Funding – Page 116
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NewsNordic roundup: Länsförsäkringar, KPA Pension, AMF, Folksam, Storebrand, SPP, AMF, Collectum
Länsförsäkringar the highest-ranking insurance company in Swedish sustainability survey.
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NewsTop Dutch pension funds unable to grant indexation, says DNB
Watchdog says schemes will increase pension claims and benefits only slightly in 2011.
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NewsDutch trade union calls for rethink of Pension Agreement
FNV Bondgenoten objects to 'transfer of all pensions risks to workers'.
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NewsGerman roundup: North Rhine-Westphalia, Wacker PK, Solvency II
North Rhine-Westphalia to withdraw money from civil servants pension fund after court decision.
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NewsING pension scheme seeks arbitration over refused indexation
Company cites solvency requirements, uncertainty on financial markets and remaining loan from government.
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NewsAustrian roundup: ECJ gender ruling, arithmetica, FMA
AUSTRIA – Mandatory second pillar would be 'feasible way' to fill pension gap after ECJ gender ruling.
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NewsDanish roundup: FSP Pension, Lærernes Pension
FSP suffers loss of more than half a billion kroner due to higher levels of risk coverage.
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NewsPension returns fail to dent DAX30 liabilities
German listed companies gained 8.7%, but low interest rates upped liabilities by 11%.
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NewsPension funds set to de-risk £50bn in liabilities by 2012
Risk transfer market to reach £50bn by end of 2012 as bespoke deals replace buyouts.
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NewsSwitzerland's BVK to re-tender 'large part' of portfolio
The CHF21bn (€16bn) Zurich public pension scheme will leave strategic asset allocation in place.
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NewsJapan disaster drags down Dutch coverage ratios, say consultants
Aon Hewitt estimates average scheme's coverage fell 3%, meaning it is at the legal minimum of 105%.
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NewsNordic roundup: Skanska, QIS 5, Sweden, Findland
Pension Foundation for Skanska sees 7% returns with two-fifths of assets invested in alternatives.
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NewsSix Danish life insurers and pension funds fail Solvency II test
Industry overall prepared for new EU-wide regulations, results of QIS 5 for Denmark find.
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Stakeholders looking to pass buck on pension shortfalls
Employers and employees want the other party to foot the bill when things go awry, survey shows.
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NewsDutch funding ratios surge in fourth quarter – DNB
Average coverage ratio increases by 8 percentage points to 107% at end of last year.
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NewsUK roundup: European Court of Justice, Mercer, Essex, Hymans Robertson
ECJ ruling on annuities adds complexity to buyouts for underfunded schemes, Mercer says.
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NewsDutch pension fund ordered to submit final recovery plan
Pensions regulator has already rejected several versions due to loan from sponsoring company.
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NewsDanish roundup: F&P, Lægernes Pensionskasse, PenSam
Pension contributions plummeted last year, falling more than twice as far as predicted.
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NewsSwedish roundup: AP7, Skandia Nordic, Swedbank, Momentum
Responses to government consultation on investment savings have been largely negative.
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NewsBirmingham airport agrees to keep final salary pension scheme
Negotiations avert closure, but scheme still faces a £26m deficit.





