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Dutch funds respond to SRI embarrassment
Dutch pension funds have been shamed into smartening up their investment decisions after a current affairs TV programme in the Netherlands revealed that two of the largest funds were investing in US firms that produce cluster bombs and landmines. Dutch pension fund PGGM, the pension fund for the healthcare and social work sector, has since announced that it has stopped investing in these ...
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Dutch fund returns down says WM
Average returns for Dutch Pension funds in 2006 halved - from 14.8% in 2005 to 7.4% in 2006 – according to new performance figures by WM Performance Services (WM). Taking into account the consumer price index, which rose by 1.4%, this represents a real return of 5.9%, which is above the 10-year annualised real universe return of 5.2%, says the investment performance measurement ...
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Shell Oil Presses Supreme Court to Deprive Torture Victims of Justice
Bashe Yousuf, a torture victim from Somalia, was among plaintiffs who won a $21 million lawsuit against his Somali torturer in Federal Court. WASHINGTON-Will victims of distant genocides and crimes against humanity be allowed to continue using U. S. courts to seek justice against their persecutors, as well as the individuals and corporations that helped facilitate human rights violations across ...
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No Netherlands start in the Vuelta a Espana 2015
Dutch organizers still awaiting explanation of decision The Netherlands will not host the start of the Vuelta a Espana in 2015. Race organizers have told the Dutch organizing committee of their decision without any explanation. Earlier, Vuelta organizer Javier Guillen had said that the Netherlands ...
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Openly gay Robbie Rogers returning to professional soccer
Robbie Rogers , who came out as homosexual when he announced his retirement from soccer, tells USA Today he has decided to return to the field. Rogers said he made the decision last month while he was speaking at the Nike Be True LGBT Youth Forum in Portland, Ore. "I seriously felt like a coward," he said. "These kids are standing up for themselves and changing the world, and ...
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Dutch Forks Coates Ready For Carolina
Irmo, SC (WLTX) --- After helping Dutch Fork win back-to-back state championships, Alaina Coates is ready for the next chapter of her basketball career. When the 2012-13 season ended, Dutch Fork was undefeated, ranked in the top 10 by USA Today and a big reason for that was the 6-4 Coates. The McDonald's All-American who was also named All-USA by USA Today is hoping to contribute early ...
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Dutch cannabis cafe ban in doubt after trial run in Maastricht
Maastricht was chosen to test the ban on "drugs tourists" from May 1st last year because its location on the borders with Germany and France means it attracts some 1.6 million visitors to its 13 city centre coffee shops every year. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA ...
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PanaComs PhilipsSamsung Warehouse Sale Begins Today
Bandar Seri Begawan - PanaCom Sdn Bhd, the authorised distributor ofSamsung and Philips electronic products in Brunei Darussalam will hold the Philips/Samsung Warehouse Sale 2013 starting today until June 2, 2013 at its warehouse located opposite Maktab SOAS at Jalan Padang in the capital. The event will commence from 10am to 9pm daily and for public convenience the organiser has provided ...
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Amsterdam and the Clash of Civilisations: is this city on the frontline?
There is a polarising pattern of insult and violence going round and round in Europe, and Amsterdam seems to be one of the cities leading the continent down the spiral toward a culture of intolerance toward everyone who isn't European.
The Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks is frequently in the media for his decisively controversial cartoons that seem to unremittingly try and provoke the Islamic communities across Europe. Just this week alone he was the target of two separate assassination plots that were to be carried out, interestingly, by two women who had converted to the religion he vilifies. Read more
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