Corporate accessBP’s sale of Rosneft stake underlines ‘stark choices’ facing companies with Russian links Feb 28, 2022Tim HumanBP will offload its lucrative holding in Rosneft amid heavy pressure on companies to cut ties with Russia over the conflict in Ukraine...Read more
ReportingNorway oil fund: ‘We divested from 43 companies this year’ Dec 14, 2021Garnet RoachA new pre-screening assessment introduced by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which manages Norway’s sovereign wealth fund (...Read more
Corporate accessThe week in investor relations: CEO salaries fall, SEC targets securities lending and SWFs continue growing Nov 26, 2021Garnet Roach– The Financial Times (paywall) reported that CEO pay across the FTSE 100 fell by nearly a 10th this year, as companies...Read more
Corporate accessNBIM: ‘We will publish all votes in advance from 2021’ Sep 17, 2020Garnet RoachNorway struck oil in the North Sea on October 25, 1969. Exactly 50 years later, the market value of the country’s oil fund hit 10 tn...Read more
Buy sideNorway SWF calls for annual elections to Kellogg’s board Apr 25, 2019Garnet RoachNorway’s $1.1 tn sovereign wealth fund (SWF) says it will support a shareholder proposal calling for annual elections of board members...Read more
ESGNorwegian SWF shines spotlight on ocean sustainability Sep 11, 2018Sarah WelshNorway’s $1 tn sovereign wealth fund (SWF), Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), is calling on companies to act on ocean...Read more
Shareholder targeting & IDEmerging markets hold potential despite instability, says Singapore’s GIC Sep 07, 2018Sarah WelshDespite ongoing signs of volatility within emerging markets, buying potential is strong, especially for technology companies that...Read more