Ahead of the upcoming budget, journalists will fill many column inches speculating what the chancellor may or may not do, should or shouldn’t do. Instead of speculating, here’s what the government’s finances actually look like, and a helpful rule of thumb.
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LAPFF & CCLA lead over £3tn investor group in urging FTSE 100 firms to provide shareholder vote on climate strategies
An investor group led by Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) and CCLA, representing £3.1 trillion AUM, has contacted the chairs of companies in the FTSE 100 to urge them to provide shareholders with a vote on their firms’ climate risk and resilience strategies at least once every three years. Only five FTSE 100 companies offered shareholders transition plan votes in 2025.
