Today’s top stories UN Principles for Responsible Investment: Commitment required White Papers A ‘Sharper’ …
IORP II impact studies, people roundup, APG DC platform, Polish reform, Rabobank, Thornburg
Dear Dr Hazel Henderson Today’s top stories European Commission asks ECB, Joint Research Centre to conduct IORP II impact studies EUROPE – Brussels seeks to gauge potential impact on markets, occupational pension funds. …
EIOPA, ABP, PFZW, ATP, Crédit Agricole, Ahold, Euroclear, IPE-Quest
Today’s top stories EIOPA asks for more independence, ‘enhanced’ mandate EUROPE – Chairman suggests partial financing of independent budget by levying fees on industry. Read more… …
Towers Watson, EIOPA, PKA, IMF, John van Markwijk, Environment Agency, Credit Suisse, Townsend
Dear Dr Hazel Henderson Today’s top stories Brussels unlikely to base IORP on any of three QIS scenarios, says Towers Watson EUROPE – Consultancy notes differing impact of scenarios, with one resulting …
PFA, IAPF, Denmark, Moody’s, Fianna Fáil, Cyprus, First State, OTC derivatives, Hermes, Dexia
Dear Dr Hazel Henderson Today’s top stories Denmark’s PFA shifts from bonds to US equity over euro-zone fears DENMARK – Fund hopes bailout of Cyprus could be wake-up call for European singe currency. …
Tobin tax threatens economic viability of ‘repo’ market – ICMA
We at Ethical Markets have advocated a financial transactions tax for many years and now it is need more than ever to curb high-frequency trading , best as a “ cancellation fee” since most HFT orders are cancelled within milliseconds and are just a form of “ front-running” – Hazel …