All articles by Nina Röhrbein – Page 7
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Country Report
Germany: Wanted: a simpler, stronger second pillar system
The German second pillar appears to have taken a backseat in discussions about reforming the country’s pension system, finds Nina Röhrbein
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Country Report
Germany: A wish list
Nina Röhrbein asked the German pensions industry what it wants for the occupational pension sector
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Country Report
Germany: Forced into strategic moves
Occupational pension funds are adapting their investment strategies to continuing low-interest rates and the impending IORP Directive. Nina Röhrbein reports
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Features
Why say no to ownership?
Nina Röhrbein asks Martin Clarke, executive director at the UK’s Pension Protection Fund and UKSIF chairman, about ownership duties and opportunities
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Special Report
Disarming pension funds
Nina Röhrbein finds investors staring down the barrel of a gun when it comes to their investments in controversial weapons
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Features
Swimming against the tide
While the entire European pension industry seems to be fretting about the implications of a Solvency II-style directive for pension funds, in the far northeastern corner of Europe, solvency takes on an entirely different meaning.
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News
ShareAction to rank largest UK pension funds on SRI performance
GLOBAL – Newly rebranded charity sets out campaign strategy for coming year.
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News
Swiss Re report highlights growing risk of natural catastrophes
GLOBAL – Natural catastrophes, man-made disasters cause economic losses of $186bn in 2012.
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News
ESG roundup: oekom, First State, IHRB, FTSE4Good
GLOBAL – Companies remain sustainability laggards, says oekom research.
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News
ESG roundup: IIGCC, UK Green Investment Bank, Northern Trust
GLOBAL – IIGCC releases report on impact of climate regulation on real estate market.
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News
F&C backs just half of pay-package proposals in 2012
GLOBAL – Asset manager votes against 23% of all management proposals.
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News
Investors still 'nervous' about rotation into equities
GLOBAL – Barnett Waddingham says clients taking profit ‘whenever they can’.
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News
ESG roundup: FairPensions, ShareAction, Carbon Disclosure Project
EUROPE – Responsible investment charity FairPensions changes name to ShareAction.
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News
UK pension funds launch Pensions Governance Index
UK – Royal Mail, Telent and SAUL team up with Russell Investments.
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News
UKSIF calls on investors to push ahead with active ownership
UK – Organisation welcomes inaugural Ownership Day promoting responsible investment.
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News
ESG roundup: Renewable energy, fossil fuels campaign, FTSE 100
GLOBAL – Institutionals face significant limits when investing in renewable energy, study shows.
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News
Hermes EOS calls for proxy access at Walt Disney AGM
GLOBAL – Move a direct response to board's decision to appoint CEO Robert Iger as chairman.
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Country Report
The Netherlands: Regime change
Uncertainty is unsettling the Dutch pension fund industry as a new pension framework takes shape, finds Nina Röhrbein
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Features
Indexation ambition
Nina Röhrbein interviews Bernard Walschots, CIO of Rabobank’s Dutch pension fund