Funding – Page 101
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NewsInterest hedge boosts returns at Shell's €18bn Dutch pension fund
Without hedge, fund would have lost 0.8% on investments, according to annual report.
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NewsNorwegian oil fund sees 7% returns, divests from Ireland, Portugal
Fund reduces holdings in sovereign debt from UK, Germany, Spain and Ireland, buys EM debt.
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NewsEquity markets, interest rates render Dutch discount rate negligible
Difference between daily forward curve, three-month average no more than 6 basis points.
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NewsPNO Media sees returns saved by hedge as it considers merger
Returns on investments of 0.1% offset by interest rate hedge put in place by €3.4bn fund.
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NewsSwiss roundup: ASIP, conversion rate, APK
Swiss pension association warns about use of first pillar assets to offset cuts in second pillar.
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NewsNew corporate schemes lead to 20% rise in total contributions at PFA
Danish scheme also saw strong equity growth, with domestic portfolio returning over 15%.
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NewsSwedish roundup: Solvency ratios, Finansinspektionen, AP6
Solvency ratios plunge at life companies and pensions providers, regulator says.
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Office of National Statistics estimates UK pension obligations at £7.1trn
£900bn in unfunded pension obligations amounts to 58% of GDP, report says.
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NewsFirst-quarter returns surge at Finnish pension funds
Keva reports 5.9% return on investments in January to March period, while VER returns 5.4%.
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UK pensions regulator outlines DB funding expectations
TPR to monitor whether flexibility granted in negotiating funding proposals is used ‘appropriately’.
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NewsOECD cites investment restrictions for AP funds' 'sub-optimal' portfolios
AP6 should also be allowed to invest in non-domestic private equity, organisation says.
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NewsATP posts strong Q1 results on back on domestic equities
All five risk classes generate positive returns, with equity and credit risk top performers.
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NewsEIOPA thinking to revise timeline for holistic balance sheet study
European authority looking to launch QIS at end of May, postponing results to Q1 2013, sources say.
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NewsNordic roundup: FSP Pension, AP Pension, Nordea, SEB
Customers of Denmark's FSP Pension approve proposed merger with AP Pension.
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NewsGerman pension fund BVV boosts reserves by 7% after returning 3.3% in 2011
GERMANY – Strong performance enables scheme to offer members indexation of 3.5%.
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BPF Bouw beats out top Dutch pension funds with 100% coverage ratio
€34bn industry-wide scheme for Dutch building sector returns 5% in first quarter.
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NewsLow interest rates trump solid returns at largest Dutch pension funds
PFZW director Peter Borgdorff says falling interest rates 'throwing spanner in the works again'.
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NewsSwiss roundup: Zurich corruption trial, Swisscanto, SRI
Public prosecutor files charges against former DL Investment Partners managing director.
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NewsPension fund for Dutch film industry to merge with €3.4bn PNO Media
Pension rights and benefits for BPF Film participants to increase by 5% from 1 April.
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UK roundup: Tata Steel, British Steel Pension Scheme, PPF 7800 Index
Changes to be made to British Steel Pension Scheme to address funding shortfall.
