All funding level articles
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NewsBorgdorff: PFZW better prepared for coronavirus crisis
At the end of February, the coverage ratio for PFZW stood at 90.4%
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Dutch pension funds receive billions as additional collateral
Pension funds can use part of it to rebalance their investment portfolios
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Dutch schemes' funding ratios drop to credit crunch levels
Large schemes will come close to the critical floor of the 90% funding level
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Dutch library scheme grants indexation while reducing accrual
Social partners failed to reach agreement on contribution increase
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Netherlands roundup: NIBC eyes alternatives for scheme
Plus: LCP survey shows Dutch schemes return 4.9% in third quarter
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Trade union negotiator argues for calm after discount rate debate heats up
Pospone pension cuts and let the steering group discuss the discount rate, says FNV’s Elzinga
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Brexit deal seen giving ‘clear target’ for UK asset managers on EU access
… DB funding boost unlikely, says AXA IM
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‘Changing discount rate could destroy pension system’, warns Dutch PM
Mark Rutte warns a major change to the discount rate could discourage younger people from saving – but government vows to battle ‘unnecessary’ pension cuts
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ABP and PFZW headed for early pension cuts as funding level crashes
Collapsing interest rates caused funding to fall through the minimum level of 90%, meaning millions of Dutch savers face pension cuts from next year
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Dutch Pensions Federation rings alarm bells over looming disaster [updated]
Industry organisation calls for urgent consultations between minister and pensions sector to prevent serious damage to system
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Funding level at large Dutch funds reaches critical limit
The funding level of industry-wide pension funds in the Netherlands fell to an average of 96.9% in July, according to DNB, with five below the critical 94.7% level
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Swiss municipal pension schemes face funding shortfalls: analysis
Pension fund for city of Lucerne has funding in excess of 100%, while Lausanne’s coverage ratio was 64.2% in 2018, according to Avenir Suisse analysis
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One fifth of UK schemes in ‘weak’ position by TPR standards
Hymans Robertson analysis finds just 11% of schemes have a “strong” sponsor covenant, while one in five trustees has or expects to experience regulatory intervention
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Dutch schemes fail to improve funding ratios in June
Cuts to benefits are becoming increasingly likely to be imposed from January as conditions have not helped improve funding levels
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Most pension funds missed funding recovery targets, says Dutch regulator
Three pension funds – including giant metal and engineering sector pension funds PMT and PME – are facing benefit cuts in 2020
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Swiss voters approve €4bn recapitalisation of Geneva pension fund
A plan worth CHF4.4bn will take the Swiss canton’s public pension scheme to a funding level of 75%, but without a DB to DC shift
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Geneva’s €11.2bn pension fund pleads for ‘double Yes’ in funding vote
CPEG is anxious about a May referendum that could pave the way for much-needed financing
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UK pensions watchdog to clamp down on ‘excessive’ dividends
Companies must prioritise pension funding when finances come under pressure, TPR says
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Dutch scheme assets fall by €46bn in fourth quarter
Majority of members now in underfunded schemes, regulator reports
