All IPE articles in December 2008 (Online) – Page 4
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NewsNo stays as 'no' on conditional indexation
UK – The UK’s Department for Work and Pensions has said it believe there is sufficient benefit in allowing occupational pension funds to apply conditional indexation but it will do further work next year into the feasibility of introducing collective DC schemes and risk sharing.
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NewsPensions forum: Supporting struggling economies and firms
[11:00 CET 11-12] EUROPE – The impact of the credit crunch and the resulting market volatility on financial institutions, in particular banks, has led a number of countries, and institutions to look to pension funds to bail them out, but do schemes agree?
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NewsPensionskassen could be reformed
[17:15 CET 10-12] AUSTRIA – The new Austrian government coalition has signed a working paper which contains plans to discuss reform of the Pensionskassen system in Austria.
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NewsAPG eyes European pension assets
[17:10 CET 10-12] EUROPE – Pension provider and asset manager APG Group is continuing its push for expansion abroad in 2009, focusing on developed European markets, according to director of pension administration Jaap Maassen.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
[17:05 CET 10-12] GLOBAL – People roundup: UBS, Putnam, T. Rowe Price, Axa IM, First Private, Jyske Invest, Laven Partners.
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NewsMercer to help drive Nissan’s pensions strategy
[17:00 CET 10-12] GLOBAL - Mercer, the consultancy firm, has been appointed by car manufacturer Nissan Motors to be its global retirement consultant.
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NewsCall for attention on default options
[16:45 CET 10-12] EUROPE –Executives and trustees of defined contribution pension schemes are being advised to pay closer attention to the ‘default’ option of their investment choices and ensure the offering is suited to the needs of members.
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NewsCentral control over HR key to mobile pensions
[16:30 CET 10-12] GLOBAL - Multi-national firms offering mobile employees some form of international pension arrangements to mobile workers effectively have to rein in the promises HR departments may make when travelling from one location to another, suggest an official at mining giant Rio Tinto.
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NewsBP scheme goes ALM
[15:50 CET 10-12] UK – The £18bn (€20.6bn) UK pension fund of oil giant BP will embark on its first asset liability modelling review of scheme investments and funding, Sally Bridgeland, chief executive of PB Pension Trustees, has revealed.
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NewsListed firms may need to plug deficits
[15:45 CET 10-12] NETHERLANDS - Listed companies with defined benefit pension arrangements may have to fork out millions of euros to make up for the present shortfall of their company schemes, analysis by SNS Securities has suggested.
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NewsEmployers promise to pay existing contributions - DWP
[17:10 CET 09-12] UK – Employers are likely to maintain a pension funding level of approximately 8% once personal accounts are introduced in 2012, suggests research unveiled today by the Department for Work and Pensions.
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NewsPension trustees caught in funding dilemmas
[16:45 CET 09-12] UK – Pension fund trustees are being advised to review employer covenants, investigate the sponsor’s current financial status and begin future funding negotiations as soon as possible, as Aon Consulting is hearing evidence of employers stating they cannot afford to pay existing funding needs.
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NewsEC mulls short-selling ban
[16:20 CET 09-12] EUROPE – Niall Bohan, the head of the asset management unit at the European Commission (EC), today revealed the EC is reviewing short-selling and looking at possible bans on the practice, while seeking to organise stock-lending.
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News'Cherish and embrace' activist shareholders
[16:10 CET 09-12] EUROPE – Shareholder activism is an incentive to better governance and value creation which should be “cherished and embraced”, a panel discussion on hedge funds in London stressed today.
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NewsVoluntary retirement confusion forces French law change
[16:00 CET 09-12] FRANCE – The French government is expected to announced adjustments to a new law covering voluntary retirement, following confusion over indemnities payable by employers.
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NewsQuest for global developed markets debt
[15:50 CET 09-12] UK – A UK-based investment consultancy company has said it is looking for a manager to manage a $1bn (€780m) global developed market debt investment grade mandate, using IPE quest.
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NewsPensionskassen called on to split active/ retired members
[15:45 CET 09-12] AUSTRIA – The Austrian Private Equity and Venture Capital Organisation (AVCO) has called on pensionskassen to split their active and passive members as officials argue sharing the same portfolio is an obstacle to investing in venture capital.
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NewsPension fund investors could help the crisis – Mn
[15:30 CET 09-12] EUROPE – A Dutch asset management firm has called on regulatory authorities to allow pensions funds to focus less on funding ratios and permit investments which improve corporate debt liquidity.
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NewsSecond BA deal under threat over pension scheme
[17:25 CET 08-12] GLOBAL – Australian airline Quantas today identified problems connected to British Airways’ pension fund as one of the “significant matters” that still need to be resolved before a merger with BA can be achieved.
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News1 in 5 pension providers still not SRI-proof
[17:20 CET 08-12] NETHERLANDS – Over 20% of Dutch pension funds and pension insurers have yet to make any effort to develop a socially-responsible investment (SRI) policy, according to the Association of Investors in Sustainable Development (VBDO).
