All articles by Nina Röhrbein – Page 26
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FeaturesDenmark: Preparing for Solvency II
Gearing up for Solvency II and winding down crisis measures are exercising Danish government and pensions groups, writes Nina Roerhbein
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FeaturesFrance: Retirement age is main target for reform
Nina Roehrbein finds the French government rejecting structural change to the pensions system in favour of modifying parameters such as retirement age and length of service
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NewsESG roundup: ICGN risk oversight guidelines, Carbon Disclosure Project
GLOBAL – The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) has unveiled global guidelines addressing boards' oversight of risk as shareholders' representatives.
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FeaturesIceland: Post-eruption controls remain in place
Pension funds remain in a precarious situation, prevented from investing abroad by controls brought in at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, reports Nina Roerhrbein
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FeaturesItaly: Second pillar at a stalemate
While second-pillar reforms were stalled by the financial crisis, the resulting austerity is driving changes to first-pillar provision, writes Nina Roerhbein
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NewsMSCI extends ESG credentials with PRI signature
GLOBAL – Global index and financial services provider MSCI has become a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
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NewsSwitch to CPI having impact on buyout market, says Pension Corporation
UK – The switch from the retail price index (RPI) to the consumer price index (CPI) when calculating inflation for occupational pension schemes has led to confusion over liabilities, which in turn has affected the insurance buy-in and buyout market, according to Pension Corporation.
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Special Report
Who governs the agenda?
The UK’s Stewardship Code leaves something to be desired. For example, what exactly is good stewardship? Nina Röhrbein reports
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Germany: Architect of its own fortune
Make-or-buy decisions are at the root of Gothaer Asset Management’s investment strategy, finds Nina Röhrbein
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Country Report
Portugal: Diversification away from home
Nina Röhrbein reports on a Portuguese pension market that is stagnating as employers struggle with more pressing issues
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NewsLack of long-term policies dissuading low-carbon investors
EUROPE – A lack of long-term policies has cut institutional investor appetite for low-carbon investment, according to research conducted by international law firm Norton Rose on behalf of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC).
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NewsSignatories to Principles for Responsible Investment surge by 30%
GLOBAL – Signatories to the UN's Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) initiative have jumped by more than 30% since July 2009.
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CDP survey shows institutional interest in carbon management
GLOBAL – Carbon management is becoming a strategic business priority and competitive driver for the largest global companies, according to the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) 2010 Global 500 report.
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NewsBuyside firms planing to boost SRI, survey shows
EUROPE – Almost 90% of buyside firms plan to increase their socially responsible investment (SRI) or sustainability asset allocation in the coming year, according to the latest Thomson Reuters Extel and UKSIF SRI and Sustainability survey.
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EDHEC: No new evidence SRI funds create financial value
EUROPE – There is still no evidence that ‘socially responsible investing’ (SRI) funds create financial value, according to research from the EDHEC-Risk Institute.
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NewsInvestors demand sustainability reporting in listing rules
GLOBAL – A coalition of responsible investors with $558bn (€436bn) in assets under management will write to the chief executives of global listing authorities and stock exchanges to demand that sustainability reporting become embedded within listing rules.
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Country Report
UK: Building the NEST
Announced in the Pension Act of 2007, the National Employee Savings Trust is a work in progress. Nina Röhrbein reports
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Country Report
UK: Fund in the news
British Airways (BA) completed a £1.3bn (€1.58bn) pension buy-in transaction with Rothesay Life, the insurance entity of Goldman Sachs, in the summer, which will approximately cover 20% of the pensioner liabilities of its Airways Pension Scheme (APS).
