All articles by Nina Röhrbein – Page 31
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Mandates and incentives drive climate-conscious investors
[14:00 CEST 27-10] GLOBAL - Investors are currently driven by on-the-ground mandates and incentives when it comes to climate change investments, according to research published by Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management’s (DeAM) division.
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Q4 predicted to be busy for buyouts
[16:00 CEST 19-10] UK - The final three months of 2009 are expected to be the busiest in over a year for pension insurance buy-ins and buy-outs, according to risk management provider Pension Corporation.
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No end to the pull of alternatives
[11:00 CEST 15-10] EUROPE - The trend for pension funds to invest in alternatives remains unbroken, according to an IPE pension fund survey.
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Iceland prepares to free capital restraints
[16:40 CEST 14-10] ICELAND - Iceland has been preparing for the liberalisation from its capital controls, which will eventually conclude with the lifting of currency restrictions.
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NewsExotic ETFs are not seeing demand - provider
[17:20 CEST 06-10] EUROPE - Exotic and more sophisticated exchange-traded funds have suffered from a serious lack of interest this year, according to Axel Lomholt, head of product development for iShares Europe.
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Country Report
Law change is just a formality
Swiss pension funds welcome new investment limits on alternatives because of their emphasis on the prudent investor rule, not because they make investing easier, finds Nina Röhrbein
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‘Perseverance is crucial’
Nina Röhrbein assesses this year’s cross-border fiduciary management deal between APG in the Netherlands and Italy’s PensPlan
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Special Report
How do you integrate ESG in your portfolio?
Henrik Larsen CIO Sampension Denmark Danish common management company for three pension funds Invested assets: DKK125bn (€16.8bn) Participants/members: 289,000 Defined benefit Date established: 1945 Sampension’s environmental, social, governance (ESG) policy - which was implemented in 1999 - is a result of discussions within ...
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Features
Risk separation
The 2008 asset allocation review of UBS’ Swiss Pensionskasse turned into a more extensive exercise than the fund had expected, but the fund kept faith with its strategic asset allocation. Nina Röhrbein was in conversation with Christoph Schenk, the funds CIO and recently appointed CIO and head of investments for UBS AG
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PA Pension Trustees award fiduciary mandate
[14:45 CEST 30-09] UK – PA Pension Trustees Ltd has become the latest pension fund to award a fiduciary mandate to investment manager BlackRock.
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Applying ESG to alternatives is tricky, reveals IPE survey
[16:30 CEST 21-09] EUROPE - Integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into alternative asset classes seems to be difficult, the findings of an IPE survey suggest.
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NewsESG equals fiduciary duty, says IPE survey
[16:15 CEST 18-09] EUROPE - Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are part of fiduciary duty for the majority of the respondents to an IPE survey.
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Investors demand stronger climate treaty
[16:10 CEST 17-09] GLOBAL - Investors responsible for more than $13trn (€8.8trn) in assets have called for strong action from policymakers in the fight against climate change.
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FeaturesItaly: Crisis puts reforms on hold
A further campaign to increase membership of private pension schemes is not expected until economic prospects improve, reports Nina Röhrbein
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FeaturesPortugal: Eyes on risk management
New regulations aim to strengthen awareness of risk, even though Portuguese pension funds have been less affected by the financial crisis than some, reports Nina Röhrbein
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FeaturesSpain: Pensions go off the radar
Spain’s ageing population means problems ahead for the pensions system, but proposals to deal with them are not expected until next year, reports Nina Röhrbein
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Special Report
A climate of change driving SAA
A new research project by Mercer will look at the opportunities and risks inherent in climate change by region and asset class. Nina Röhrbein reports
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Features
Collateral quality is key
Many pension funds stopped their securities lending programmes last year, particularly after the collapse of Lehman Brothers. One year on, has this changed? This month’s Off The Record survey looked at how pension funds approach securities lending.
