governance

Rising to the challenge

Boards and investment committees must rise to the current challenge, with governance models needing a pivot to respond to the new social distancing norm. Roger Urwin outlines a virtual investment committee model.

Roger UrwinApril 7, 2020

Investor Profile

CN takes on tech in hunt for talent

Marlene Puffer, president and chief executive at the $18 billion pension fund for Canadian National, says the fund has some natural advantages in the hunt for talent.

Sarah RundellJanuary 8, 2020

Sustainability

Call to trustees: Stand up to managers

The largest asset owners should care about the stewardship difficulties facing asset owners with less than £20 billion in assets.

Janice TurnerDecember 18, 2019

PRI in Person

Slavery victims look to financial world

Speaking at the PRI in Person in Paris in a panel to highlight the role of finance in addressing social issues, Ghanaian James Kofi Annan, sold into slavery at the age of six, told his story.

Sarah RundellSeptember 13, 2019

PRI in Person

Asset owner call to drive policy

It is difficult to see how the world will cap emissions in line with the Paris agreement unless asset owners drive change, aligning their portfolios to net zero and demanding more from their managers, delegates at PRI in Person heard.

Sarah RundellSeptember 12, 2019