All Consolidation articles – Page 3
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NewsNew UK government quick to re-introduce pension schemes bill
October 2019 bill didn’t make further legislative passage given general election
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ING scheme to wrap six plans into single arrangement
Costs for the harmonisation process, whcih are worth €25m, are expected to be recouped within three years
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First State and VicSuper sign merger deed
The merger would enable the two funds to leverage their combined scale to deliver an even better deal for members
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Authorisation regime slashes size of UK master trust market
Market now comprises 53 fewer schemes, with one new prospective entry being assessed
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Dutch food supply scheme to transfer to multi-sector fund, cuts inevitable
AVH currently expects reductions of 10% due to differences in the schemes’ coverage ratios
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PRI to commission research on ‘sustainable pension systems’
PRI wants to explore an assumption that structure, policy and regulation of pension systems have a significant influence on schemes’ ability to pursue responsible investment
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UK health insurer transfers £20m DB scheme to master trust
TPT Retirement Solutions has consolidated a ‘wide variety’ of schemes in the past year
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Dutch pension fund Equens to join consolidation vehicle
APFs – general pension funds – are rapidly gaining in popularity in the Netherlands
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Dutch IT sector scheme TrueBlue seeks consolidation options
The €362m industry-wide pension fund says it is ‘too small’ and has abandoned a plan to become the sector scheme for the digital sector
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TPR: DC governance stats show smaller schemes should wind up
The Pensions Regulator’s latest survey reveals an ‘unacceptable long tail’ of smaller schemes failing to meet key governance and trusteeship standards
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Pension SuperFund signs up second client in £300m deal
DB consolidation vehicle’s first deal was submitted to the regulator for clearance in May
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Dutch scheme Owase to join ASR’s consolidation vehicle
€900m manufacturer’s scheme will boost Het Nederlandse Pensioenfonds’ assets to €2.4bn, making it the second-largest APF in the Netherlands
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UK government consults on merger of two local authority pension funds
Merger of £492m closed transport authority fund into £15.7bn West Midlands Pension Fund intended to address solvency risks
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UK charities facing ‘double whammy’ as pension deficits climb
Hymans Robertson has urged charity DB fund trustees to assess options for securing covenants or consolidating
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Denmark's JØP gets member backing for merger with DIP
2,371 members voted in favour and just 46 against merger at AGM
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Netherlands roundup: €25bn Rabobank scheme preps accrual cut
Plus: Total scheme weighs industry-wide fund for consolidation
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DWS-UBS tie-up would create €406bn European institutional manager
Asset management arms in “serious talks” about merger, according to FT
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Rules for sector schemes and insurers ‘hamper innovation’, says lawyer
Cutting limitations for Dutch industry-wide schemes and insurers could make consolidation easier and cheaper
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Number of Dutch pension funds will soon fall to 200, regulator says
DNB says 29 schemes out of 230 are in liquidation, while several others are considering their options
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BaFin approves sale of Generali life insurance arm to Viridium
Members’ interests “sufficiently safeguarded” in takeover, says supervisor
