framework has soared in popularity despite concerns over governance and methodology.

World Benchmarking Alliance to convene asset owners, civil society organisations and governance experts to create asks on sustainability at board level.

EM companies with state ownership significantly underperformed on governance versus international peers.

Planned engagement will focus on 'aggressive' capital allocation and acceptance of state assistance during the pandemic.