Top Story of the Week World leaders weigh stimulus vs. austerity at G-20
(Wednesday - June 20, 2012)
Source: AP - With major European economies on the brink of collapse, world leaders concluding an annual Group of 20 meeting were left Tuesday with two different paths to ease the financial crisis: Spend more to try to... Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Reporting
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(Thursday - June 21, 2012)
Source: Reuters - They lost their votes, but they have not left. Directors at dozens of companies have taken or kept board seats despite failing to gain majorities in shareholder elections. Examples this proxy season include board members at... Furious Greenpeace moves to 'war footing' at Rio+20
(Wednesday - June 20, 2012)
Source: Guardian.co.uk - The head of Greenpeace International said the NGO is moving to a "war footing" after negotiators at the Rio+20 sustainable development conference watered down proposals to protect the world's oceans. Kumi Naidoo, Greenpeace... Toll of US recession: Family net worth plunged 35 percent in five years
(Tuesday - June 19, 2012) Associated Profiles : World Water Council
Source: Christian Science Monitor - The typical US household saw its net worth fall from $102,844 in 2005 to $66,740 five years later. Although the data are about 1-1/2 years old, they highlight challenges still facing consumers. Merkel says Germany cannot save eurozone on its own
(Thursday - June 14, 2012)
Source: BBC News - World leaders should not "overestimate" Germany's ability to resolve the eurozone debt crisis, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. She told Germany's parliament that the country's options for rescuing the eurozone were "not... Sovereign Wealth Funds Asian banks to have tough time meeting liquidity rules: KPMG - in.news.yahoo.com
(Tuesday - June 19, 2012) Associated Profiles : Hong Kong (China) Monetary Authority -- Investment Portfolio
Source: yahoo news - "In Asia, when there are liquidity problems, they tend to be precipitated much more quickly," said Topping, who used to oversee bank supervision for the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. "Liquidity problems for banks in Asia are... CIC pursuing investment opportunities in Russia - China Daily
(Friday - June 15, 2012) Associated Profiles : China Investment Corporation
Source: China Daily - HARBIN -- The China Investment Corporation (CIC), China's sovereign wealth fund, will pursue opportunities to make direct investment in Russia, its chairman told a forum on investment projects between China and Russia on... Abu Dhabi owns the world’s richest sovereign fund - MENAFN
(Thursday - June 14, 2012) Associated Profiles : Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
Source: Menafn - Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute, the research company, announced that Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is the richest sovereign wealth fund in the world, with it assets at around USD627 billion, reported Arabian Business... Commentary Pension black hole - The economic choice
(Thursday - June 14, 2012) Associated Profiles : Pension Protection Fund - United Kingdom
Source: Economic Voice - The economic choice - It has been calculated that there is a 312 billion black hole in UK final salary pension schemes. This figure from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is a massive increase on last year's deficit of 24.5... Asset Managers 10 rules for investing in any environment - MSN Money
(Monday - June 18, 2012) Associated Profiles : State Street Global Advisors (SSgA)
Source: MSN Money - Our services include the most accurate longer-term stock market and economic indicator ever developed and proactive strategies that help manage risk and realize positive returns in any market ... CO2 market has failed to promote cleaner energy - Reuters UK
(Friday - June 15, 2012) Associated Profiles : State Street Global Advisors (SSgA)
Source: Reuters - Carbon offsets, while reflecting a laudable impulse to put a price on the damage we do to our environment, contain the risk that those who use them will consider themselves absolved of further responsibility ... such schemes... Geithner: 2% Growth Rate Won't Cut It on Jobs - CNBC
(Thursday - June 14, 2012) Associated Profiles : State Street Global Advisors (SSgA)
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US Pension Funds US public retiree benefits gap grows to $1.38 trln
(Tuesday - June 19, 2012)
Source: Reuters - The funding gap for U.S. state public employee retirement benefits climbed by $120 billion to $1.38 billion in fiscal 2010, according to a report released on Monday. The report comes at a time when many voters and politicians... Calif. six-figure pension club grows exponentially - msnbc.com
(Tuesday - June 19, 2012) Associated Profiles : California State Teachers’ Retirement System
Source: MSNBC - Marcia Fritz, a pension reform advocate and a Democrat, has compiled data from CalPERS, CalSTRS and UC Retirement System, showing the $100,000 pension club has grown from 16,000 names two years ago to more than 21,000 names... Public Pension Portfolios Double Down
(Friday - June 15, 2012) Associated Profiles : South Carolina Retirement Systems
Source: Governing.com - Many U.S. public pension plans have a propensity to imprudently invest their portfolios more aggressively than private plans or their Canadian and European peers with similar demographics. That's one of the findings documented in... New York City files derivative suit versus Wal-Mart - Reuters
(Thursday - June 14, 2012) Associated Profiles : California State Teachers’ Retirement System
Source: Reuters - Liu said in a statement. The lawsuit comes after the California State Teachers' Retirement System, or CALSTRS, filed a derivative lawsuit in Delaware Chancery Court in early May. In total, 11 derivative complaints were filed... Watching the Watchers  Investors Against Genocide
Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts
Established: organization announced January 26, 2007, “Holocaust Remembrance Day”
KEY PARTNERS
Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur, and various grassroots investors-activists.
Also, members of the US House of Representatives and US Senate have been involved. OVERVIEW /MISSION
“The goal of Investors Against Genocide is to convince financial institutions to make a commitment that they will not invest in genocide.” BACKGROUND
Investors Against Genocide is a nonprofit organization that works to convince investors -- particularly broadly-owned mutual funds -- to avoid investments in companies complicit in genocide. The group writes: “In particular, we want investment firms to avoid or divest holdings of PetroChina (Chinese [company]), Sinopec (Chinese [company]), ONGC (Indian [company]), and Petronas (Malaysian [company]), the four major oil companies that are partnering with the Government of Sudan and helping to fund the genocide in Darfur.” News Sweeps <JPMorgan faces backlash over ties to Sudan - WPTZ.com
(Thursday - June 14, 2012) Associated Profiles : Investors Against Genocide
- WPTZ.com - Though JPMorgan’ s investment in PetroChina is legal, citizen-led nonprofit Investors Against Genocide says it "works against the spirit" of the U.S. government’s economic sanctions on Sudan. In its... Gains for Proposal to Avoid Investments Tied to Genocide, Despite JPM Opposition - Boston Globe
(Wednesday - May 30, 2012) Associated Profiles : Investors Against Genocide
- Boston Globe - The proposal was submitted to JPMorgan Chase as part of an ongoing shareholder action led by Investors Against Genocide, a citizen-led initiative, dedicated to convincing mutual funds and other investment firms to... [more] Gains for Proposal to Avoid Investments Tied to Genocide, Despite JPM Opposition - StreetInsider.com
(Wednesday - May 30, 2012) Associated Profiles : Investors Against Genocide
- StreetInsider.com - The proposal was submitted to JPMorgan Chase as part of an ongoing shareholder action led by Investors Against Genocide, a citizen-led initiative, dedicated to convincing mutual funds and other investment. |
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