IPE's Ireland Coverage – Page 13
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FeaturesInterview, John Corrigan, CEO, NTMA: Europe’s comeback kid
John Corrigan must have known he was not taking on the world’s easiest job when he became CEO of Ireland’s National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) in November 2009. The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) ‘bad bank’ had been set up to recapitalise the country’s ruined financial institutions, and plans were afoot to carve out a chunk of the National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF) for the same purpose.
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Global rating of pension systems, interview with David Knox, Melbourne Mercer Global Pensions index
Now in its sixth year, the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension index has become a yardstick for the world’s industry to assess the successes and failures of pensions policy.
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Irish sovereign fund to consider social housing investment
Fund will balance high, low-economic impact of projects as it seeks to include both in €7bn portfolio
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Deficits for Irish DB schemes more than double over last eight months
Just one in 29 schemes analysed by LCP has assets to cover liabilities
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Irish DB pension funds told to assess strength of sponsors regularly
Industry responses to financial management framework sees calls for regular evaluation of sponsoring companies’ strength
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National Pension Reserve Fund provides €350m to Irish SME bank
Irish government launches SME funding entity with backing of EIB, German development bank
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NewsFriday people roundup
Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, International Investment Funds Association, Castle Harbour Securities, Scope Ratings, Delta Management Consulting
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NewsIrish deficits increase by third over 2014
Mercer estimates positive asset returns offset by falling bond yields, leading to increased deficits
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Bernardino backs pensions stakeholder group amid merger concerns
EIOPA chairman personally backs separate pensions and insurance working groups in wake of Commission review
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Irish industry welcomes end of pension levy
Minister for finance confirms end of 0.6% levy, with second 0.15% levy set to expire in 2015, as government flags up €300m social housing PPP
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Melbourne Mercer deems Danish pension system best in world
Latest Melbourne Mercer report sees addition of four new European countries, with Finland seeing highest-ever score for pension integrity
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Support for Irish pensions reform will fail as long as levy remains, says IAPF
Pension fund association calls on government to launch working group for wide-ranging debate on regulation
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Ireland's new SWF will take 'years' to deploy capital fully, says NTMA head
Recruitment to begin for Ireland Strategic Investment Fund committee
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NewsIreland to pursue 'very gradual' rollout of supplementary pension system
Minister says plans still to be published in 2015 but stresses slow rollout in light of country’s economic situation
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Irish pensions watchdog to tackle 'persistent' breaches of funding standard
Pensions Authority warns more than 60 funds yet to file funding proposals 15 months after deadline passed
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UK government seeks ‘allies’ in challenging Brussels on IORP II
Treasury minister to approach EU countries that banded together to fight off solvency requirements in Directive
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Special Report
Top 1000: Ireland - The state steps in
As a new regulatory structure beds down, minor but important changes have been made to reintroduce equity into the pensions system.
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The Irish word for ‘appropriate’
Following a recent High Court ruling, Ireland’s pensions industry has found itself questioning whether the current minimum funding standard (MFS) for schemes can endure.
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Insurance to ‘dominate’ agenda if EIOPA stakeholder groups merged
Industry associations, members of EIOPA pensions stakeholder group call on Brussels to reconsider abolition of OPSGs
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Irish pensions levy 'kept alive' to fund protection scheme, suggests lawyer
Continuation of levy could be to gather funding for protection scheme if High Court rules against government in Waterford Crystal case
