Funding – Page 27
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LCP calls sponsors to work closely with trustees to consider superfunds
The buyout demand may outstrip market capacity, forcing schemes to remain in the funding regime for significantly longer than anticipated
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Hymans calls on trustees to consider commercial consolidators
DB scheme members of weaker employers have 50% chance of benefits cuts
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NewsUK pension schemes ‘over-dependent’ on equity performance, says WTW
‘Simply putting all your eggs in one basket and hoping for unlikely events will not be enough to solve the funding gap’
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Lower life expectancy lifts Dutch funding ratios by 2%
Funds with a young population are being affected more than more mature schemes
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USS warns of higher costs to employers as COVID-19 hits hard
The UK’s largest scheme has placed high demands on universities in order to keep potential future costs down
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NewsSwiss pension funds see boost in funding ratio following market turmoil
Schemes still have to generate 2.2% in returns by the end of the year in order to keep funding ratios at constant levels
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Aon: latest valuations show 67% UK schemes use long-term funding target
The LTO principle is key to the revised TPR code of practice
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Koolmees: ‘Balanced transition’ most difficult challenge of new pensions contract
If pension schemes’ funding ratios are still below 100% at the moment of transition, they will have no choice but to cut pension rights
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NewsDutch regulator delays new UFR to smooth drop in coverage ratios
Coverage ratios would drop by at least 6% if the new UFR would be introduced today
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Risk that large DB employer insolvencies could ‘seriously strain’ PPF
LCP sees PPF well-placed to withstand deep COVID-19-related downturn, but fate of firms with large DB deficits key
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Hitachi scheme completes buy-in journey ahead of schedule
Aon accompanies sole corporate trustee to final £275m deal with Legal & General
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NewsSurvey: FTSE 350 discount rates narrow
‘Market volatility in the first half of 2020 led to falls in discount rates’
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NewsPLSA warns of trust hit from RPI-to-CPIH switch, ‘hopeful’ about decision
Industry group recommends formation of working group, as used for LIBOR-SONIA shift, to determine most equitable transition away from RPI
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NewsSwiss pension funds’ perseverance pays off in pandemic-stricken H1
Funding ratios rose to 110% at the end of H1
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NewsSiemens Benefits Scheme signs £530m buy-in
The pension fund chose an umbrella contract to allow for potential future transactions to be completed quickly and easily
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WTW Pensionsfonds pursues expansion with further takeovers
Total assets ballooned to €4.4bn in the 2019 fiscal year, a steep shot up from €1.1bn in 2018
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Frijns, Mensonides: New Dutch pension agreement is not ‘future-proof’
The expected real pension return for the elderly ‘does not look good’
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Germany’s lifeboat scheme ready to face new occupational liabilities
The full PSVaG protection will be granted to those entitled from 2022
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Littlewoods scheme completes de-risking with £930m buy-in
Rothesay Life deal covers liabilities of retail scheme’s remaining 6,454 uninsured members
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NewsUK roundup: COVID-19 pushes back FTSE350 DB endgames
Plus: Exeter Uni in Mercer-Aon switch for investment advice
