All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 94
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Irish managed funds down 3.3% in Q3
[15:30 CEST 04-10] IRELAND – Managed pension funds reported an average third-quarter decline of 3.3%, according to a report by Rubicon Investment Consulting.
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Conference told of IORP problems for CEE states
[14:00 CEST 04-10] HUNGARY – The EU pension directive is having more of a negative than a positive affect on the pension systems of central and eastern European (CEE) countries, a conference in London's Chatham House was told.
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Pioneer soaks up Capitalia assets
[16:30 CEST 03-10] ITALY – Pioneer, the asset management arm of the UniCredit group, will grow its assets under management by €30bn following the merger with Capitalia.
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Irish DB closure total triples
[16:00 CEST 03-10] IRELAND – The number of employers that have closed their defined benefit schemes has risen from 12% to 39% in the last five years, a new study commissioned by the Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF) reveals.
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AP2 outperforms by 18.7% in Swedish equities
[16:00 CEST 03-10] SWEDEN – The domestic equities portfolio of the second Swedish buffer fund AP2 has outperformed its benchmark by 18.7% over the past five years.
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IPE-QUEST: $50m UK large cap equity mandate
[12:00 CEST 03-10] UK – A private bank based in the UK is looking for a manager for a domestic active large cap core mandate using IPE Quest.
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Swiss newspaper apologises over Swissfirst scandal
[17:00 CEST 02-10] SWITZERLAND – The Swiss tabloid 'Blick' has apologised to Jürg Maurer, head of investments at Rieter Pensionskasse, for the way it portrayed him in its coverage of the Swissfirst scandal.
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Decline in confidence ups UK scheme surpluses - Aon
[17:00 CEST 02-10] UK – Recent market turbulence and the subsequent decline in confidence in the UK banking sector have helped to improve pension fund surpluses – at least on paper, Aon Consulting claims.
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DWP clarifies section 75, issues new consultation
[17:00 CEST 02-10] UK – The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has clarified that triggering employer debt is only intended to prevent scheme abandonment.
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Carnegie faces losing its licence
[17:00 CEST 02-10] SWEDEN – The financial regulator Finansinspektionen (FI) has called on Stockholm-based Carnegie bank to replace its chief executive.
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European Parliament hires Aon for controversial second study
[17:00 CEST 02-10] EUROPE – The European Parliament will pay Aon Consulting €36,000 for a full actuarial study of the voluntary supplementary pension fund for MEPs.
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Shell to take contributions holiday
[17:00 CEST 01-10] UK – Trustees of oil company Shell's UK pension plan have agreed to stop company contributions for the time being.
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Severance pay for self-employed
[15:00 CEST 01-10] AUSTRIA – Approximately 500,000 self-employed people will be granted access to the severance pay funds from next year.
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UBS changes top team and cuts 1500 jobs
[14:00 CEST 01-10] SWITZERLAND – UBS has announced a major reshuffle of its senior management following the recent market turbulence.
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Adding extra alternatives
Public Pensionskassen are following the lead set by their private counterparts, Barbara Ottawa discovers
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Taking stock of a buoyant market
Barbara Ottawa finds that even a market fall has not deterred Pensionskassen from moving away from bonds and further into equities
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Pension reform unnecessary, says one half of gov’t
[11:00 CEST 27-09] AUSTRIA - The government coalition is split over a decision by the pension commission stating no reform of the retirement system is currently necessary.
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PPF 'discourages' DB schemes, argues lawyer
[13:00 CEST 21-09] UK – Strong pension plan sponsors have issues with current regulations surrounding the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), an NAPF seminar heard.
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Berkshire trades direct property for fund
[11:00 CEST 21-09] UK - The £1.4bn (€2.1bn) Berkshire pension fund has made a £15m investment into BlackRock's UK property fund.
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PZU sells Lithuanian pension fund operations
[15:45 CEST 20-09] LITHUANIA – Polish insurance group PZU is selling its Lithuanian pension fund management operations to investment bank Finasta.
