Funding – Page 78
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Affordability of DB schemes on the up at FTSE 350 companies
Hymans Robertson research on FTSE 350 firms shows improved funding and secruity despite yield fall
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UK roundup: USS, Universities UK, DWP, PPF
University body accused of using ‘dodgy’ figures as union negotiates over changes to USS benefits
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EIOPA's 'grandfathering' could see pension schemes exempt from HBS
Possibility of exempting accrued and accruing benefits from balance sheet approach could significantly reduce impact, says Aon Hewitt
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Low interest rates drag Dutch schemes back into underfunded positions
Three of Netherlands’ largest pension funds fail to achieve minimum funding, with participants ‘paying price’ for Europe’s low rates
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UK roundup: PPF deficits, Ofcom, Legal & General, Aon Hewitt
Aggregate deficit of UK DB schemes declines over September despite falling equity markets
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USS employers revise pension proposals as union continues strike ballot
Trade union, employer fail to see eye to eye on benefit reform at UK’s largest pension fund
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LGIM launches ‘delegated solutions’ as consultants debate market impact
L&G looks to keep assets within umbrella group with bridge offering between asset manager, bulk annuities division
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Authority publishes six frameworks for holistic balance sheet
European regulator unveils lengthy consultation on definitions, frameworks for contentious HBS approach
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Tromsø goes it alone with launch of NOK2.5bn pension fund
Norwegian local authority says fund will become one of country’s biggest
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PPF lowers levy estimate as insolvency-score upheaval nears end
Lifeboat fund makes amendments from May consultation, agrees to accept wider asset-backed contributions
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Infrastructure holdings drive 6% return at London Pension Fund Authority
Fund continues shift to in-house management, dropping £533m Newton IM equities mandate
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Loek Sibbing takes reins at newly launched Dutch Investment Institution
NII seeks to link institutional investors with Dutch companies in need of long-term financing
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Regulatory roundup: ESMA, EMIR, EIOPA
ESMA publishes final regulatory standards on EMIR; three-year phase-in from 2015 confirmed
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Denmark's AP Pension boosts China exposure to 5% of equities
Labour-market pensions firm anticipates Chinese market rebound
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EIOPA expected to publish consultation on holistic balance sheet
Wording in IORP II Directive protecting schemes from solvency requirements removed
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Trade union threatens universities over USS deficit plans
UK’s largest DB scheme subject to in-fighting between trade union, employers over rising deficit levels
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IORP II draft offers further detail on risk-evaluation requirements
Compromise draft drawn up by Italian presidency relaxes universal pension benefit requirements criticised by Netherlands, Finland
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Dutch dairy sector to set up industry-wide pension fund
Insured arrangements ‘less attractive’ than setting up own scheme, organisers say
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Board-expertise regulations force liquidation of Dutch pension fund
‘Continuity’ at stake following DNB requirements on board expertise, trustee says
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Denmark's Unipension credits active management for strong H1 results
Three pension funds gained DKK8bn after eschewing passive investment
