All Funding articles – Page 9
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Swiss 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
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UK pensions regulator releases new DB funding code
‘The new funding code may be a double-edged sword for sponsoring companies,’ says Cardano Advisory
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Barclays Bank UK scheme completes £7bn longevity risk transaction
It’s the scheme’s second multi-billion-pound longevity transaction, following the £5bn transaction in 2020
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Aktienrente fund needs ‘three-digit billion’ sum for impact, says German finance minister
The funds the government plans to allocate in the initial phase for the statutory equity pension are not sufficient, says Christian Lindner
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Asga Pensionskasse expects -6% returns this year
Despite the negative returns, Asga will apply an interest rate on saved capital of its members of 2.5% in 2022
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UK roundup: Border to Coast reappoints Robeco for voting and engagement support
Plus: FTSE 350 pension scheme funding stabilises following Gilt market turmoil; Coats UK scheme completes buy-in with Aviva
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Actuaries association chair calls for renewed focus on systemic risks
There is currently little system-wide information on the use by individual schemes of LDI strategies
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UK pensions regulator issues LDI guidance
TPR is also calling on pension fund trustees investing in leveraged LDI to improve their schemes’ operational governance
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UK roundup: Balfour Beatty in £1.7bn longevity transaction
Plus: Room for improvement on pension funds’ sustainability strategies
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UK mini budget accelerates DB schemes de-risking, says Russell Investments
Inflation and central bank policy action are critical issues for pension trustees and sponsors
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Dutch pension funds give double-digit indexations despite investment losses
Civil service scheme ABP, the country’s largest fund, was the first to provide full compensation for inflation, increasing pensions by 12%
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LPPI ceo calls on LGPS to accelerate asset pooling
The pool revised projections and is now expecting to deliver net cost savings of more than £200m by 2025, more than £350m by 2030 and more than £500m by 2035
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Irish Pensions Authority calls on DB schemes under LDI scrutiny
The regulator wants to know that, where schemes decide to implement an LDI strategy, trustees are making informed decisions
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DWS increases portfolio duration after LDI market turmoil
Liabilities of the Deutsche Bank’s pension plans amount to €20.4bn
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Pension funds demand engagement success from external managers
53% of pension funds are unlikely to hire an external manager that cannot demonstrate specific outcomes for engagement, according to bfinance
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PFZW to increase pensions by 6%
The Dutch healthcare scheme did not award the maximum allowed indexation in order to protect its buffer
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ATP seen as new example of leverage threat for pension funds – after UK LDI turmoil
‘We need a thorough discussion of the role of ATP in the Danish pension system,’ says Jesper Rangvid
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Swiss regulator expects underfunding for pension funds facing volatility
Some pension funds may decide to ultimately trigger restructuring measures
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Big Dutch funds lose another €50bn in Q3
Cumulative investment losses in 2022 for the five largest funds now have exceeded €200bn, eclipsing losses made during the 2008/09 financial crisis
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Pensions industry raises concerns over DWP’s scheme funding consultation
‘We do have major doubts over whether the proposed legislation is sufficiently flexible,’ says Aon