Systemic stewardship – Bruna Bauer

Asset owners face risks they cannot diversify. A panel of experts from a recent all-member event discussed how to use effective voting, stewardship and engagement to navigate the challenges.

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... Institutional asset owners face systemic risks from which they are unable to diversify. Stewardship is a central activity to align with its objectives and to protect it from major risks. However, given there are over 5,000 pension funds in the UK, alongside numerous investment consultants and asset managers, the challenge lies in how to achieve this effectively in such a fragmented market.

This blog is a write-up of an all-member event where a panel of experts explained their strategies on how to promote effective stewardship, including voting and escalation policy.

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