Funding – Page 20
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NewsGermany sets course to draw investor capital for digital, green transformation
The aim is to facilitate the flow of private capital from institutional investors, including insurance companies and pension funds
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NewsDutch retirement benefits up 10-20% in new DC system, say consultants
The new projected return metric allows pension funds to use higher expected returns to calculate benefits
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Dutch government to allow faster indexation
Pension indexation threshold to be lowered from 110% to 105% as of 2022
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Swedish PFs tell of COVID toll, rising interest rates, benefiting clients
Reduction in DB premiums due to rising interest rates in 2021 and good return on asset side, says Alecta’s head of product
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Philips pension fund dials down risk in run-up to DC switch
The scheme is reducing its equity allocation by 7.5 percentage points to 32.5% in order to protect its €5bn buffer
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NewsSwiss roundup: Govt consults on new accounting rules for Compenswiss
Plus: Occupational pensions’ interest rate stays at 1%; Commitments to fight climate change in developing countries
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USS says legal challenge sought by academics without merit
Lecturers’ union has separately said it considers USS may have breached its own scheme rules during the valuation process
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NewsGermany roundup: Uniper awards trust management mandate
Plus: MetallRente’s pension contracts shoot up
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UK roundup: TPT master trust invests in private equity
Plus: John Townsend scheme agrees £30m buy-in
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Solvency edges higher for most Finnish pension insurers on Q3 returns
At Veritas solvency capital dipped, however, despite an 8.3% nine-month return
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comPlan’s pension changes lead to CHF60m profit
Changes include reduction of conversion rate, compensatory measures to cushion pension cuts and reduction in entitlements for spouse/partner pensions
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NewsDutch pension funds see no need to tackle inflation risk
Some funds think they are sufficiently protected already while others believe rising interest rates will protect their funding ratios
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Iceland enters Mercer index as top pension system, UK leaps to 9th
Plaudits for UK as auto-enrolment boosts OECD-reckoned net replacement rate
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NewsUK roundup: PPF’s reserves rise to £9bn
Plus: Independent schools drop out of teacher pension scheme
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NewsDiverse views on pensions may hinder a German traffic-light coalition
Disagreements on how to finance future pension benefits in Germany could be one of the roadblocks
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NewsNorway’s outgoing govt brings oil fund spending back within fiscal rule
Use of SWF money in 2022 still set to be third biggest withdrawal ever
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NewsSanofi UK pension scheme agrees £760m buy-in with L&G
First pension risk transfer with the insurer after being a long-term asset management client
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NewsMetal Box scheme in wind-up mode after striking £2.2bn buyout
UK packaging scheme poised to move to full buyout next month
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Dutch funding ratios hit 110%
The average funding ratio of a Dutch pension fund has hit its highest level in three years
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Over 90 Dutch pension funds cross indexation threshold
The average current funding ratio of a Dutch pension fund stood at 109.2% at the end of August
