IMA

More than 90% of institutional investors now vote on shares they hold in UK companies due to increasing adherence to the UK Stewardship Code, a survey reveals.

The Institutional Investor Committee has urged companies to challenge the costs of rights issues fees in a bid to get best value for shareholders.

Proposals to allow early access to pensions will create a "bureaucratic nightmare" and should be shelved, industry groups say.

The negative tone of HM Treasury's early access consultation is an indication the concept as a whole could be "quietly shelved", a lawyer says.

IMA chief executive Richard Saunders

EUROPE - Introducing unnecessary detail to new Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) measures could harm investors, the Investment Management Association warns.

The National Employment Savings Trust received more than 150 expressions of interest from asset managers hoping to manage its first five investment funds, PP can reveal.

As schemes increasingly look to derisk, Laura Blows discovers how greater trustee engagement is changing the nature of LDI strategies

Active investment managers able to identify strong companies through fundamental analysis outperform their benchmarks by about 120 basis points per year, academic research shows.

A group of UK financial trade associations has published guidance to help pension fund trustees better understand the securities lending market.