Funding – Page 23
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German actuaries urge social partners to negotiate new DC model
The pandemic has slowed down discussions between employer and employee representatives on the new DC schemes
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NewsFinnish occupational pension assets rise €6bn to reach €221bn in 2020
TELA reports assets cover roughly one third of the €700bn liabilities; rise in domestic and equity allocations
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NewsGermany roundup: Metzler sets up Pensionsfonds for social partners
Plus: Sustainable Committee calls for Pensionkassen asset class diversification; Deutsche Telekom’s pension obligations rise
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Dutch pension fund proposes pooling grandfathered pension rights
PGB’s proposal was introduced in its response to the consultation on the new Dutch pension law, which cements a transition from DB to DC arrangements
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NewsItaly roundup: Pension funds pull positive returns in 2020 despite pandemic
Fopdire, Previmoda, Foncer, Previp, Fondapi, Eurofer, Inarcassa
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British Airways defers £450m in contributions
The deferral will be backed by security granted by BA over specified property assets
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NewsSwiss scheme assets expected to drop by 2035 if fossil investments kept
Climate Alliance’s study predicted funding ratios to sink to 90%
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Oslo PF thanks buffer for helping weather last spring’s crash
Listed equities generate 17.4% for Norwegian public sector fund
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Deutsche Bank pension scheme completes first, £570m bulk annuity
£4.5bn scheme aiming to reach full insurance over the medium-term
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NewsGlobal pension funds outpace GDP growth, says Thinking Ahead study
Global pension assets as a percentage of GDP reached a record high of 80%, an 11.2% rise over 2019
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UK roundup: £1trn of DB pension risk to be insured by 2031, says Hymans
Plus: Graphic Packaging International switches fiduciary manager; BlackRock LTPC to acquire pensions software provider
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NewsGerman DAX pension liabilities set to increase
The value of pension liabilities of the 30 largest firms in terms of market cap listed on the DAX rose by €20bn, or 5%, in 2020 to €410bn
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NewsUK roundup: Mowlem scheme avoids lifeboat fund with £150m L&G buyout
Plus: NEST chooses administrator for digital future-focussed scheme
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Swiss ASIP pushes for alternative proposal on second pillar reform
To compensate for the cuts there is a proposed increase to occupational pension savings over a transition period of 10 years financed with Pensionskassen reserves
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Aberdeen City Council completes buy-in transaction with Rothesay
The transaction will insure the pension payments of 1,360 retired FirstGroup employees
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Legal & General strikes £400m ‘assured payment policy’ with own scheme
‘At the simplest level an APP does the reverse of a longevity insurance contract’
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NewsPLSA policy board identifies six priorities for 2021 as new members join
DC decumulation, investment and stewardship, pensions tax relief, small pots, pension dashboards and DB funding are top priorities for the PLSA
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NewsABP calls for change to funding ratio calculation to prevent pension cuts
Social Affairs Minister Wouter Koolmees’ expectation that ‘an average pension fund’ will not have to cut pensions until 2026 ‘is too optimistic’
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NewsRecord contribution hikes for Dutch pension funds
‘If accumulation falls to close to 1%, the pension ambition of 75% of average wages will no longer be achievable’
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NewsUK pensions legislation clears parliament after funding rule assurances
DB funding regime will remain ‘genuinely’ scheme-specific, says junior minister Stedman-Scott
