The UK Stewardship Code: A Missed Opportunity for Higher Standards

Wong, Simon C. Y.

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The UK Stewardship Code: A Missed Opportunity for Higher Standards

Simon C. Y. Wong

Northwestern University School of Law; London School of Economics; McKinsey & Co. Inc.

Responsible Investor, July 13, 2010

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This article argues that the new UK Stewardship Code for institutional investors is insufficiently robust in light of acknowledged shortcomings in institutional shareholder monitoring of investee companies.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 2

Keywords: stewardship code, institutional investors, corporate governance

JEL Classification: G23, G30, G34

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Date posted: July 17, 2010 ; Last revised: May 24, 2011

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Wong, Simon C. Y., The UK Stewardship Code: A Missed Opportunity for Higher Standards. Responsible Investor, July 13, 2010. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1640897

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Simon C. Y. Wong (Contact Author) Northwestern University School of Law ( email ) 375 E. Chicago Ave Chicago, IL 60611 United States
London School of Economics Houghton Street London, WC2A 2AE United Kingdom HOME PAGE: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/law/staff/simon-wong.htm
McKinsey & Co. Inc. ( email ) 1 Jermyn Street London, England SW1Y 4UH United Kingdom

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Abstract

The UK Stewardship Code: A Missed Opportunity for Higher Standards

Simon C. Y. Wong

Date posted: July 17, 2010 ; Last revised: May 24, 2011

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