US Steel, Harley-Davidson each contribute to pension plans – Pensions & Investments

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US Steel, Harley-Davidson each contribute to pension plans
Pensions & Investments
According to Pensions & Investments data, U.S. Steel had an estimated $7.2 billion of U.S. defined benefit assets as of Sept.

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$13.6tn invested sustainably worldwide, says study – Blue and Green Tomorrow

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The global sustainable investment industry is worth $13.6 trillion (£8.6 trillion) and represents 21.8% of assets under management, according to a report (RT @AlexBlackburne: Report is by the Global Susatinable Investment Alliance – a project by @UKSIF,…

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Spanish retail sales slump 10.7% as austerity hurts consumers

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Retail figures in Spain have fallen for 30 successive months, the decline accelerating since latest austerity measures applied

Pádraig Floyd‘s insight:

Most retail areas were like ghost towns when we were in Spain last year and it has only been getting worse.   

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Bailed-out banks ‘need £10billion more’

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THEY will each be forced to seek £5billion to top up safety reserves and meet regulatory rules, a top city guru has said

Pádraig Floyd‘s insight:

UK banks. The gift that just keeps on taking. And taking. 

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portfolio institutional online | Commodities: is the boom over?

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China’s pulsating economy and appetite for raw materials sent the prices of industrial metals and bulk commodities soaring but there are signs China’s economy is slowing. Recent figures put annual growth in the second quarter at 7.6% compared with the double-digit rates of the past few years.

Pádraig Floyd‘s insight:

Didn’t see this before, so here it is now. I hope you like infrastructure…

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SURVEY A quiet revolution | PensionsWorld

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When it comes to occupational pensions, it seems that it never rains, but it pours.

Pádraig Floyd‘s insight:

My feature on the corproate platform market.

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