Funding – Page 102
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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.
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NewsAchmea cites low interest rates for switch to DC pensions
Dutch firm says asset-accumulating, traditional guaranteed products 'no longer profitable'.
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NewsFunding at Irish pension funds short of last year's level despite 7% returns
Depressed sovereign bond yields remain 'problematic', warns Aon Hewitt.
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NewsNorway's oil fund ordered to cut European investments to 40%
Pension Fund Global gains 50% of equity, 60% of fixed income exposure from region.
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NewsITV loses appeal to block Box Clever from pensions hearing
Validity of FSD assessed next year, with Box Clever allowed to participate in hearing.
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NewsSwiss pension fund AHV cashflow positive after increase in contributions
First-pillar scheme sees contributions outstrip benefits for first time in years.
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NewsSwiss public pension funds struggle to adapt to low-yield environment
Funding at €7.4bn scheme for Swiss capital falls by 2 percentage points to 86.1%.
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BT contributes £2bn to pension scheme, halves deficit
Company aims to tackle deficit by 2012, with revised recovery plan targeting nine £325m payments.
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NewsBrussels acknowledges impact of Tobin tax on occupational pensions
European Commission 'careful' to mitigate relocation risks, tax-avoidance effects.
