All IPE articles in December 2011 (Online) – Page 5
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NewsInfrastructure plan will see interest from younger pension funds – Hermes
UK's plans to spur investment could serve as inroads into asset class for younger schemes.
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NewsDanish pensions regulator introduces alternative discount yield curve
Curve based on 12-month average of yield differential between Danish, German bonds.
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NewsEuro-zone collapse could actually reduce Irish pension liabilities – LCP
Consultancy says other currencies' strength would help Irish pension funds if pound reintroduced.
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NewsDozens of pension funds sue Henderson over John Laing deal
Claimants understood to include Railpen, BBC Pension Scheme, Bupa and BAE.
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NewsDenmark's Unipension to set up asset management firm
Company created primarily to undertake asset management for other pension funds.
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NewsEIOPA calls for 'paradigm shift' on conflicts of interest in pensions
Chairman demands greater standardisation, comparability of pensions products.
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NewsI polder, you polder
Just how effective has the Dutch 'polder' approach to pensions reform been?
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NewsNorwegian oil fund seeks proxy access to six US companies
Fund also places France's Alstom under observation for 'risk of gross corruption'.
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NewsMandatory merger of pensions benefits 'legally questionable', expert says
Dutch Pensions Agreement throws up number of legal hurdles, says law firm Houthoff Buruma.
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NewsStrathclyde pension scheme launches £100m fund for SMEs
Country's largest local authority fund to invest in firms paying Glasgow Living Wage.
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NewsStudy calls for 'drastic' simplification of Swiss second-pillar pension system
Government-backed study finds admin costs 30% higher than previously estimated.
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NewsPortugal to transfer banks' pension fund liabilities to state
Government to transfer €6bn from four largest banks as part of plan to tackle deficit.
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NewsABP concedes African forestry investment failed to meet ESG criteria
Scheme 'convinced' it can exert more influence as shareholder than by withdrawing.
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NewsPension funds must focus on 'regaining trust' – Dutch Pensions Federation
Without trust, all other efforts like 'casting pearls before swine', director says.
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NewsInflation-linked bonds the 'best way' to hedge inflation – Blue Sky
Blue Sky ILB portfolio returns more than 10.3% on average over last three years.
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NewsCentral bank intervention did little to reverse pension deficits – Mercer
Consultancy says move was insufficient to reverse declines seen since October.
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NewsDutch pension funds beat benchmarks over last decade despite two crises
Between 2000 and 2010, schemes return 4.8% on average against benchmarks' 4.6%, says DNB.
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NewsAustria's VBV considers 'emerging market debt' of Southern Europe
Asset management head says pension funds might consider 'emerging markets on our doorstep'.
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News€240bn ABP to consider benefit cuts if financial situation fails to improve
Trustees to decide on 'additional measures' if no improvement seen by 31 December.
