Funding – Page 99
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NewsFunding falls at Philips, KLM pension funds despite positive returns
NETHERLANDS – Schemes attribute worsening financial positions to falling interest rates.
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NewsDeficits at Swiss company pension funds almost double in 2011
SWITZERLAND – Funding gap at top listed companies increases from CHF13bn to CHF23bn.
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NewsPension fund for Dutch grocery sector thrives after portfolio change
Matching portfolio at €2.4bn industry-wide scheme returns nearly 58% over last six months.
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News€2.4bn Dutch pension fund abandons hedge funds after loss
TNO's hedge fund portfolio records 7.2% loss, underperforming benchmark by more than 13%.
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NewsKLM pension fund makes first foray into private equity
€6.5bn scheme for airline flying staff to limit allocation to 4%, set strict quality requirements.
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NewsNEST returns 7.6% in first half-year in service
Auto-enrolment fund collects £500,000 in assets, 100 employers and 850 members over period.
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NewsPension rights cut of 6% increasingly likely, warns PME
€30bn Dutch metal scheme sees coverage ratio fall to 88% in second quarter.
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NewsMany Dutch schemes facing cuts if recovery stalls – Pensions Federation
ABP, PME, PMT and PFZW all report falling coverage ratios in second-quarter reports.
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NewsPFZW expecting rights cut after coverage ratio falls to 92%
Director concedes that €119bn Dutch healthcare scheme 'not in good shape'.
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NewsDanish roundup: Nordea, PMF Pension, PenSam Liv
Profits at life and pensions arm of Nordea surge by nearly one-third in Q2.
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NewsFunding-level improvements grind to halt at Swiss schemes
Average funding level for private pension funds remains at 104.8%, according to Swisscanto.
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Imtech's Dutch pension scheme to fold due to 'increased complexity'
Implementation costs growing ‘at expense of pensions accrual’, chairman says.
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NewsFunding ratios at Dutch pension schemes plummet in June
Ratio for €8bn retail industry scheme falls by more than 11 percentage points in single month.
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NewsCoverage ratio at Dutch pension fund VLEP drops to 78.2%
More austerity measures might be needed to achieve required minimum ratio, scheme warns.
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NewsJumbo blasted for 'refusing' to plug deficit at Super de Boer scheme
FNV says Jumbo committed to 'maintaining connection' with scheme after 2009 acquisition.
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NewsDutch final salary pension schemes a dying breed after ING's DC deal
Dutch financial services group to offer 'collective DC' pensions arrangement in 2014.
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NewsIrish roundup: Pensions levy, IAPF, Aon Hewitt, scheme returns
IAPF blasts 'wasted' pensions levy assets that have failed to stimulate employment market.
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UK companies pour record amount of funds into occupational pensions
ONS says net contributions at highest level seen since data first collected in 1992.
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NewsFunding levels at Dutch pension schemes fall by 5 percentage points
Some larger funds could be forced into making benefit cuts, Mercer warns.
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NewsDutch pension funds at risk of 'nationalisation', expert warns
Professor Jean Frijns says politicians will seek to gain control over allocation of pension assets.
