All Funding articles – Page 8
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NewsComPlan’s funding ratio falls to 108%
Income from pension plan assets was negative in 2022 at -CHF1.12bn
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NewsDACH roundup: Lombard Odier partners with PensExpert
Plus: PK SBB posts negative returns; Stiftung Auffangeinrichtung interest-free investing; Germany launches DeepTech & Climate Fund
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NewsAUM roundup: Italian pension funds’ total assets drop
Plus: Asset management costs of Swiss pension funds reach CHF5.1bn
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Country ReportIreland: In rude health
Heading into 2023, the largest schemes are in funding surplus for the first time
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Special ReportUK pension risk transfer market set for bumper 2023
Improved pricing and funding levels turned 2022 into a busy year for insurers, with more demand expected in 2023. But can they cope with the higher demand and will pricing remain competitive?
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NewsBond portfolio correction knocks down Swiss BVK’s returns
BVK returned -11.2% at the end of 2022
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NewsSwiss pension funds’ funding ratios deteriorate, says Swisscanto
The report showed that 16.1% of private pension funds and 44.4% of fully funded public pension funds are underfunded
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NewsLow Countries’ COVID recovery funds contingent on pension reform
The Netherlands and Belgium must push through reforms to their pension systems to receive COVID recovery grants from Brussels
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NewsBaFin warns of sinking reserves for Pensionskassen with higher interest rates
The regulator has identified six main risks for 2023 in its latest risk report
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NewsUK roundup: Tioxide Pension Fund in £430m buy-in deal with L&G
Plus: Smart Pension launches sustainable investment strategies; Pensions Management Institute partners with Phoenix CIS
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NewsInterest rate hikes lead to negative returns for Austrian pension funds
Austrian Pensionskassen have returned -9.67% last year while provident funds Vorsorgekassen -7.6%
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NewsNorway roundup: Tangen on boards, OPF investment, FSA on strong solvency
At Davos, NBIM chief tells company boards to sharpen up; Oslo Pensjonsforsikring invests in tech firm No Isolation
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NewsDACH roundup: DAX companies’ pension assets drop
Plus: WTW Switzerland buys GiTeC, Swiss parliamentary committee consults on second pillar reform
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NewsPublica returns -9.6% as bond and equity losses hit
The funding ratio across all Publica’s pension plans stood at 96.7%
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NewsSwiss corporate pension funding decline can lead to take recovery measures, says WTW
Rising discount rates, instead, had a positive impact on companies’ international balance sheets
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NewsUK retirees see 20% increase in expenditure due to high inflation, says association
PLSA updates Retirement Living Standards as inflation adds to cost of retirement
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NewsNorway overrules FSA on fund fees, saving pension funds NOK8bn, says lobby
Finance Ministry disagrees with FSA that mutual fund managers are subcontractors
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NewsMercer research shows £35bn surplus for FTSE 350 pension schemes
The present value of liabilities fell from £627bn at 30 November 2022 to £595bn at the end of December 2022 driven by a rise in corporate bond yields
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NewsUK roundup: Church Commissioners commit £100m to impact investment
Plus: Gates schemes complete £132m buy-in deal with PIC
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NewsSwiss pension funds post -12% returns in difficult 2022
Technical funding ratios of Swiss schemes lost on average around 16 percentage points and stood at 103.9% at the end of 2022
