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ISS has announced that it will be updating its Environmental & Social Disclosure QualityScore (ESQS) scoring methodology. ESQS covers approximately 8,000 issuers across 25 industry groups in the Americas, Europe and...more
If enacted, the House Committee on Ways and Means’ tax bill, entitled “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” could affect certain institutional investors. Among other measures, the proposed legislation would impose elevated US tax...more
Key Points - Revised guidance from the SEC regarding ownership reporting is making institutional investors circumspect about raising issues with management. - Seeking to influence a company’s executive compensation, or...more
As companies prepare for engagement with their shareholders in connection with the 2025 annual meeting season, they should be prepared for a change in the approach followed by institutional investors. These changes are being...more
Recently, we have been witnessing a trend among institutional investors of preferring investment funds that take ESG (environmental, social and governance) considerations into account. ESG considerations lead to investments...more
ESG or Environmental, Social, and Governance aspects of the workplace have become an increasingly hot topic over the last few years in many UK workplaces. Driven by a combination of a tight labour market, heightened...more
The Act's supporters say it would shift voting power from large investment advisers to individual investors, but the reality could be far more complex - The INDEX Act arrives at a moment of increasing resistance to ESG...more
The regulator is inviting views on potential criteria for classifying and labelling investment products, and on further entity- and product-level sustainability-related disclosures. On 3 November 2021, the FCA published...more
A trio of recent developments illustrate growing support for Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives in the U.S., as well as abroad. ESG regulatory and legal risks now appear top of mind for institutional...more
Corporate governance sometimes is the subject of “fads,” or initiatives that gain traction with dubious evidence-based justifications. Sometimes companies engage new theories or strategies because they “sound good,” or give...more
There has been mounting pressure on mandatory ESG disclosure in recent years that may reach a precipice in 2021 with a new SEC Chairman. The forces driving this pressure include institutional investors, fiduciary duties,...more
In the first installment of a two-part series, Director Tony Jones discusses how energy companies, both large and small, should be formalizing their plans and initiatives in the face of growing ESG investment strategies and...more
TOPICS - - Socially responsible/ESG investing - Distribution through consulting/OCIO firms ...more
As institutional investors, university and college endowments have several characteristics that harmonize with the private equity investment timelines, such as longer return horizons and indeterminate liabilities. So, it...more
Investors are becoming increasingly mindful of the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policies of public and private companies. ESG is the term used by investors in evaluating whether a company meets certain...more