Funding – Page 83
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UK pension funds focus on inflation, rate protection as LDI market grows
Funds look to create real rate hedging through addition of interest rate products
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Danish pension funds hit by lowest return for five years
Contributions up 1.8% last year as capital buffers boosted to 12.1%
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UK industry praises regulator for heeding feedback on DB Code
Code more reflective of employer needs, TPR’s new objective after business lobby criticises original draft
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NewsNordic roundup: Finnish pension solvency, AP6, Ilmarinen, Storebrand
Finnish employee pension institutions see solvency levels rise over first quarter
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UK roundup: Total UK Pension Plan, PIC, LCP, Aon, Mercer
Oil company’s pension scheme secures £1.6bn buy-in in UK’s second biggest transaction
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Strathclyde to add drug royalty exposure after below-benchmark returns
Scheme invests in fund specialising in purchasing drug royalty agreements between pharmaceutical companies, smaller developers
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ECB interest rate decision leaves investors in uncharted territory
ECB president says work on asset purchase programme underway, implements negative deposit rates to spur bank lending
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NewsNordic roundup: Finnish returns, TELA, Nordea, PenSam
Assets in Finland’s earnings-related pension schemes rose €3.3bn over first quarter
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Strong equities bolster Irish pension scheme funding
Defined contribution schemes with high allocations to growth assets perform best, LCP says
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Pension fund for Dutch steelworkers to review risk profile, pensions target
Long-term indexation unlikely under current arrangements, Hoogovens concedes
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Equities, bonds bolster coverage ratios at Dutch pension funds
Consultancies estimate 1 percentage point funding improvement for May
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UK roundup: Pension Protection Fund, Ford Pension Scheme, Punter Southall
UK lifeboat launches consultation on valuations for schemes newly eligible for PPF protection
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Church of England fund praises equities after returning 28% in 2013
Fund completes first infrastructure mandate during 2013 as equities, property drive strong returns
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Guarantees 'strangling' Germany's Pensionskassen – Towers Watson
Consultancy says benefits actually higher without guarantee
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Rethink on 'asset ceiling' requirements could have impact on UK schemes
International Financial Reporting Standards committee tells staff to look again at drafting of proposal to amend guidance
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ATP to boost real estate allocation with Danish, Northern European buys
Pension fund targets inflation-adjusted cashflows from prime real estate
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USS looks to scrap final salary over deficit concerns
Triennial valuation set to reveal “substantial funding deficit”, decision to be made in 2015
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NewsSwiss funds slow to consider variable pension benefits
Many funds may be waiting to test the waters before considering controversial changes to pensioner payouts
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Dutch transport scheme returns 1.6% in April, aided by hedge portfolios
Vervoer reports 6% yield during first quarter, with coverage ratio increasing in April over end of first quarter
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BaFin unconcerned by stress test failure of nearly dozen Pensionskassen
Local supervisor confirms short-term risk-bearing capacity of industry, with funding level stable year-on-year
