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02/09/2010
GO and Milberg invite you to the Institutional Investor Information Exchange in NYC on 14 October 2010
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01/09/2010
GO's response to EC Green Paper on Corporate Governance in Financial Institutions and Remuneration Policies
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01/09/2010
GO's response to the Disclosure of Committment to the Stewardship Code principles (COBS)
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27/08/2010
Save the Date: GO and Milberg event in New York City - 14th October 2010
GO and Milberg invite you to their first event to be held on 14th October 2010 at the Metropolitan Club, New York City. The Institutional Investor Information Exchange (3iX)'Taking th...
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17/08/2010
FTfm video - Corporate Governance's Last Chance Saloon
Please click on the link http://video.ft.com/ftfm to watch a video of Peter Butler speaking to the FT's Ruth Sullivan....
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24/06/2010
GO seeks Stewardship Services Manager - Europe
Governance for Owners seeks a Stewardship Services Manager to provide...
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02/06/2010
GO appoints new business development partner
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28/05/2010
Governance for Owners expands European Focus Fund team
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20/05/2010
GO welcomes the announcement of the bid from Honeywell for Sperian Protection
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12/04/2010
GO’s comments on the Stewardship Code for Institutional Investors
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17/03/2010
Presentation to 2nd ICSA Governance Conference given by Peter Butler
Peter's full speech can now be seen in the notes section by clicking on the comments tag on the left hand side of the presentation....
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29/01/2010
GO USA Chairman, Peter Clapman, wins lifetime achievement award at the Corporate Secretary Awards 2009
Striking the right balance by Brendan Sheehan Peter Clapman has achieved the rare feat of being equally well regarded by both the investor and corporate communities. He has acheived...
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14/12/2009
SNS Asset Management appoints GO as its global corporate voting and engagement partner
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03/12/2009
Milberg and Governance for Owners unite to promote corporate governance
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02/10/2009
GO's response to the Walker Review
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01/09/2009
Simon Wong joins Governance for Owners
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07/07/2009
USS joins GO's Japan Engagement Consortium
Governance for Owners is delighted to announce that the Universities Superannuation Scheme, the second largest pension fund in the UK and a long-standing proponent of responsible investment, h...
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19/05/2009
Letter to the Editor of the Financial Times: Stock owners must wake up to their duties
17/04/2009
UK Shareowner’s Proxy Proposal at US Company gets 42.5% support
Governance for Owners (GO) announces that the shareholder proposal by its client Railpen Investments at Texas Instruments (TXN) attracted 42.5% support at its annual shareholders' meeting on April...
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27/03/2009
Texas Instruments shareholder proposal by Railpen
UK Shareowners Submit Proxy Proposal to US...
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11/03/2009
New appointment to senior management team at GO
Gavin Morris has joined the senior management team of Governance for Owners Group LLP (GO) as a managing director with responsibility for engagement. He will work closely with the investment team...
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23/12/2008
Letter to Editor of Business Times in Singapore, by GO's regional advisor in SE Asia, Tan Lye Huat
Governance oversight need...
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04/12/2008
The launch of a 'Japanese way' of share owner engagement
Tokio Mar...
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20/08/2008
Dr William Crist to chair Governance for Owners
Dr William (Bill) Crist, former president of the board of CalPERS, has been appointed to the board of Governance for Owners Group LLP (GO) and will take over as Chairman in October.  Robert Mo...
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17/06/2008
Letter to the Editor of the Financial Times: Stock lenders should also face disclosure rules
From Mr Peter ButlerSir, The Financial Services Authority’s move to shore up rights issu...
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21/05/2008
GO welcomes Amer board proposals
Governance for Owners (GO) congratulates the board of Amer Sports for taking swift and decisive action in relation to the composition of the board. GO intends to support the election of the t...
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26/02/2008
Letter to the Editor of the Financial Times: Short-term investors communicate their views more clearly than those with long time horizons
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31/01/2008
€330m additional investment spurs GO's growth and new appointments
Governance for Owners (GO), the relational investment and governance overlay partnership, has won new mandates from two major US pension funds, the California State Teachers’ Retirement Syste...
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07/11/2007
Railpen retains GO Japan for governance overlay mandate
Governance for Owners (GO) announces today that its client Railpen Investments (Railpen), one of the largest British pension funds, has extended the corporate governance overlay mandate it has with...
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20/09/2007
GO seeking Senior Partner
GO is seeking an additional Senior Partner - Advertisement appeared in the FT Successful but bored? Ambitiou...
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14/09/2007
Letter to the Editor of the Financial Times: Activists can be responsible and constructive
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13/09/2007
GO’s reaction to bid for DEPFA from Hypo Real Estate
Governance for Owners (GO), an institutional investor in DEPFA, announcestoday that it intends to tender its shares to Hypo Real Estate Group. GOholds 1.7% of DEPFA’s issued share...
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06/09/2007
Offer for Koninklijke Wegener NV: response by institutional shareholder
LONDON, Governance for Owners LLP (GO), one of the largest institutional shareholders in Koninklijke Wegener NV (Wegener) holding 13.29% of Wegener’s ordinary shares, announces its response t...
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13/07/2007
GO response to FRC Interim report of market participants group as part of audit choice project
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27/06/2007
Railpen develops Singapore Corporate Governance Policy in conjunction HIM Governance Pte Ltd and Governance for Owners
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26/06/2007
GO expands to Japan
Governance for Owners (GO), the share owner advocacy partnership established byformer Hermes directors Peter Butler and Steve Brown, announces today thatsenior Japanese governance exper...
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23/04/2007
Investment and corporate expertise specialists join GO team
Governance for Owners (GO), the independent partnership specialising inshareholder engagement funds and stewardship activities, announced today thatChristy Wood and Bruno Allmendinger h...
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01/03/2007
Governance expert joins GO USA
Governance for Owners (GO), the share owner advocacy partnership established byformer Hermes directors Peter Butler and Steve Brown and its US subsidiary,Governance for Owners USA under...
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05/02/2007
Letter to the Editor of the Financial Times: Think less of being short-term investors, more of being owners
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04/01/2007
Letter to the Editor of The Wall Street Journal: 'Corporate democracy' ultimately means improved shareholder value
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