Swiss investors back say-on-pay resolution

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SWITZERLAND - Eight pension funds, led by institutional investors' association Ethos, have filed shareholder resolutions aimed at improving corporate governance at four Swiss companies.

Ethos is campaigning to allow shareholders to vote on what it sees as excessive remuneration packages at Novartis, Swiss RE, Zurich Financial Services and Holcim. A second resolution aims at preve...

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