Shin & Kim to Host Seminar on Stewardship Code Revisions... Discussing Stronger Institutional Investor Accountability

Co-hosted with the International Corporate Governance Network

Shin & Kim announced on November 10 that it will host a seminar titled “Revisions to the Stewardship Code and Response Strategies for Institutional Investors and Companies” at 3 p.m. on November 17 in the seminar room on the 24th floor of Grand Seoul in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The event will be held both online and in person.

The revised Stewardship Code, which takes effect on January 1, 2027, formalizes reviews of institutional investors’ fulfillment of their fiduciary duties and expands both the scope of its application and the scope of fiduciary activities. As a result, the importance of listed companies’ board operations and shareholder communications is also expected to grow, alongside institutional investors’ fulfillment of their responsibilities.

Shin & Kim organized the seminar jointly with the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) to examine developments in regulatory revisions at home and abroad and their potential impact on institutional investors and listed companies.

The event will open with remarks from Jen Sisson, CEO of ICGN, and Lee Donggun, managing partner of Shin & Kim. The ICGN global policy team will then introduce trends in Stewardship Code revisions in major countries, including the United Kingdom and Japan. Hwang Hyunyeong, a senior research fellow at the Korea Capital Market Institute, will present on “The Impact of Stewardship Code Revisions on Institutional Investors and Companies,” and Yoon Taejun, a senior adviser at Shin & Kim, will outline response strategies for domestic listed companies and institutional investors. A panel discussion will follow, moderated by Ahn Hyoseop, a senior adviser at Shin & Kim. Attorney Hong Hyeonpyo, Oh Seungjae, CEO of Sustinvest, and Lee Wang-gyeom, head of the Responsible Investment Strategy Center at Mirae Asset Global Investments, will discuss key challenges arising from the revised code and practical response measures.

Lee said, “We hope this seminar will help institutional investors and companies develop effective response strategies ahead of the 2027 annual general meetings of shareholders.”

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