Investor Strategy – Page 143
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'Failed' industry-wide schemes could lose members
[16:20 CEST 27-05] NETHERLANDS - Almost one in four Dutch pension funds with mandatory membership did not pass a key investment performance test between 2004 to 2008 and could potentially lose sponsoring employers as a result, according to VB, the Dutch association of industry-wide schemes.
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FRR seeks real estate and transition managers
[17:00 CEST 27-05] FRANCE – The Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites (FRR), the French pension reserve fund, has launched a search for four investment managers to run transition and real estate portfolios for the €26bn fund.
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NewsInvestment triggers 'could derisk pensions'
[17:10 CEST 22-05] GLOBAL – Applying some form of ‘trigger point’ at which investment returns could be collected might be a way of derisking pension schemes and removing the emotional draw some trustees attach to certain assets, suggests consulting firm Lane, Clark & Peacock.
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NewsIIGCC calls for more 'effective' carbon markets
[17:10 CEST 22-05] EUROPE – The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has proposed a number of measures to boost the effectiveness of carbon markets and raise money from the private sector to fund climate change mitigation.
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Country-specific risk changes could lower funding - LCP
[17:00 CEST 22-05] GLOBAL – Companies with pension arrangements in several countries have been advised by Lane, Clark & Peacock to consider potential changes to funding levels and terms at local schemes based on the overall benefit it will bring to the company, and look at shifting from one country to another if it will lower the overall risk pressures.
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Public sector reform to boost Romanian pensions
ROMANIA – Second pillar pensions funds in Romania could see a significant boost to membership in the coming years, according to pension experts, as the government is introducing reforms to cut its budget deficit which include reducing the non-contributory pensions for some public sector workers.
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AP6 acquires bankrupt iron foundry
[17:00 CEST 21-05] SWEDEN – Sjätte AP-fonden (AP6) has confirmed it has acquired Arvika Gjuteri, an iron foundry, after the firm was declared bankrupt last week.
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NewsTapping engaged members 'could improve lifecycling'
[16:15 CEST 21-05] GLOBAL – Improvements could be made to lifecycle strategies within defined contribution pensions if trustees were to base their default designs more on the needs of “guided-selector” members who might already engage in decision-making, suggests research conducted by consulting firm Watson Wyatt.
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NewsUK buyout market halved in Q1
[17:00 CEST 20-05] UK – The UK defined benefit (DB) buyout market reduced by 50% in the first quarter of 2009, as the total value of agreed transactions totalled less than £900m (€1.02bn).
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Pensions insurance might work long-term - advisers
[16:30 CEST 20-05] GLOBAL – Some form of insurance or ‘lock-in protection’ might be a solution to the risk of investing in defined contributions pensions, but the industry must in the short-term do much more to inform members about the risks they face, say consultants.
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News'Japan scenario' could seriously affect pensions - DNB
[15:15 CEST 20-05] NETHERLANDS - Future pension benefits for Dutch workers could be affected if interest rates stay low and markets do not recover, pensions regulator De Nederlandsche Bank has claimed.
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NewsDiversified growth to play key role in DC default
[17:00 CEST 19-05] GLOBAL – Consulting firm Lane, Clark & Peacock is advising pensions clients to adopt a new lifestyling default strategy for defined contribution (DC) plans which for the bulk of the investment period is equally split between equities and diversified growth investments.
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Overlay touted as swaps alternative
[16:00 CEST 19-05] EUROPE – Pimco, the asset manager, has suggested pension funds who were considering applying an interest rate swap to their portfolios should instead look to a gilts overlay or equity futures to gain better returns.
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Increased interest hedge cushions TNT’s loss
[15:15 CEST 19-05] NETHERLANDS - The €3.8bn pension fund of postal company TNT saw its losses considerably limited last year, officials claim, as the interest hedge on liabilities was increased from 53% to 75%.
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Croydon pension fund targets GTAA
[17:25 CEST 15-05] UK – Croydon Council is seeking a supplier for the combined roles of providing Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) advice to its pension fund while also managing a £25m (€28m) Global Tactical Asset Allocation (GTAA) mandate.
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Irish tourism authority seeks pensions admin
[17:20 CEST 15-05] IRELAND - Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority, is tendering a contract for consultancy and administration services to its three pension funds.
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Fujitsu mulls closing UK DB scheme to future accrual
[17:20 CEST 15-05] UK – Fujitsu Services UK has confirmed it is initiating a three-month consultation with staff and trade unions over the closure of its defined benefit (DB) scheme to future accrual.
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East Sussex bank plan is 'madness'
[17:15 CEST 15-05] UK – Proposals by East Sussex County Council to use money from its local government pension scheme (LGPS) to establish a bank to help local businesses have been criticised as "utter madness" by the GMB.
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Pension funds act on negative swap spread
[13:00 CEST 14-05] GLOBAL - Pension funds have been lining up to take profits from the interest-rate swaps they have put in place for liability-driven investing (LDI), according to their fixed income managers and advisers.
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1 in 4 Danes to work past retirement
[17:30 CEST 13-05] DENMARK – Almost 50% of Danish workers intend to take early retirement before the age of 65, while just over a quarter plan to continue working past the normal retirement age, according to Forsikring & Pension, the Danish Insurance Association (DIA).
