All IPE articles in April 2019 (online) – Page 6
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UK pension fund body targets consolidation in strategy update
Pensions dashboard, cost transparency and improving standards placed at the centre of four-year plan
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Sweden launches sustainability filters for private pension platform
Storebrand wins approval to enter revamped PPM funds marketplace
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Pension funds falling short on cybersecurity, regulator warns
De Nederlandsche Bank says schemes’ monitoring of internal and external IT security is insufficient
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Danish schemes cross swords with FSA over pension model change
Two sector funds planned wholesale shift to market-rate pensions but regulator has pushed back
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More DC master trusts approved as UK authorisation window shuts
TPR says 30 applications submitted and another 10 have been granted extensions to 31 March deadline
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EIOPA launches pension fund stress tests
European regulator increases reporting period for pension funds and national authorities
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Asset managers seek to close 31% gender pay gap
Investment Association chief calls industry figures ‘sobering’
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Dutch pension rules undermine funding and confidence, says DNB
FTK allows for insufficient contributions and benefit payments that are too high, regulator warns
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Swedish insurer reveals €395 monthly pension gender pay gap
Swedish pensions group attributes smaller pensions for women to periods of absence and lower wages
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Commerzbank UK scheme insures DB and DC sections for £1.2bn
Also: Rothesay Life backs £110m buyout of electronics company pension plan
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Velliv reins in equities exposure on 2020 growth jitters
CIO of re-branded Nordea Liv & Pension champions patience as fund recoups 2018 losses
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Belgium targets €100bn in pension assets by 2025
PensioPlus wants to increase size of Belgian-based pension fund market by more than double in six years
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Dutch regulator criticises unions for delaying pensions reform
DNB president Klaas Knot says worker groups are asking too much of the Dutch government
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UK public funds hit out at ‘simplistic’ pooling guidance
Central government accused of imposing higher costs in new guidance for pooling of LGPS assets
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Mercer parent completes $5.6bn JLT acquisition
Transaction sealed after JLT agreed to sell its aerospace insurance brokerage
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IFRS committee rules on DC refunds for plan sponsors
IFRS Interpretations Committee says discounts on overpayments to DC plans shouldn’t mean DB treatment is necessary
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Dutch minister rejects flexible retirement age for state pension
Measures would be bad for government finances and too complicated to implement, Koolmees says
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Swiss pension fund seeking ideas for low-volatility equity strategy
Strategy should cut out absolute downside risk
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More changes to AP funds’ investment rules on the horizon
McKinsey report recommends the addition of private debt and direct investments to AP funds’ powers
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Financial costs of lowering carbon risk ‘statistically negligible’
Researchers argue investors can hedge against energy transition without sacrificing returns