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BVK, the CHF39.5bn (€39.9bn) Swiss pension fund for the employees of the canton of Zurich, has decided to expand from this year the voting rights policy in its global equity and emerging market equity portfolios, it said in its latest sustainability report.
In global equities, the scheme will raise its voice at annual general meetings (AGMs) of the largest 500 companies it owns, instead of the largest 300 companies, and companies from emerging market countries will also be covered by the new voting rights policy, BVK added in the…