All IPE articles in December 2010 (Online) – Page 5
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NewsIrish government announces longer-term bonds to create sovereign annuity market
IRELAND – The Irish government has agreed reforms that will see the country's pension funds able to price its annuities based on sovereign bonds, moving away from the German Bund market as a benchmark.
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NewsIPE Awards: EFRP's Verhaegen honoured for outstanding contribution
IPE AWARDS – Readers of IPE and IPE.com have awarded Chris Verhaegen, secretary general of the European Federation of Retirement Provision (EFRP), the prize for Outstanding Industry Contribution.
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ABN AMRO wins IPE's top European pension fund award
IPE AWARDS – The Netherlands' ABN AMRO Pension Fund was the big winner at the tenth annual IPE Awards in Monaco, scooping up the gold prize for Best European Pension Fund and the silver prize for Best Corporate Pension Fund.
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NewsTPR to limit schemes' exposure to high-risk assets
UK – The UK Pensions Regulator (TPR) is planning to limit the freedom of schemes with large deficits to invest in risky asset classes, such as equities, property and alternative investments, its chairman has said.
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Germany's BVI mourns spokesman Andreas Fink
GERMANY – Andreas Fink, spokesman for the German investment industry BVI, has died at the age of 47.
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NewsIPE Awards: Experts warn against changing tack during financial storm
EUROPE – Pension experts have argued that schemes should stay the course when it comes to their asset allocation, rather than re-assessing during a financial crisis.
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NewsIPE Awards: Solvency II scepticism widespread even among supporters
IPE AWARDS – Three-quarters of delegates attending the IPE Awards seminar in Monaco have voted against a motion claiming that 'Solvency II is the best thing for European pensions', a position defended by Danish first-pillar fund ATP.
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NewsPensions Regulator warns of defined benefit 'endgame'
UK – David Norgrove, chairman of the UK Pensions Regulator (TPR), has warned trustees at a NAPF conference in London today of the challenges facing defined benefit (DB) schemes in their "endgame".
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NewsPensions minister Webb sets out vision for future of UK pensions
UK – Pensions minister Steve Webb has told pension scheme trustees in London today that one of his principal aims while in office is to simplify the basic state pension system and make Nest and auto-enrolment work.
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NewsUK government legislation could force switch to CPI
UK – The UK government may force defined benefit pension schemes to adopt the consumer price index (CPI) even if it overrides existing scheme rules promising retail price inflation (RPI) for pension increases, the chief executive of the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has warned.
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NewsEuropean ministers back policy of 'active ageing'
EUROPE – European government ministers for employment and social policy have thrown their support behind the principle of 'active ageing'.
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NewsRothschild's Hengster to 'bring equities back' to German portfolios
GERMANY – Rupert Hengster, head of the new German branch of Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management, wants to bring equities back into the portfolios of occupational pension providers.
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NewsEuropean investor seeks exposure to US, Canadian equity
IPE QUEST – A European institutional investor is tendering a $40m (€30m) North American equity mandate, using IPE Quest.
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NewsPension funds tinkering with fixed income portfolios, industry experts say
EUROPE – Pension funds are re-structuring their fixed-income portfolios, and Schroders thinks this is where managers will be needed.
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NewsUK roundup: Capita Hartshead, Northern Ireland Teachers, MetLife, RSA
UK – The Department for Education Northern Ireland DE(NI) has gone live with a new pensions administration system provided by Capita Hartshead.
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NewsBosnia scraps second pillar plans
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA – Creating a second pillar is no longer part of the pension reform plans for Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH), the country’s government has told the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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NewsShell scheme bolsters investment governance
NETHERLANDS – The €17bn Dutch pension fund of energy giant Shell has improved its governance through two new appointments and the establishment of an investment committee.
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NewsATP PEP closes fourth fund with €1bn
DENMARK – ATP, the largest pension fund in Denmark, has allocated €1bn in new capital to its private equity arm, ATP Private Equity Partners (ATP PEP).
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NewsOECD calls on governments to strengthen private pensions
GLOBAL – The OECD secretariat has told the Working Party on Private Pensions and the Insurance and Private Pensions Committee (IPPC) that countries overhauling their pensions systems should seek to establish a balance between public and private pensions.
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NewsUK awaits new annuitisation and drawdown rules
UK – The UK pensions industry awaits with bated breath the publication this week of a shake-up of the annuitisation and drawdown rules.
