Buy sideTalent, strategy and risk: The new TSR, according to former Vanguard CEO Aug 12, 2021Ben AshwellEarlier this year, William McNabb, the former CEO and chair of Vanguard, called for a ‘new breed’ of IR professionals to help...Read more
ESGThe Vanguard of ESG engagement Jun 14, 2019Garnet RoachWhen Adrienne Monley started in the stewardship arm of Vanguard in 2015, as a leader on the US side, there were around a dozen people...Read more
ESGWho’s afraid of the big, bad governance wolf? Jun 06, 2019Garnet RoachCorporate governance has become an increasingly contradictory conversation. A year after the Hong Kong Stock Exchange finally bowed to...Read more
Buy sideVanguard gives proxy voting decision powers to external managers Apr 25, 2019Garnet RoachVanguard, the $5.2 tn asset manager, has announced that will grant full proxy voting privileges to its external managers, with the...Read more
Buy sideBiggest fund managers continue to support ‘excessive’ CEO pay deals Feb 26, 2019Garnet RoachSome of the world’s largest fund managers have been accused of nodding through excessive pay packages, according to research from As...Read more
Buy sideVanguard’s McNabb urges board engagement with shareholders Nov 27, 2017Ben AshwellThe growing movement of money from active to passive funds means that boards should more actively engage with shareholders on...Read more