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NewsPension funds 'wholly incapable' of managing longevity risk – Pacific
Head of ALM says young employees could be 'natural' holders of longevity risk.
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NewsInvestors could use ETFs to trade longevity, Deutsche Börse predicts
Company remains uncertain about when liquid longevity risk market would develop.
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NewsDutch economists call for capital-funded private pensions
Such pensions would enlarge capital market, improve pension services and share risks.
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NewsAustrian roundup: arithmetica on complexity, VBV on Europe's periphery
AUSTRIA – The Austrian second pillar is "too complex", and there are too many products and providers to be efficient, according to Christoph Krischanitz, head of actuarial consultancy arithmetica.
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UK roundup: BBC, Morris Ashby, Pension Insurance Corporation, Key Retirement
UK - The BBC pension scheme has seen its funding shrink by 1% from 88% to 87% since April 2010, the scheme has said in its trustees’ 2011 summary report. The drop is mainly due to lower expectations of future long-term investment returns from equities in 2011 compared with ...
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NewsPension funds must adopt new models to grasp future longevity risk – report
Swiss Re study shows how longevity expectations have been wrong for decades.
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NewsSenior adviser leaves AXA Investment Managers to launch consultancy
Raj Thamotheram's new consultancy to focus on governance and sustainable investing.
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NewsBuyout market holds course - Mercer
Bulk annuity prices remain stable as bond yields have only fallen a little.
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NewsUK roundup – MetLife, Pension Risk Behaviour index, RPI e-petition
Importance of inflation risk increases for defined benefit pension scheme trustees, sponsors.
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NewsUK roundup: Aon Hewitt on auto-enrolment, Towers Watson on closures
Aon Hewitt warns that differing definitions of 'jobholder' will impact auto-enrolment.
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NewsEnhanced transfer values could cut DB schemes' liabilities by £100bn
Schemes could see 10% liability cut if trend toward ETVs continues, says KPMG.
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Employer, trustee pensions negotiations complicated by turmoil – Towers Watson
UK - Turmoil in the financial markets has made the outcome of pension funding negotiations between employers and trustees much less certain, Towers Watson has said.
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NewsUK roundup: HMRC, PwC, Aegon, Cinven, Hachette
HMRC's proposed tax rules could impact how companies manage pensions, says PwC.
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NewsChanges to IAS19 could result in 'unpleasant' pension fund announcements
GERMANY – Companies will be forced to reveal additional information under guidelines, Mercer warns.
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NewsNumber of LDI managers in UK declines by third since 2007, finds KPMG
Consultancy notes 'substantial consolidation', as mandates, assets continue to rise.
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NewsUK roundup: Hymans Robertson, Pitmans Trustees, Merseyside, Aon Hewitt, Mercer
Risk transfer deals increase by 400% to £1.4bn, with Hymans citing 'favourable' conditions.
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NewsActuaries more 'competitive' with fees for smaller pension schemes
Survey examined 23 potential services offered by actuaries, including triennial valuations.
