All articles by Nina Röhrbein – Page 23
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Features
Leader of the pack
Nina Röhrbein spoke with Giorgio Valzolgher, managing director at Laborfonds, the not-for-profit pension fund that any employee in Italy’s Trentino-South Tyrol region can join
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NewsForeign capital inflows make comeback in CEE region
Inflows into Czech Republic more than double levels seen in 2010, says Erste Bank.
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NewsBudget's carbon price floor could 'disadvantage' UK companies
F&C Asset warns floor could hurt some domestic companies due to EU Emission Allowance.
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NewsConsultants to blame for pension funds' lukewarm reception of ESG
London Pension Fund Authority criticises consultants' slow uptake on environmental matters.
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NewsF&C support for companies drops sharply in 2010
Opposition to management rose to 18% from 10% in 2009, while votes in favour of management dropped from 78% to 72%.
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NewsNikko AM's green bonds fund returns 11.6% in first 12 months
World Bank Green fund raises nearly €460m from institutional investors in Europe, Middle East.
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NewsCompanies failing on ESG despite heightened scrutiny
Just one in six meets oekom's environmental and social requirements for Prime Status.
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NewsActive voting increases as Swiss sustainability hits record high
Total sustainable investment volume reaches more than €32bn, a 23% year-on-year increase.
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NewsInvestors call for renewable energy policy collaboration
IIGCC calls on EU to work with investors and shape policy that encourages private investment.
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NewsESG focus shifting to 'other asset classes' – AXA IM
Innovation to evolve around fixed income and alternatives, says new hire Matt Christensen.
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NewsRenewables funding gap lower than previously forecast
Previous studies suggest €240bn needed to meet UK government's 2020 carbon reduction targets.
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Country Report
Belgium: KBC Pensioenfonds prepares for accounting rule changes
The pension fund of Belgian bank and insurance group KBC has returned to pre-crisis levels following 2010 returns of 9.42% for the DB and 6.52% for the DC scheme, leaving the scheme with a short-term, liquidation scenario funding level of 147% and a long-term funding level of 113%, up 8% ...
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Country Report
Belgium: Pension B looks to real estate and tactical asset allocation
Before the Vandenbroucke law came into force in 2004, the Belgian construction sector distributed some of its reserves to its retiring ex-workers. However, this practice did not conform to the new OFP (organisation for financing pensions) system, leading to the creation of the new sector pension fund, Pensio B, in ...
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Country Report
Belgium: Pensioenfonds UZ Gent: Diverse benchmarks
The UZ Gent pension fund, founded in 1995, is unique in Belgium in that it does not provide a second pillar supplementary pension, but replaces the legal first pillar pension for civil servants employed at the University Hospital Ghent. Employees with a normal labour agreement cannot join the scheme.
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Country Report
Belgium: GDF Suez/Belgian gas and electricity pension funds re-assess euro government bond exposure
These five pension funds – comprising a total of 20,000 members – cover GDF Suez Belgium, the Belgian entity of GDF Suez, a global independent power generating company, and other companies from the Belgian gas and electricity sector.
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Country Report
Belgium: On the road to insurance
As the cracks become more visible across the Belgian political landscape, Nina Roehrbein reports on how pension funds are dealing with their own volatility issues
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Interviews
Hedging liabilities with benchmarks
What are your fixed income benchmarks? Stefan Ros CIO SPK Sweden Invested assets: SEK19.5bn (€2.2n) Participants: 150 sponsors and 38,000 beneficiaries 99% DB, 1% DC Funding level: 166% (Dec 2010) Date established: 1944 Approximately 70% of our overall asset allocation is ...
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Special Report
Hedge fund paradox
Nina Röhrbein looks at how the few responsible hedge funds are reconciling their short-term outlook with the medium to long-term nature of ESG investing
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Features
In the media glare
Nina Röhrbein spoke with Jeroen van der Put, executive director of the PNO Media Pension Fund, about the importance of sustainable management in its asset allocation and risk management
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NewsReport reveals widely differing views on 'engagement' by investors, issuers
Survey shows disconnect in notion of successful engagement and even what 'engagement' means.
