All articles by Nina Röhrbein – Page 39
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Features
IAS19 under scrutiny
Nina Röhrbein looks at what impact the IAS19 accounting standards review is likely to have on DC and DB schemes across Europe
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Special Report
Investing in Africa
Despite growing interest for emerging markets, pension funds are still hesitant about them. Peter Hinton, managing director of Enterprise Banking Group in Botswana, says that funds were not yet heavily investing in African emerging markets due to the problem of finding the right investment vehicles or entities for their investment ...
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Features
Asset pooling steals the limelight
However desirable a pan-European pension fund might be, pension asset pooling is what is on offer currently, Nina Röhrbein finds
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Features
Call for think tanks to help benefit systems
Nobel prize winner James Heckman calls for European think tanks to help tackle the issues facing welfare states and their pension systems. Speaking to IPE at the sidelines of the recent European Colloquia in Prague, organised by Pioneer Investments, Heckman said in order to provide pensions to their ageing populations, ...
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Special Report
Microfinance enters the mainstream
Over the years, microfinance has emerged as a profitable business opportunity and a way to build local economies. When Dutch pension giant ABP, the scheme for civil servants, placed €5m in the Dexia Micro-Credit fund last year it was a sign of growing interest in this type of investment among ...
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Features
Tax and pan-European pensions
A big barrier to pan-European pensions - taxation - is being lifted, according to the European Commission’s (EC) Peter Schonewille. Speaking at Multi Pensions 2006 in Amsterdam, Schonewille said that cross-border tax deductions for contributions paid to pension funds in other member states no longer presented an obstacle in 20-22 ...
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Special Report
More than just a lot of hot air
As the world grows steadily more sensitive to climate change and harmful gas production, emissions trading is attracting more investment says Nina Roehrbein
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News
Lehman takes stake in Blue Bay’s IPO
UK – Investment bank Lehman Brothers is to take a minority stake in London based BlueBay Asset Management’s as part of its initial public offering (IPO).
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News
Myners Report up for joint review by NAPF and Treasury
UK - The 2001 Myners Report on pension funds is to be reviewed by the National Association of Pensions Funds and the Treasury next year.
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News
One share, one vote gets support
UK – The concept of ‘one share, one vote’ got backing from delegates and speakers at a conference on corporate governance organised by Institutional Shareholder Services.
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News
Big UK schemes in climate change plea
UK – Some of the UK’s largest pension institutions, including Hermes, USS and the LPFA have banded together to encourage companies and governments to cut global carbon emissions.
