Advisers – Page 35
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NewsMercer advises Dutch pension funds to cash in on hedges
30-year swap rate plunges to just 2.38%, its lowest level in history.
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NewsDC pensions should follow DB schemes in adopting ALM strategies – EDHEC
DC offerings must be improved by implementing more guarantees, improving transparency.
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NewsPension funds must 'act fast' to seal bulk annuity, longevity swap deals
Risk-transfer providers worry euro-zone crisis could close some opportunities for schemes.
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NewsDutch downgrade would hit local pension funds hard, expert warns
Schemes would be forced to devalue government bond holdings while liabilities remained same.
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NewsPension funds to bear 'major part' of Tobin tax burden
Think tank says tax – 'no matter how carefully worded' – will face legal challenges.
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NewsWest Midlands transport fund completes £270m buy-in
Bulk-annuity transfer, a first for local government schemes, will halve fund liabilities.
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High fees 'cancelling out' active management at Irish pension funds
Asset managers continue to charge fees based on level of assets under management, says LCP.
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NewsRisk-free investments 'no longer an option' for Swiss schemes
Funds must ditch 'unrealistic' expectations, diversify real estate exposure, says Credit Suisse.
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NewsCritics attack 'spurious' report on local government pensions deficit
Experts dismiss report on £50bn pensions deficit as 'flawed' and 'spurious'.
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NewsIMF welcomes increased price of safe assets following market turmoil
Price of safety was 'arguably too low' before onset of financial crisis.
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NewsThird of FTSE 100 companies now use DC only, survey shows
Auto-enrolment remains 'most significant pensions issue' facing UK's top companies.
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NewsSwiss roundup: BVK aid package, AHV mandates, Vontobel vs Towers Watson
BVK aid package could face referendum despite support from regional parliament.
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NewsConsultant society warns of 'pullback' from pure DC
Growing elderly workforce unable to retire to exert financial cost on employers, SPC says.
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NewsFTSE 350 deficits higher despite £20bn in company contributions
Deficits stand at £81bn at 31 March compared with £82bn at end of February.
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NewsSovereign wealth funds must consider 'implicit liabilities', says EDHEC
Survey says SWFs could benefit from liability-driven approaches used by pension funds.
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NewsOnly 4% of UK employers plan to use NEST, says Towers Watson
Two-thirds of employers to use existing DC plans to auto-enrol employees, survey shows.
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NewsTesco pension fund's CPI switch paves way for other companies, experts say
'Inevitable' that Tesco move will be first of many more to come.
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NewsUK roundup: PPF, KPMG, Steve Webb, Wedgwood Museum
Schemes in deficit included in PPF 7800 fall by a third between January and February.
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NewsMid-sized pension funds lack resources to tackle long-term funding
Effects of limited resources in mid-market 'more intense', says Aon Hewitt.
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Towers Watson warns UK schemes of risk of 'inflationary default'
If not all debt is paid, then not all pensions benefits will be paid, says Chris Ford.
