Funding – Page 32
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NewsAustralia’s Hostplus plans 40% admin fee cuts
Pension fee to drop to A$4.50 per week from April 1 from the current A$7.50
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NewsUK publishes RPI reform consultation as part of Budget
RPI runs at about one percentage point higher than CPI, currently at 2.7%, compared with 1.8% for CPI
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USS gets ball rolling on 2020 valuation
Scheme explains its thinking about potential changes to sponsoring employers
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UK roundup: Airline trustees assess scheme following Flybe collapse
Plus: Scottish scheme launches ESG ezine for members
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Dutch pensions’ funding ratios plunge further as COVID-19 fears spread
The long-term economic impact of the coronavirus is more important than current market valuations
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NewsUK pensions regulator opens major DB funding consultation
New framework aims to set clearer standards and prevent misuse of flexible scheme-specific regime
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Country ReportNetherlands: A sector holding its collective breath
A tripartite steering group involving experts, stakeholders and government is trying to come up with a new concept for pension plans
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Opinion PiecesLetter from the US: Lower rates, deeper holes
Something unprecendented happened in the US in the first weeks of January when the Milliman 100 PFI discount rate fell 35bps to a 20-year low of 2.85% “It was a very poor month for defined benefit (DB) plans, not a good start of the year and it dug an even deeper hole in their financial situation,” points out Zorast Wadia, principal, consulting actuary at Milliman. He is also author of the Milliman 100 pension funding index (PFI), an annual study of the 100 largest DB pension plans sponsored by US public companies.
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Country ReportNetherlands: Funds delay trouble
Crucial decisions loom for Dutch pension funds as low rates bite hard
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: DB funding regime change
What might the UK Pension Schemes Bill and upcoming changes to the funding regime mean for managing DB schemes?
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NewsBAE Systems agrees £1bn contribution to pension fund
The actuarial valuation of the BAE Systems section showed a funding level of 92% with a deficit of £1.9bn
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NewsAustralia supports universal super with A$41bn tax money
‘Our current tax and benefit treatment of retirement incomes is a mess’
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Co-op pension scheme insures more liabilities as PIC deal disclosed
Deal mirrors that of de-risking transaction with Aviva announced last month
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Low interest rates drive Dutch schemes’ funding to drop by up to 3.7%
Aon and Mercer said the drop is largely due to market volatility and shriking equity markets
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Swiss first pillar fund halts asset sales on funding reprieve
Compenswiss also tweaks investment strategy
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More university strikes planned as USS talks fail to win over union
UCU wants employers to contribute more to rising pension costs
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Country ReportDB funding: Funding woes continue
Volatile financial markets and legislative uncertainty continue to cause headaches
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NewsLarge Dutch schemes perform well despite disappointing Q4
2020 to be a ’difficult year’ due to current financial markets and new regulation
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NewsUK lifeboat fund sees investment risk, underfunding ‘strongly linked’
Significant number of schemes still in deficit
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Church’s new valuation methodology brings deficit reduction
Significantly reduced funding deficit of £50m, compared with £236m at the last valuation
