Funding – Page 7
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News2024 to be the biggest year for UK pension de-risking
WTW expects the pension risk transfer market to reach £80bn in 2024
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Opinion PiecesCorporate pensions: a close eye on yields in 2024
The final two months of 2023 saw a return to form for global fixed income and equities, with respectable single and double-digit numbers in each case. After a false start in early 2023, at least for a multitude of asset forecasters, bonds were finally back in the final months of last year.
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Country ReportIrish DB funding level above 100%
The average funding level of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in Ireland has increased to 108% in 2022.
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NewsDutch pension funds well prepared for liquidity crunch, say regulators
The switch to obligatory central clearing will increase liquidity needs while the transition to DC will likely have the reverse effect, according to regulators DNB and AFM
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NewsDWP regulation is ‘starting gun’ for new DB funding regime
Final set of regulations provide greater flexibility for mature schemes to diversify investments in a wide range of assets without constraints, says PLSA
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NewsUK government confirms final DB scheme funding regulations
The regulations are set to come into force from April 2024
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NewsSwiss schemes face higher national debt in medium to longer term, says Complementa
Plus: Pensionskasssen Monitor published by Swisscanto saw funding ratios of private pension funds increase from 110.1% in 2022 to 114.9% in 2023
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NewsLGPS fully funded position to stay despite a drop
Funding levels fell to 101% as at 31 December 2023, from 108% as at 31 October 2023
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NewsSwiss pension funds profit from equities, bonds, currency hedging strategies
Alternative investments added diversification to portfolios, but delivered mixed results in 2023, says PPCmetrics
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NewsGerman corporate pension funds see increased liabilities
Corporate pension obligations have already increased by around 17% at the end of 2023 compared with the previous year
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NewsScottish scheme looks to reduce contributions rate from 2024
The funding level at Scottish Borders pension fund increased from 110% to 134%
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NewsGerman DAX companies’ funding ratios peak to 81%, says Mercer
Pension investors continue to opt for Pensionsfonds and other vehicles to reduce pension obligation risks
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NewsGuilbert UK Retirement Benefits Plan completes bulk annuity transaction
The transaction sees Aviva insure the benefits of around 1,500 scheme members
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NewsSwiss corporate schemes’ funding ratios fall to two year low
WTW recommends companies to closely monitor changes in discount rates this year
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NewsSwiss investors weigh up illiquids as valuation uncertainties mount
PPCmetrics is currently observing ‘great uncertainty’ as to whether the stated valuation of some illiquid assets reflects their true value
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NewsBelgian IORP numbers down in 2022, members up
Belgian regulator delivers latest annual statistical overview of IORP sector
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NewsIrish DB schemes’ average funding level above 100%
This marks the first time in 15 years of the LCP’s accounting survey that the average funding level has been above 100%
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NewsSwiss APK applies minimum interest rate on members’ pension savings
The scheme expects its funding ratio to hit 100% after a ‘very volatile’ year
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AnalysisDutch pension funds keep increasing interest rate hedges
Funds increasingly want to protect their funding ratios in the run-up to the pension transition and see an opportunity to lock in rates at current high levels
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NewsIncreased funding levels raises ‘novel issues’ for funds, SAB says
Funding levels increased from 98% in 2019 to 107% in 2022
