All IPE articles in December 2014 (online) – Page 3
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Towers Watson challenges intermediary insurers in longevity swap market
Consultancy to create Jersey-based insurance cells capable of transacting with reinsurance market directly
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Aer Lingus shareholders approve €150m DC pension payment
Airline nudges closer to final resolution of underfunding in Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
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Danica invests DKK1bn in mid-sized Danish firms via new fund
Move is ‘natural progression’ of Nordic direct investment strategy, Danske unit says
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IPE Views: In praise of EIOPA
Towers Watson’s Mark Dowsey offers some rather qualified praise for EIOPA’s efforts to date
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Austrian roundup: VBV, Valida Consulting
Austrian Vorsorgekassen lower fees in competition for clients
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Strathclyde boosts New Opportunities portfolio with new mandates
UK’s largest local government fund to move into social infrastructure, renewable energy production
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IORP II compromise highlights cross-border provision in talks with MEPs
Negotiating mandate highlights removal of ‘remaining prudential barriers’ to cross-border provision for revised IORP Directive
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Danish investors mull class action over bankruptcy of shipping firm
Group of institutional investors to look at errors in IPO prospectus for OW Bunker
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Unions hail ‘landmark’ pension settlement in Waterford Crystal case
Offer by Irish government comes month before scheduled High Court hearing
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Wednesday people roundup [updated]
Folksam, Varma, BRAM, Covip, Cometa, UBS GAM, Ukraine National Bank, Carne, Investec, William Blair, Irish Life
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Folksam Liv chairman to step down to avoid conflict of interest
Anders Sundström’s role at Swedbank seen in conflict with Folksam role
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Unilever to close defined benefit pension fund in Netherlands
Company set to replace €6bn DB scheme with collective defined contribution fund
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MEP criticises European Commission for possible IORP II withdrawal
Withdrawing text from 2015 Work Programme ‘not best incentive’ for EU member states, says ECON committee chairman
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NAPF urges members to stop abstentions in policy overhaul
UK pension fund representative body writes new corporate governance policy for members to move away from ‘box-ticking’
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Finnish occupational schemes return 6.1% in nine months – TELA
More invested in Finland than in rest of euro-zone, pension fund association says
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Bradesco AM offers Latin American smart beta, appoints new CEO [updated]
Brazilian giant works with FTSE to launch smart-beta index, SICAV as it begins search for Joaquim Levy replacement
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ING Investment Management poaches convertible bond team from rival
Asset manager grows team with second hire from Avoca in attempt to grow fund offerings
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UK roundup: PPF 7800 Index, Partnership, medically underwritten buy-ins
Funding shortfalls at UK pension funds shoot up as Gilt yields falls dramatically in November
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Swiss scheme tenders high-dividend equity mandate using IPE-Quest
Listed funds, mutual funds, special funds for pension funds and ETFs eligible for €20m mandate
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OECD calls for standardisation to create tradable longevity market
Think tank says investors must be more comfortable with notion of tradable longevity