All articles by Nina Röhrbein – Page 22
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Country Report
Nordic Region: Capital controls stifle allocation
Nina Röhrbein assesses the impact on pension funds of the collapse of the Icelandic banking industry
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Features
Nina Röhrbein: Bitter side of sugar, grains and cocoa beans
With food and oil prices setting new record highs, many investors find it hard to resist the lure of commodity investments nowadays.
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Special Report
Commodities: Grub first, then ethics
Passions run high and evidence is mixed. Nina Röhrbein finds pension fund investors often play safe when it comes to food futures
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Special Report
Learning from Vedanta
Nina Röhrbein examines the rights of indigenous people, an important issue as natural resources become scarcer, forcing exploration of the world’s remoter regions
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News96% of institutional investors fear rising rates, survey says
One in four regards increasing interest rates as the biggest risk over the next 12 months.
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NewsESG research must become more forward-looking, says SocGen
Analysts say too much data used for environmental, social and governance research rely on past.
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NewsGlobal food production to require €55bn of investment a year – FSI
First State Investments says production must increase by 70% to meet rising demand.
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NewsSwiss roundup: Swisscanto, Complementa, Credit Suisse
Funding levels at Swiss pension schemes remain stable in first quarter of 2011.
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NewsIcelandic capital controls to remain until 2015 – central bank
Lifting controls this year would threaten financial, exchange rate stability.
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NewsMSCI report paints grim picture for nuclear industry
Global Alternative Energy index jumps 10% in days after Japan's nuclear crisis.
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NewsSwitzerland's Ethos opposes conditional capital and remuneration reports
Lobbying group argued that conditional capital ran counter to long-term investor interest.
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NewsUK, US church investors co-ordinate votes for upcoming BP AGM
SRI group seeks reassurance from board on operational, strategic risks.
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NewsInvestor group tells companies to come clean on carbon
34 institutional investors call on companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Country Report
Germany: Deutschland AG adapts
The last 10 years have seen a dismantling of the ‘Deutschland AG’ network of cross shareholdings, writes Nina Röhrbein, but there is still room for improvement
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Special Report
Taking climate change in your stride
Nina Röhrbein looks at Mercer’s project to help institutional investors tailor their investment portfolios to manage the risks as well as exploit the opportunities thrown up by climate change
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Interviews
Is climate change integrated in your portfolio?
Implementing climate change in the portfolio
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Country Report
Germany: Where churches lead, others can only follow
Germany leads in clean energy and has a good environmental record in areas like recycling. Yet it remains a laggard in sustainable investing. Nina Röhrbein asks why
