Funding – Page 16
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Finnish pension solvency still strong, but FSA cautions on illiquid values
National supervisor says growth in private equity boosted allocation to illiquid assets, which is now 44%
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Dutch pension funds sell €88bn in assets in rebalancing exercise
It is the biggest asset sale by pension funds in the country in any six-month period
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ECB prioritises tackling inflation with historic rate hike
Bank likely to raise interest rates by a further 50 and 25 basis points in the next two meetings before year-end
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NewsUK roundup: Pension funds achieve 100% funding on long-term targets
Plus: FTSE 350 pension schemes surplus continues to fend off impact of rising costs
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Dutch funding ratios hit highest levels
At 128%, average funding ratios of Dutch pension funds have hit their highest levels since 2008 despite heavy investment losses
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LPX launches first listed direct lending debt index
Performance benchmark is a stock index based on market prices, allowing for direct comparison with other indices
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NewsPPF 7800 Index dipped in July, but funding levels remain robust, for now
The aggregate surplus of the 5,215 schemes in the UK’s PPF 7800 index dipped in July to £254.3bn
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NewsGerman state scheme sees contributions increase to €133bn in H1
Expenses for the first pillar scheme stood last year at €341.60bn, up from €288.98bn in 2020
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NewsItalian industry-wide pension funds return -8.3% in H1
Net assets totaled €63bn in industry-wide pension funds, €27bn in open pension funds and €43.7 in “new” PIPs, says COVIP
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NewsUK pension fund deficits drop by £2bn
‘The threat of global recession still looms over growth markets,’ XPS says
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Irish DB funding improves amid dwindling scheme numbers
Supervisor notes latest figures don’t include impact of recent bond yields and stockmarket losses
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10% indexation for Dutch steel workers
Pensioenfonds Hoogovens decided to award members additional compensation for this year’s exceptionally high inflation
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AMF’s negative earnings given fillip by discount rate uptick
Sweden’s number two occupational pension fund reports investments lost nearly a tenth of value in ‘dramatic and turbulent’ first half
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NewsUK DB schemes expected to reach long-term funding target
85% believe they will reach the target within nine years
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USS emphasises value for money after ‘unwelcome’ benefit changes
UK universities pension scheme says analysis shows it is almost a quarter cheaper than peers
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NewsFunding ratios of Swiss pension schemes plunge to 103.4% in H1
A large number of Swiss pension funds had to tap into reserves built to fend off market fluctuations to continue to guarantee their obligations
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NewsBorder to Coast delivers £14m cost savings
‘The collective scale achieved through pooling gives our partner funds an influential voice that has a real impact,’ says CEO
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NewsDutch pension funds lose more than €100bn in Q2
But thanks to rising interest rates, funding ratios have gone up
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NewsPension liabilities for DAX companies fall by 28.6% in Q2
‘Pension plans of individual companies could even be overfunded,’ says WTW
