All articles by Jim Robinson
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NewsPFZW to review Israeli divestment after allegations of pro-Palestinian bias [updated]
Director Peter Borgdorff acknowledges underestimating ‘commotion’ decision has caused
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Features
The public sin
Last spring, Christian Aid argued that the entry of pension funds into the soft-commodities derivatives market had contributed to recent hikes in food prices.
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Features
Read the small print
The lawsuits now being filed against asset managers for various transgressions in the wake of the financial crisis have been a long time in coming, but it would seem things are in full swing now.
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Features
I know it when I see it
In 1964, Justice Potter Stewart, weighing in on the possible obscenity of the film Les Amants, wrote: “I shall not attempt to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description ‘hard-core pornography’. But I know it when I see it.”
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NewsVervoer vs GSAM: Breaking up is hard to do
Jim Robinson looks back at the beginning of the Vervoer, Goldman Sachs love affair.
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Breaking up is hard to do
In July, Dutch transport pension fund Vervoer sued its former fiduciary manager Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) for a number of breaches of contract, filing a €250m lawsuit in the UK High Court.
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NewsVervoer claims shed new light on lawsuit against Goldman Sachs AM
EUROPE – Asset manager dismisses allegations 'bought with benefit of hindsight', prepares defence.
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NewsLike father, like son: The challenge of measuring longevity
Jim Robinson wonders whether we'll ever get longevity right.
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Like father, like son
Whenever my four-year-old boy asks me how old I am and I tell him the truth, I am invariably met with a look of horror that anyone, anywhere, could ever be that old. His incredulous, somewhat disgusted expression is an apt reflection of how I sometimes feel when I read reports on ageing and it dawns on me how most of us are going to be doing a lot more of it in future.
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NewsEuropean Parliament reiterates support for financial transaction tax
Claims tax would not only curb high-frequency trading but boost euro-zone GDP.
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NewsDutch pensions regulator slams proposal for financial transaction tax
EFRP calls for pension funds, IORPs and asset managers working on their behalf to be exempted.
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Pawns in need of a knight
Eastman Kodak retirees, both present and future, would appear to be in need of a hero. They will be wringing their hands over the news that the company filed for bankruptcy protection in late January. Those based in the UK, however, are likely to be a bit more concerned about their retirement, and with good reason.
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NewsDenmark's Lægernes Pension continues to offload direct property holdings
Danish scheme for doctors sells nine residential properties in Copenhagen.
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Funds must apply holistic approach to equity risk
Pension funds assessing their ability to take on equity risk would do well to adopt a “holistic” approach that considers not only the more “technical” aspects of risk associated with financial products, but also the ability of schemes’ sponsors to cover that risk.
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE Quest, Pension Protection Fund, Capita Hartshead
Swiss institutional investor tenders $100m investment-grade US corporate debt mandate.
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NewsFriday people roundup
BlackRock, UBS, Man Group, AD-VANCED, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change
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NewsFriday people roundup
Union, AllenbridgeEpic, Aon Hewitt, ISS, Unigestion, Oddo, JPMAM, State Street, Ignis, MFS, Kames
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NewsMandate roundup: Cardano, Mercer, Ortec Finance, Aon Hewitt
Fiduciary manager Cardano appointed investment adviser to Pension Trust's Growth Plan.
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NewsCommentators call on ECB to relieve pressure on Italian bond yields
Industry experts say ECB must act quickly after yields on 10-year bonds exceed 7%.
