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2024 will be key to defining quality shareholder engagement, says UBS

The coming year will see greater emphasis on outcomes of shareholder engagement on ESG issues, according to UBS Asset Management.

'Does more engagement really lead to better outcomes?', asks UBS

Investors should place greater emphasis on linking outcomes from their company engagement with the financial performance of their investments, UBS said, as it warned that "more activity does not necessarily lead to greater effectiveness in achieving objectives".

European investors 'oversleep watershed moment formed by Shareholder Directive', finds survey

European investors are poorly informed and unprepared for the "watershed moment" the new Shareholder Directive creates, a survey has found.