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Biography
Professor Anna Tilba is a Professor in Strategy and Governance in Durham University Business School. She joined Durham University in 2018 having previously spent five years in Newcastle University Business School where she was a researcher in Strategy and Corporate Governance and a Director of Corporate Engagement. She holds a PhD in Corporate Governance from the University of Liverpool Management School. She is known for her research in pension fund governance, accountability and transparency within the UK Financial Services and institutional investor compliance with the codes of best practice. Prof Tilba has a strong record of publications in top tier international academic journals. She also reviews papers for such scholarly journals as Corporate Governance: An International Review, Organization Studies, European Management Review, Business History and her papers appear at various international conferences.
Prof Tilba has years of experience of working and advising the UK policy makers. She has been a member of the Advisory Committee on Fiduciary Duties of Investment Intermediaries for the UK Law Commission. She has also been conducting a research project for the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) into the effectiveness of the investment oversight committees, which is published alongside the FCA's Asset Management Market Study. She has also contributed to the Competition and Markets Authority’s Investigation into the investment consultancy and fiduciary management services and The Pension Regulator’s trustee guide. She is regularly invited to speak at the financial services industry events and round table discussions dedicated to improving governance and accountability standards within financial services. Most recently she presented her newly published research into pension fund fiduciary duties and intergenerational fairness at the Royal Society.
Prof Tilba is a Policy Fellow at Cambridge University Centre for Science and Policy http://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/network/anna-tilba-6eddca6708d5853495f0/
Prof Tilba also advises on strategy to UK’s largest pension funds and she is an Ambassador for the UK Transparency Taskforce, which is the collaborative, campaigning community, dedicated to driving up the levels of transparency in financial services, right around the world
Research interests
- Accountability and transparency within the UK Financial Services
- Institutional investor stewardship and engagement
- Pension fund governance and investment practises
Esteem Indicators
- 2021: The Pensions Regulator's Diversity and Inclusion Sub-Working Group Advisory Board Member:
- 2020: Pension Policy Academy, Member of the Advisory Board:
- 2020: TTF Violation Tracker Advisory Board Member:
- 2020: Independent Reviewer of Best Practice Principles for Shareholder Voting Research & Analysis: https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2021/03/04/proxy-advisory-firms-release-first-reports-on-latest-best-practices/
- 2019: Policy Fellow, Cambridge University Centre for Science and Policy: http://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/network/anna-tilba-6eddca6708d5853495f0/
- 2017: 2017-2018 Visiting Professor, Ritsumeaikan University, Japan:
- 2016: Ambassador, UK Transparency Taskforce: Dr. Anna Tilba – Transparency Task Force
Publications
Authored book
- Business History. A Research Overview
Wilson, J., Jones, G., Toms, S., Tilba, A., Buchnea, E., & Wong, N. (2022). Business History. A Research Overview. (1). Routledge
Chapter in book
- How we can accelerate the rebuilding of trustworthiness and confidence in financial services, through better governance
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 - Evolution of UK Corporate Ownership and Control: Codification, Governance, Transition and Context
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 - Corporate Governance in the UK: New Challenges and Opportunities
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
Conference Paper
- Exploring Temporality and Time Narratives: A case of UK Pension Funds’ Investment Strategies
Tilba, A. (2020, December). Exploring Temporality and Time Narratives: A case of UK Pension Funds’ Investment Strategies. Presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Virtual - Stewardship and Fiduciary Duties: The Spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement
Tilba, A. (2014, December). Stewardship and Fiduciary Duties: The Spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement. Presented at British Academy of Management conference (BAM 2014): The Role of the Business School in Supporting Economic and Social Development, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Journal Article
- Corporate Governance Reporting, Disclosures, Monitoring, and Decision‐Making: The Role of Big Data Analytics and Technological Tools
Karamatzanis, G., Tilba, A., & Nikolopoulos, K. (online). Corporate Governance Reporting, Disclosures, Monitoring, and Decision‐Making: The Role of Big Data Analytics and Technological Tools. Corporate Governance: An International Review, https://doi.org/10.1111/corg.12646 - Business History and the ‘Practical Turn’
Wilson, J., & Tilba, A. (2023). Business History and the ‘Practical Turn’. Management and Organizational History, 18(1), 111-118. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449359.2023.2182322 - Fathoming empirical forecasting competitions’ winners
Alroomi, A., Karamatzanis, G., Nikolopoulos, K., Tilba, A., & Xiao, S. (2022). Fathoming empirical forecasting competitions’ winners. International Journal of Forecasting, 38(4), 1519-1525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2022.03.010 - Appearance or substance of Stewardship and ESG reporting: the challenges of translating ‘commitment’ into tangible outcomes
Tilba, A. (2022). Appearance or substance of Stewardship and ESG reporting: the challenges of translating ‘commitment’ into tangible outcomes. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 13(5), 1015-1032. https://doi.org/10.1108/sampj-03-2021-0091 - British corporate networks, 1976-2010: extending the study of finance-industry relationships
Buchnea, E., Tilba, A., & Wilson, J. (2020). British corporate networks, 1976-2010: extending the study of finance-industry relationships. Business History, 62(6), 1027-1057. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2018.1512096 - Fiduciary Duty under the Microscope: Stewardship and the spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement
Tilba, A., & Reisberg, A. (2019). Fiduciary Duty under the Microscope: Stewardship and the spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement. Modern Law Review, 82(3), 456--487. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2230.12413 - The British corporate network, 1904–1976: Revisiting the finance–industry relationship
Wilson, J. F., Buchnea, E., & Tilba, A. (2018). The British corporate network, 1904–1976: Revisiting the finance–industry relationship. Business History, 60(6), 779-806. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2017.1333106 - Vocabularies of Motive and Temporal Perspectives: Examples of Pension Fund Engagement and Disengagement
Tilba, A., & Wilson, J. F. (2017). Vocabularies of Motive and Temporal Perspectives: Examples of Pension Fund Engagement and Disengagement. British Journal of Management, 28(3), 502-518. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12225 - ‘To invite disappointment or worse’: governance, audit and due diligence in the Ferranti–ISC merger
Billings, M., Tilba, A., & Wilson, J. (2016). ‘To invite disappointment or worse’: governance, audit and due diligence in the Ferranti–ISC merger. Business History, 58(4), 453-478. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2015.1085973 - Engaged versus Disengaged Ownership: The Case of Pension Funds in the UK
Tilba, A., & McNulty, T. (2013). Engaged versus Disengaged Ownership: The Case of Pension Funds in the UK. Corporate Governance, 21(2), 165-182. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8683.2012.00933.x
Other (Digital/Visual Media)
- Fiduciary Duty under the Microscope. Stewardship and the Spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement
Tilba, A. (2019). Fiduciary Duty under the Microscope. Stewardship and the Spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement
Other (Print)
- Connecting research with policy for stronger stewardship
Tilba., A. Connecting research with policy for stronger stewardship - Making Stewardship Count
Tilba., A. (2020). Making Stewardship Count - Beware of pension scams as reports of fraud soar during the COVID-19 pandemic
Tilba, A. (2020). Beware of pension scams as reports of fraud soar during the COVID-19 pandemic - Managing and Measuring DB Schemes
Keating, C., Tilba, A., & Clacher, I. (2020). Managing and Measuring DB Schemes - Power and Accountability in British Business
Tilba, A., & Wilson, J. (2019). Power and Accountability in British Business - Building a regulatory framework for effective stewardship by connecting academic research with the world of policy
Tilba, A. (2019). Building a regulatory framework for effective stewardship by connecting academic research with the world of policy - The Future of UK Asset Management: Purpose, Prudence and Priorities
Tilba, A. (2018). The Future of UK Asset Management: Purpose, Prudence and Priorities
Report
- The influence of proxy advisors and ESG rating agencies on the actions and reporting of FTSE350 companies and investor voting’ Analytical 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 - The influence of the UK Stewardship
Code 2020 on practice and reporting
Code 2020 on practice and reporting. [No known commissioning body] - Competitions and Market Authority Investment Consultants Market Investigation: Provisional Decision Report: Response from Dr. Anna Tilba
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
Tilba, A. (2021). LGPS Report on Script Dividends. [No known commissioning body] - Response to the IFRS Consultation Paper on Sustainability
Tilba., A. (2020). Response to the IFRS Consultation Paper on Sustainability. [No known commissioning body] - BPP Consultation Qualitative Survey Responses Analysis Report
Tilba, A. (2019). BPP Consultation Qualitative Survey Responses Analysis Report. [No known commissioning body] - Parliamentary Inquiry into Pension Costs and Transparency: Written evidence from Dr Anna Tilba (PCT0027)
Tilba, A. (2019). Parliamentary Inquiry into Pension Costs and Transparency: Written evidence from Dr Anna Tilba (PCT0027). [No known commissioning body] - Governance and Regulation for Collective Defined Contribution Schemes
Tilba, A., & Keating, C. (2018). Governance and Regulation for Collective Defined Contribution Schemes. [No known commissioning body] - Competitions and Market Authority Investment Consultants Market Investigation: Provisional Decision Report: Response from Dr. Anna Tilba
Tilba, A. (2018). Competitions and Market Authority Investment Consultants Market Investigation: Provisional Decision Report: Response from Dr. Anna Tilba. [No known commissioning body] - A Primer on the Risk Structure and Contractual Accrual Rate of DB Pensions
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 - FCA Asset Management Market Study: Research Report on the Effectiveness of Oversight Committees: Decision-Making, Governance, Costs and Charges.
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 - Engaged versus disengaged ownership: the case of pension funds in the UK.
Tilba, A., & McNulty, T. (2013). Engaged versus disengaged ownership: the case of pension funds in the UK. [No known commissioning body]
Supervision students
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