Outputs (36)

The influence of proxy advisors and ESG rating agencies on the actions and reporting of FTSE350 companies and investor voting’ Analytical Report (2023)
Report
Tilba, A., Hodge, C., McNamara, P., & Green, J. (2023). The influence of proxy advisors and ESG rating agencies on the actions and reporting of FTSE350 companies and investor voting’ Analytical Report. Financial Reporting Council

In August 2022 the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) commissioned independent research to better understand the influence and impact of proxy voting advisors and ESG rating agencies on actions and reporting by FTSE 350 companies and on investors (ass... Read More about The influence of proxy advisors and ESG rating agencies on the actions and reporting of FTSE350 companies and investor voting’ Analytical Report.

Business History and the ‘Practical Turn’ (2023)
Journal Article

In addressing the urgent need for business historians to think about enhancing their relationships with practitioners, we advocate what we term a ‘Practical Turn’ (as opposed to a ‘historic turn’ or a ‘narrative turn’, as proposed by other scholars).... Read More about Business History and the ‘Practical Turn’.

Fathoming empirical forecasting competitions’ winners (2022)
Journal Article

The M5 forecasting competition has provided strong empirical evidence that machine learning methods can outperform statistical methods: in essence, complex methods can be more accurate than simple ones. This result, be as it may, challenges the flags... Read More about Fathoming empirical forecasting competitions’ winners.

Appearance or substance of Stewardship and ESG reporting: the challenges of translating ‘commitment’ into tangible outcomes (2022)
Journal Article

Purpose – This paper examines the stewardship practices of BlackRock, one of the world’s biggest index managers, in order to highlight a tension and contradictions associated with demonstrating sustainability leadership and its actual substance. Desi... Read More about Appearance or substance of Stewardship and ESG reporting: the challenges of translating ‘commitment’ into tangible outcomes.

The influence of the UK Stewardship Code 2020 on practice and reporting (2022)
Report
Code 2020 on practice and reporting. [No known commissioning body]

Business History. A Research Overview (2022)
Book

Competitions and Market Authority Investment Consultants Market Investigation: Provisional Decision Report: Response from Dr. Anna Tilba (2021)
Report
Tilba, A. (2021). Competitions and Market Authority Investment Consultants Market Investigation: Provisional Decision Report: Response from Dr. Anna Tilba. [No known commissioning body]

LGPS Report on Script Dividends (2021)
Report

Beware of pension scams as reports of fraud soar during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020)
Other

Response to the IFRS Consultation Paper on Sustainability (2020)
Report
Tilba., A. (2020). Response to the IFRS Consultation Paper on Sustainability. [No known commissioning body]

Making Stewardship Count (2020)
Other
Tilba., A. (2020). Making Stewardship Count

Managing and Measuring DB Schemes (2020)
Other

Exploring Temporality and Time Narratives: A case of UK Pension Funds’ Investment Strategies (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Tilba, A. (in press). Exploring Temporality and Time Narratives: A case of UK Pension Funds’ Investment Strategies. . https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2020.12800abstract

Building a regulatory framework for effective stewardship by connecting academic research with the world of policy (2019)
Other

Parliamentary Inquiry into Pension Costs and Transparency: Written evidence from Dr Anna Tilba (PCT0027) (2019)
Report
Tilba, A. (2019). Parliamentary Inquiry into Pension Costs and Transparency: Written evidence from Dr Anna Tilba (PCT0027). [No known commissioning body]

Fiduciary Duty under the Microscope. Stewardship and the Spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement (2019)
Digital Artefact

BPP Consultation Qualitative Survey Responses Analysis Report (2019)
Report

Power and Accountability in British Business (2019)
Other
Tilba, A., & Wilson, J. (2019). Power and Accountability in British Business

Fiduciary Duty under the Microscope: Stewardship and the spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement (2019)
Journal Article

UK pension fund trustees’ interpretations of their fiduciary duties may shape pension fund approaches to corporate stewardship and engagement envisioned by the UK Stewardship Code. Data from interviews with pension fund trustees, executives, investme... Read More about Fiduciary Duty under the Microscope: Stewardship and the spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement.

Competitions and Market Authority Investment Consultants Market Investigation: Provisional Decision Report: Response from Dr. Anna Tilba (2018)
Report

Governance and Regulation for Collective Defined Contribution Schemes (2018)
Report
Tilba, A., & Keating, C. (2018). Governance and Regulation for Collective Defined Contribution Schemes. [No known commissioning body]

British corporate networks, 1976-2010: extending the study of finance-industry relationships (2018)
Journal Article

Using an extensive and unique data set that has been created to record the composition of the boards of directors of the top 250 British firms between 1904 and 2010, this article builds upon a previous study by the authors on the corporate network to... Read More about British corporate networks, 1976-2010: extending the study of finance-industry relationships.

The Future of UK Asset Management: Purpose, Prudence and Priorities (2018)
Other

A Primer on the Risk Structure and Contractual Accrual Rate of DB Pensions (2017)
Report
Clacher, I., Keting, C., & Tilba, A. (2017). A Primer on the Risk Structure and Contractual Accrual Rate of DB Pensions. University of Leeds, European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS), Newcastle University

The British corporate network, 1904–1976: Revisiting the finance–industry relationship (2017)
Journal Article

The relationship between finance and industry in Britain has received substantial attention, largely focusing on the role played by clearing banks as lenders to industry. This article, through the use of a unique dataset detailing the composition of... Read More about The British corporate network, 1904–1976: Revisiting the finance–industry relationship.

Vocabularies of Motive and Temporal Perspectives: Examples of Pension Fund Engagement and Disengagement (2017)
Journal Article

Prior research on institutional investors’ role in corporate governance draws a distinction between engaged and disengaged pension funds. The aim of this study was to shed more light on how pension fund practitioners talk about engagement and disenga... Read More about Vocabularies of Motive and Temporal Perspectives: Examples of Pension Fund Engagement and Disengagement.

A review of the Response to The Department of Work and Pensions consultation on ‘Security and Sustainability in Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (2017)
Report

Corporate Governance in the UK: New Challenges and Opportunities (2017)
Book Chapter
Tilba, A. (2017). Corporate Governance in the UK: New Challenges and Opportunities. In A. Kostyuk, U. Braendle, & V. Capizzi (Eds.), Corporate governance : new challenges and opportunities (15-37). Virtus Interpress

Evolution of UK Corporate Ownership and Control: Codification, Governance, Transition and Context (2016)
Book Chapter
Tilba, A. (2017). Evolution of UK Corporate Ownership and Control: Codification, Governance, Transition and Context. In J. Wilson, S. Toms, A. de Jong, & E. Buchnea (Eds.), The Routledge companion to business history (300-316). Routledge

FCA Asset Management Market Study: Research Report on the Effectiveness of Oversight Committees: Decision-Making, Governance, Costs and Charges. (2016)
Report
Tilba, A., Baddeley, M., & Yixi, L. (2016). FCA Asset Management Market Study: Research Report on the Effectiveness of Oversight Committees: Decision-Making, Governance, Costs and Charges. Financial Conduct Authority

‘To invite disappointment or worse’: governance, audit and due diligence in the Ferranti–ISC merger (2015)
Journal Article

Mergers and acquisitions frequently destroy shareholder value, and UK companies have a particularly poor record in US deals. But outcomes are rarely as calamitous as in the case of the British electronics group Ferranti which in 1987 entered into a s... Read More about ‘To invite disappointment or worse’: governance, audit and due diligence in the Ferranti–ISC merger.

Stewardship and Fiduciary Duties: The Spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A critical issue for the future growth of institutional investor Stewardship and engagement over investee companies is whether it is compatible with the fiduciary duties of pension fund trustees. This study examines how a range of interpretations of... Read More about Stewardship and Fiduciary Duties: The Spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement.

Engaged versus disengaged ownership: the case of pension funds in the UK. (2013)
Report

Engaged versus Disengaged Ownership: The Case of Pension Funds in the UK (2012)
Journal Article

Manuscript Type Empirical Research Question/Issue This study examines how the practice of pension fund investment management informs the ownership behavior of pension funds vis‐à‐vis investee corporations. Research Findings/Insights Using data from:... Read More about Engaged versus Disengaged Ownership: The Case of Pension Funds in the UK.

How we can accelerate the rebuilding of trustworthiness and confidence in financial services, through better governance
Book Chapter
Tilba, A. How we can accelerate the rebuilding of trustworthiness and confidence in financial services, through better governance. In A. Agathangelou (Ed.), Why we must rebuild trustworthiness and confidence in financial services. Transparency Taskforce

Connecting research with policy for stronger stewardship
Other
Tilba., A. Connecting research with policy for stronger stewardship