Funding – Page 73
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UK roundup: Balfour Beatty, Just Retirement
Balfour Beatty announces deficit reduction agreement with pension trustees, including transfer of PFI assets
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Migros sees funding improve on back of 7% return
Pension fund of Swiss retailer sees no need to adjust strategy in the wake of SNB decision.
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Schemes trading medically underwritten contracts at 5-10% discount over traditional bulk annuities
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Markets to become more choppy and return sources more scattered, consultancy Mercer predicts
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Nordic roundup: Oslo Pensjonsforsikring, Finnish returns, TELA, pension reform
Pension fund for Oslo municipality sees annual performance down year-on-year, laments high costs
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ECB to blame for declining funding in German schemes, says Towers Watson
Low interest rate environment pushes discount rate in German company pension plans to historic lows while returns stay stable
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Dutch funds holding back on rate hedge adjustment
Schemes monitoring interest rate development, waiting to discuss risk attitude with stakeholders
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UK roundup: ScottishPower Pension Scheme, Abbey Life, PPF, deficits
Total longevity swap market breaks £50bn barrier as Scottish scheme insures £2bn with Abbey Life
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Half of UK schemes set to insure risk as market momentum continues
Two-thirds of schemes to incorporate bulk annuity deal or longevity insurance into long-term plans
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Global pension assets top $36trn, rising 6% in 2014 – Towers Watson
European countries lead pensions growth in 2014, but wider picture shows stronger growth in Mexico and South Africa
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Pension fund for Dutch watchdog seeks merger with other schemes
Regulator’s scheme established in August 2013 following liquidation of Mercurius pension fund
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Dutch roundup: ING, Vervoer, PDN, APF, BPLandbouw, Koopvaardij, PNO Media
Falling interest rates help ING pension fund to produce 40% annual return on fixed income portfolio
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ATP eschews backup plan for failure of euro-krone peg
Danish central bank has strong will to maintain 30-year currency policy, says CEO
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NewsInflation hedging, commodities hit fourth-quarter return at ATP
Overall assets surge as bond yields fall below zero
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Dutch roundup: SPMS, SPW, ExxonMobile, Hoogovens
Pension fund for medical consultants returns 25% thanks to extensive interest hedge
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Dutch pension funds' coverage ratios plummet in January
Aon Hewitt, Mercer estimate 5-percentage-point average drop in funding over month
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DB pension funds losing interest in asset-backed contribution models
TPR Code of Funding affecting use of ABCs as employer’s seek longer-term recovery plans
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Sponsors never going to pay cost of Irish pensions levy – Ombudsman
Pensions Ombudsman says government’s ‘hope’ that sponsors would shoulder cost was unrealistic
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EIOPA considers action over ‘unsuitable’ DC investment options
Supervisor flags up review of IORP Directive to include better links between investment approach, needs of members
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Netherlands' biggest pension funds report funding shortfalls
BpfBouw bucks trend with 114.5% coverage ratio, bolstered by annual return of more than 24%
