Funding – Page 94
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NewsDutch pension funds' coverage ratios slide in January
NETHERLANDS – Aon Hewitt, Mercer highlight impact of UFR, RTS on liabilities.
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Longevity drags down Philips coverage ratio despite strong returns
NETHERLANDS – Scheme says participants’ life expectancy has exceeded national average.
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NewsFunding at Dutch pensions giant ABP weighed down by longevity figures
NETHERLANDS – Funding drops by 1 percentage point to 96% despite reporting a 2.4% return in Q4.
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NewsPFZW's assets rise to €130bn on back of 13.4% return for 2012
NETHERLANDS – Pension fund to review hedge fund strategy this year after poor results.
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NewsPolish pension funds playing greater role in equity financing
POLAND – Membership in second-pillar pension funds increases 12% year on year.
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Equities help Finland's Keva, VER post double-digit returns
FINLAND – Government-backed funds see fortunes reverse over 2011, as returns top 10%.
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ATP reduces risk, achieves nearly 10% return in 2012
DENMARK – Largest pension fund in Denmark sees returns more than halved year-on-year.
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Dutch roundup: Progress, KLM
NETHERLANDS – €5bn pension fund of Unilever reports nominal funding of 133% at year-end.
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Lack of action on RPI to increase deficits, Mercer warns
UK – Consultancy says decision to leave RPI unchanged will increase market-implied inflation.
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NewsTwo more Dutch pension funds agree to inflation compensation
NETHERLANDS – Douwe Egberts scheme grants active participants 3% 'additional indexation'.
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News'Improving sentiment' lifts 2012 return at KLM pension fund to 15.8%
NETHERLANDS – €2bn scheme sees broad recovery across several asset classes.
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NewsEquities, corporate bonds drive strong returns for Austrian schemes
AUSTRIA – Local pension fund association hails 'very positive' performance for 2012.
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NewsNumber of underfunded private pension funds in Switzerland halved
SWITZERLAND – Swisscanto survey shows average funding level increasing by 400 basis points year on year.
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NewsPension deficits skyrocket for Dutch multinationals under IFRS
NETHERLANDS – Combined shortfall jumps from €7bn to €30bn using international reporting standards.
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Dutch roundup: Atos arbitration, Helvoet-PGB merger
NETHERLANDS – IT provider Atos stops paying additional contributions into ailing pension fund.
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NewsSwiss pension funds report 'pleasant' returns for 2012
SWITZERLAND – Pension fund association still worried by long-term performance.
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NewsDNB orders glass scheme to offload non-euro government paper
NETHERLANDS – Regulator controversially ordered same scheme to slash gold allocation in 2011.
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NewsDutch scheme warns it may need to cut pension rights by 19%
NETHERLANDS – Pension fund in merger talks with larger industry-wide schemes.
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NewsIrish pension funds see asset value increase by 17%
IRELAND – Consultancy says returns offset by increased liabilities due to falling Bund yields.
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€4.3bn pension fund for Unilever to grant full indexation
NETHERLANDS – Scheme reports nominal funding of 132%, real coverage of 98% at November-end.
