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...The company said Lavine, a large donor to the Democratic party and the former chair of Columbia University’s board of trustees, “believes the time is right to take on a new role” and step back from day-to-day...
...We should avoid the temptation of asking the pension providers to help with this advice: the industry has too many vested interests and too much inclination to go along with government wishes....
...The decision to review the fiduciary duties of pension fund trustees in relation to climate and energy transition risks is significant....
...And with public company investor activism heating up — even legendary executives like Bob Iger and Marc Benioff of Salesforce are no longer safe from the likes of Peltz — working on behalf of a private equity...
...Rival Hargreaves Lansdown showed how not to do it with heavy promotion of discounted funds from imploding investment star Neil Woodford....
...On its main funds, Penfold charges 0.75 per cent on the first £100,000 of the account balance and 0.45 per cent on the portion over £100,000....
...Is he covering the $6bn industry, influencing it, or both?...
...Regulators also required pension funds to act. Last year the UK directed pension fund trustees to consider ESG factors or give a reason why they had not. Some investors were already on board....
...The company uses aerodynamic technology to help ventilate office buildings — such as the Apple headquarters in California — without the use of air conditioning or heating, as well as energy-saving refrigeration...
...Controlled with a smartphone app, it’s capable of heating or cooling the wearer via the Peltier effect, a thermodynamic principle widely used in refrigeration”....
...The fund said the company should split into three standalone businesses: what is now its Otis Elevators unit; its climate, controls & security unit that provides fire safety and security along with heating...
...MKM mainly deals with contractors and small housebuilders, with one branch serving the static caravan industry. It sells building materials, timber, plumbing and heating, kitchen and bathroom products....
...There are some potential losers though: the speculators and hedge funds who bet against Ocado last year by short selling its shares....
...Refrigeration gases account for 15 per cent of the company’s emissions, according to Kené Umeasiegbu, Tesco’s head of climate change....
...Today’s diversity and inclusivism have become the buzzwords of industry....
...Lloyds Banking Group employees have mounted a campaign in protest at the promotion of a former HBOS manager to oversee £30bn of pension scheme assets....
...The university’s board of trustees pledged to take steps to expand Princeton’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to be transparent “in recognising Wilson’s failings and shortcomings" as well as his...
...In Target’s case, the criminals are believed to have used the password of a refrigeration and heating vendor to access Target’s network....
...backed by the Environmental Defense Fund....
...But nearly six months have passed since Aga gave a detailed trading update, and negotiations continue with pension fund trustees to close a deficit as wide as its current market valuation, so uncertainties...
...The process of vetting the credentials of pension administrators and trustees needs to be strengthened. Industry trade bodies can also look at better informal information sharing processes.”...
...We recycle much of the money anyway; whisky drinkers who prefer their central heating internal pay about £140 of the £200 allowance straight back in duty and VAT....
...As a result of the sustained building boom in emerging economies, the global market for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration has grown 5 per cent a year on average since 1993, according...
...The promise of sharing in the Premier League’s rights deals drives Championship clubs to stretch their balance sheets to win promotion....
...Yet its promotion, no matter how compelling, can lead to expectations about quick fixes and easy adjustments that are at odds with the realities of the U.S. energy position and the complexity and scale of...
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