Six asset managers with a collective £3 trillion in assets have signed up to a database which allows pension funds to compare and analyse their stewardship and governance policies.

Allianz Global Investors, Ashmore, Franklin Templeton, Jupiter, State Street Global Advisors and Vanguard have signed up to the National Association of Pension Funds' Stewardship Disclosure Framework, joining 51 other firms which are already part of the programme.