Weekly Digest: Norway SWF to vote against all-male boards; KTCU hunts for global equity managers

TOP NEWS OF THE WEEK Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), operator of the $1.26 trillion Norwegian government pension fund, will oppose the appointment of board chairs in Japanese companies that do not have female board members, the Nikkei business daily reported. The voting stance of the NBIM, the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, could affect about 300 Japanese companies. The Norwegian fund's policy is to have a minimum 30% of each gender represented on the board i…