ESG Special Reports – Page 20
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Seeing the wood for the trees
Timberland is growing in favour as distressed sales make the investment affordable. Nina Röhrbein discusses the sustainability aspects
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ESG alphabet soup
The plethora of ESG programmes and plans has resulted in a confusing alphabet soup. Nina Röhrbein sought industry views
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Special ReportShining the light of transparency
Efforts are increasing to stamp out corruption and to restore confidence in global capital markets. Nina Röhrbein reports
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Microfinance reaches crossroads
Not yet significantly hit by the global financial crisis, there are signs that the microfinance sector may be about to enter a period of slower growth, finds Nina Röhrbein
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Special ReportIssues around healthcare
Opinions differ on the reputational issues of companies in sectors like healthcare and mining. Nina Röhrbein asks if investors really need to abstain
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Special ReportOutperformance claims in doubt
Recent research into the French SRI market finds no evidence of outperformance, says
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Special ReportAfter the bubble bursts
Spain’s banks were hit by the collapse of the local property market. And they control the pension funds, notes George Coats
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A matter of survival
A deeper understanding of environmental, social and governance issues will allow you to make better-informed investment decisions
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Special ReportBest practice lies in the balance
Gail Moss assesses the recommendations on best practice for pension funds by UK pension fund trustee Brian Holden who was commissioned to write a report on governance
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Special ReportHow do you get your message across?
In these extra-turbulent times, we wanted to know how keen members were to remain abreast of their pensions and how schemes were adapting, if at all, their communications policies to ensure members understood the risks they are taking. We asked for your views.
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Diary of an Investor: Problems, problems, problems
Problems, Problems, Problems, and this time from the one area that we thought had been relatively immune from the financial chaos, namely custody. Let me be clear; our relationship with our custodian has been good. Their ability to provide standardised reporting and ancillary services is fine, and the matter-of-fact and ...
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Special ReportYou’ve got mail
IPE asked pension funds in Austria, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands: ‘How are you communicating with your members?’
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Special ReportSupervision of Portugal’s market
New regulations came into force last year. Gert Verheij assesses their implementation at a challenging time for pension funds and their sponsors
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Special ReportGetting the correct balance
Javier Aibar Bernard is the general director of the Social Security Treasury, which oversees Spain’s €55.9m Reserve Fund, the Fondo de Reserva de la Seguridad Social (FRSS). He explains to George Coats how the fund is run and discusses its ability to fulfil its role
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Downturn offers boardrooms opportunity for reassessment
Governance consultant Lynn Ralph talks about what institutional investors can learn from the her experience working with Australian superannuation funds
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On the road to mainstream
A new report suggests growth in responsible investments is unstoppable despite the credit crunch. Nina Röhrbein reports
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Special ReportGet the risks right
Tony Freeman addresses the increasing importance of operational issues for asset managers
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Special ReportLong on intentions but short on deliverables
In the first of a series of articles on a new study, Amin Rajan argues that Europe’s pension landscape is not fit for purpose post the credit crisis
