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Tim Human
Equity allocations not yet at ‘close-your-eyes-and-buy levels,’ notes BofA survey
Global investors are in a bearish mood amid low growth expectations and worries over stagflation, but have not yet cut equity allocations to recessionary levels, according to Bank of America’s (BofA) global fund...Read more
Tim Human
The week in investor relations: Russian stocks ‘uninvestable’ and SEC investigates climate risks
– MSCI will drop ‘uninvestable’ Russian companies from its emerging markets indices following the heavy sanctions placed on Russia’s economy, according to the Financial Times (pay wall). The decision came on Wednesday...Read more
Garnet Roach
Market turbulence sees retail shift away from ESG in January, says Hargreaves Lansdown
ESG fund flows dipped for the first time since March 2020 last month, as investors sought to ‘take gains and buy into other sectors’ amid market turbulence, according to retail investment firm Hargreaves...Read more

Case studies

Irina Surdu
Why big firms are rarely toppled by corporate scandals: New research
Everyone makes mistakes. And that includes the world’s biggest companies, which are reliably prone to gaffes, errors of judgment and wrongdoing. Some of these moments could even be labelled as corporate scandals, the...Read more
Garnet Roach
MSCI Russia reclassification to stand-alone market comes into force
Effective today, Russia has been reclassified by MSCI from emerging markets status to stand-alone markets status. The global index provider took the action following a consultation with international institutional investors on ‘the accessibility...Read more
Tim Human
General Electric out in front with five nominations for the IR Magazine Awards – US 2022
The nominations for the IR Magazine Awards – US 2022 have been revealed. General Electric leads the way with five nominations, including for best overall IR (large cap) and best IR officer (large...Read more
Tim Human
Apple under pressure over CEO Tim Cook’s near $100 mn pay package
A major proxy advisory firm has called on Apple shareholders to vote against CEO Tim Cook’s near $100 mn pay package, setting up a showdown over executive pay at the world's largest public...Read more

Activism

Garnet Roach
Record-breaking proxy season for ESG proposals, according to new report
The 2022 proxy season was a record breaker for ESG proposals, with Michael Passoff, CEO of Proxy Impact and co-author of a new report on the season, saying ‘you can feel the momentum...Read more
Garnet Roach
Almost 700 financial firms begin letter campaign for CDP data disclosure
Financial institutions including Allianz, Amundi, AXA, BNP Paribas, CalPERS, Capital Group, State Street and Vanguard have today begun a letter-writing campaign calling on companies around the world to report more environmental data through...Read more
Tim Human
SEC proposes cutting time for activists to reveal positions
Activist investors may find it more difficult to quietly build stakes in US companies after the SEC outlined new rules covering the disclosure of beneficial holdings. The US regulator has proposed cutting the...Read more
Ben Maiden
Alphabet files requests to exclude shareholder proposals
Google parent company Alphabet is seeking the SEC’s go-ahead to exclude several shareholder proposals from its 2022 proxy statement, including one on the high-profile topic of board diversity. The company filed nine such...Read more

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