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Major pension funds and asset managers have voted against the re-election of Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley and chairman Keith Hellawell at the company's annual general meeting on 7 September.

Some of UK's largest pension schemes and fund managers have called on Anglo American, Glencore and Rio Tinto to be more transparent over climate change risks.

Schemes are looking to increase their control of asset allocation in hedge funds and move away from fund of funds structures, according to a fund manager.

Shareholders have backed a resolution brought by a group of investors including 15 UK pension schemes to force Shell to measure and manage its exposure to climate change risk.

Almost all of BP's shareholders have voted to force the company to disclose the risks it faces from climate change.

Investment shifts by larger schemes are leading others to question their portfolios

Aurum's Kevin Gundle explains why pensions are still committed to hedge funds

Stephanie Baxter considers whether Calpers’ shock hedge fund exit will resonate across UK pension schemes

Lynn Strongin Dodds asks if investor excitement over commodities can survive a Chinese slowdown

Andrew Short looks at schemes' increasing involvement in shareholder activism, led by the revolt against News Corp, and asks if it is just the larger schemes that can engage on this issue