Returns/Funding News
European schemes breath sigh of relief on delay of solvency rule
24 May 2013
EUROPE – Dutch, German schemes welcomes decision to postpone pillar one in revised IORP.
UK should look to Australia, force DC mergers, opposition party says
24 May 2013
UK – Shadow pensions secretary says TPR should be allowed to forcibly merge small DC funds.
UK pension industry applauds pillar 1 decision but remains 'vigilant'
24 May 2013
EUROPE – NAPF 'fully committed' to focusing on issues of governance, disclosure.
Brussels to unveil proposals on pillars 2,3 of revised IORP in autumn
24 May 2013
EUROPE – Commissioner cites 'broad consensus' on issues of governance, reporting.
Brussels postpones introduction of pillar one for revised IORP
23 May 2013
EUROPE – Solvency rules should be an 'improvement for pensions sector, rather than punishment'.
Dutch giant PGGM in talks to acquire A&O Services
23 May 2013
NETHERLANDS – Parties in exclusive talks to hammer out 'contours' of acquisition.
Japanese equities return 17.5% over first quarter at SPMS
23 May 2013
NETHERLANDS – Pension fund for Dutch medical consultants reports overall Q1 return of 2.75%.
Swiss pension fund BLPK turns to voters to decide funding fate
23 May 2013
SWITZERLAND – Pension fund for canton of Basel struggles to resolve funding problems.
Equity markets drive 3.8% Q1 return for Dutch pension funds
21 May 2013
NETHERLANDS – DNB figures point to 1.4% average first-quarter loss on government bonds.
Towers Watson reveals impact of QIS on German pension funds
17 May 2013
GERMANY – Technical reserves for Pensionsfonds soar by 50% using new solvency requirements.
German pension fund association calls for 'breathing room' on funding
16 May 2013
GERMANY – Germany must 'lose fear' of temporary underfunding, chairman says.
IORP II is 'more than just a pensions issue', warns PensionsEurope
15 May 2013
EUROPE – Solvency II-type regulation 'not the most efficient way' of getting Europe back on track.
Swiss schemes cut bonds, abandon securities lending
15 May 2013
SWITZERLAND – Schemes 'rethinking' temporary lending of securities over risk concerns.
Deficit widens at BT Pension Scheme as liabilities grow
13 May 2013
UK – Liabilities at £41bn pension fund increase twice as fast as assets.
Pension fund for KPN beats benchmark with 13% return
10 May 2013
NETHERLANDS – Scheme for telecommunications company beats index by 1.3 percentage points.
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