Jim Robinson
News & Online Editor
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PFZW to review Israeli divestment after allegations of pro-Palestinian bias [updated]
Director Peter Borgdorff acknowledges underestimating ‘commotion’ decision has caused
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The public sin
Last spring, Christian Aid argued that the entry of pension funds into the soft-commodities derivatives market had contributed to recent hikes in food prices.
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Read the small print
The lawsuits now being filed against asset managers for various transgressions in the wake of the financial crisis have been a long time in coming, but it would seem things are in full swing now.
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I know it when I see it
In 1964, Justice Potter Stewart, weighing in on the possible obscenity of the film Les Amants, wrote: “I shall not attempt to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description ‘hard-core pornography’. But I know it when I see it.”
NewsVervoer vs GSAM: Breaking up is hard to do
Jim Robinson looks back at the beginning of the Vervoer, Goldman Sachs love affair.
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Breaking up is hard to do
In July, Dutch transport pension fund Vervoer sued its former fiduciary manager Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) for a number of breaches of contract, filing a €250m lawsuit in the UK High Court.
NewsVervoer claims shed new light on lawsuit against Goldman Sachs AM
EUROPE – Asset manager dismisses allegations 'bought with benefit of hindsight', prepares defence.
NewsLike father, like son: The challenge of measuring longevity
Jim Robinson wonders whether we'll ever get longevity right.
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Like father, like son
Whenever my four-year-old boy asks me how old I am and I tell him the truth, I am invariably met with a look of horror that anyone, anywhere, could ever be that old. His incredulous, somewhat disgusted expression is an apt reflection of how I sometimes feel when I read reports on ageing and it dawns on me how most of us are going to be doing a lot more of it in future.
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NewsEuropean Parliament reiterates support for financial transaction tax
Claims tax would not only curb high-frequency trading but boost euro-zone GDP.
NewsDutch pensions regulator slams proposal for financial transaction tax
EFRP calls for pension funds, IORPs and asset managers working on their behalf to be exempted.
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Pawns in need of a knight
Eastman Kodak retirees, both present and future, would appear to be in need of a hero. They will be wringing their hands over the news that the company filed for bankruptcy protection in late January. Those based in the UK, however, are likely to be a bit more concerned about their retirement, and with good reason.
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Denmark's Lægernes Pension continues to offload direct property holdings
Danish scheme for doctors sells nine residential properties in Copenhagen.
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Funds must apply holistic approach to equity risk
Pension funds assessing their ability to take on equity risk would do well to adopt a “holistic” approach that considers not only the more “technical” aspects of risk associated with financial products, but also the ability of schemes’ sponsors to cover that risk.
NewsMandate roundup: IPE Quest, Pension Protection Fund, Capita Hartshead
Swiss institutional investor tenders $100m investment-grade US corporate debt mandate.
NewsFriday people roundup
BlackRock, UBS, Man Group, AD-VANCED, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change
NewsFriday people roundup
Union, AllenbridgeEpic, Aon Hewitt, ISS, Unigestion, Oddo, JPMAM, State Street, Ignis, MFS, Kames
NewsMandate roundup: Cardano, Mercer, Ortec Finance, Aon Hewitt
Fiduciary manager Cardano appointed investment adviser to Pension Trust's Growth Plan.
NewsCommentators call on ECB to relieve pressure on Italian bond yields
Industry experts say ECB must act quickly after yields on 10-year bonds exceed 7%.
