Funding – Page 104
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NewsUS equities boost Q4 returns at Dutch investment funds – DNB
North American equity portfolios return 15.5%, boosted by appreciation of dollar against euro.
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NewsDutch pension funds facing rights cuts of as much as 9%
GITP scheme for Dutch notaries concedes it may ultimately have to apply discount of 9.2%.
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NewsFixed income return cancels out equity losses as Swiss pension fund AHV
Scheme to increase hedge on yen, Canadian dollars and Australian dollars to 100%.
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NewsTNO pension fund avoids 2011 loss with extensive interest hedge
Scheme's hedge turns 1.7% loss on investments into positive result of 6.6%.
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NewsGerman company pension plans see funding levels drop
GERMANY – Model DAX plan is 63.4% funded at end of 2011 – a 2.4 percentage point drop.
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NewsCapital requirements 'disastrous' for pensions, growth, Commission warned
Joint letter by NAPF, union and employer representatives cautions Commission president Barroso.
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NewsDutch automobile association reaches funding agreement for scheme
ANWB's fund falls short of 105% funding target, only reaching 90.8% in December.
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NewsAP Pension sees 16.3% returns boosted by hedging
Provider sees returns matched by increase in business as reserves rise nearly 4 percentage points.
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NewsDanica Pension profits hit by euro debt crisis, political uncertainty
Profits at Danish pension fund plummet by more than two-thirds in 2011.
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NewsDanish roundup: Discount yield curve, PFA Pension, PensionDanmark, ATP
Government, pensions industry association agree to simplify new discount yield curve.
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NewsDeficit at BT pension scheme increases by one-third in Q3
Scheme hit by combination of low corporate bond yields, above-expectation inflation.
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NewsRyanair threatens Aer Lingus with court over pension contributions
Says pension contributions must not increase without shareholder approval.
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NewsSpanish pension funds rebound in Q4, but returns still sluggish for 2011
Schemes lose 0.76% in 2011, compared with Q3 loss of 3.1%, according to INVERCO.
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Returns at Finnish pension funds dragged down by struggling equity markets
Keva, VER and Tapiola anticipate another year requiring ‘particular caution’.
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Dutch pension scheme ABP to cut participants' benefits by 0.5%
Cuts to apply to active participants and retirees, subject to regulatory approval.
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NewsDanish pension fund ATP reports all-time high return of 26% for 2011
Strategy of diversifying risks helps scheme to earn €14bn return despite low interest rates.
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NewsAer Lingus in talks over pension fund, discusses possible freezing of scheme
Talks include unions representing Aer Lingus members of Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme.
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Heineken rejects complaints over index-linked pensions at Scottish & Newcastle
Scottish MPs claim Dutch company ‘reneged’ on promises to provide RPI increases.
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Global pension assets reach record high of $28trn in 2011 – Towers Watson
UK - Assets at pension funds around the world reached a record high of $28trn (€21trn) in 2011, but growing liabilities weakened balance sheets, a study reveals. Research by consultancy Towers Watson showed pension assets across the 13 countries surveyed were up 3.9% from the end of 2010. Even though ...
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Danish pensions group PKA to 'spread risk' by boosting alternatives
PKA, which manages five pension funds in healthcare sector, returns 9.4% for 2011.
