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Socially Responsible Investing
A coalition of 141 institutional and individual investors has demanded oil giant Shell report on the investment risks associated with its controversial Canadian oil sands project.
18 January 2010
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Global
GLOBAL - A coalition of 141 institutional and individual investors has demanded oil giant Shell report on the investment risks associated with its controversial Canadian oil sands project.
18 January 2010
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United Kingdom
UK - A complex legal case concerning the funding of the Pilots National Pension Fund has started in the High Court.
18 January 2010
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Defined Benefit
A complex legal case concerning the funding of the Pilots National Pension Fund has started in the High Court.
18 January 2010
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Defined Contribution
Almost half a billion pounds of pension funds were transferred abroad in the first two years after pensions simplification to escape alternatively secured pension tax penalties, A J Bell says.
18 January 2010
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Appointments
The Investment Management Association has appointed Douglas Ferrans as chairman.
18 January 2010
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Appointments
Standard Life has announced the new structure of its executive team after David Nish took over as chief executive at the life and pensions firm on January 1.
18 January 2010
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US
US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System, the largest U.S. public pension, said private investment firms paid at least $125m to placement agents for help winning contracts to manage the fund's money.
15 January 2010
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Global
GLOBAL - Pension funds could be neglecting their fiduciary responsibilities by ignoring the growing opportunities in climate change-related sectors, an investment bank suggested.
15 January 2010
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US
US - The issuance of pension obligation bonds by cash-strapped governments is a risky move that can increase pension costs, a new report by the Center for State and Local Government said.
15 January 2010
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