IPE's Ireland Coverage – Page 14
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News
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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Features
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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News
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
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Irish government sidesteps questions on funding reform
Department of Social Protection avoids answering questions about potential review of minimum funding standard
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Irish reserve fund suffers losses from bank shares, boosts corporate bonds
NPRF increases share of discretionary portfolio invested in corporate debt by 6 percentage points
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Mandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Berkshire, Barnett Waddingham, NTMA
Dutch pension scheme tenders $200m small-cap mandate using IPE-Quest
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News
Omega Pharma case may force Ireland to re-evaluate funding standard
Ruling that trustees can request additional funding above statutory minimum raises industry concerns
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Omega Pharma ruling sets 'high standard' for Irish sponsors to overcome
High Court ruling to see threshold of ‘reasonable’ demand imposed on trustee requests for additional funding
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Irish regulator publishes draft minimum standards for DB management
Pensions Authority highlights importance of funding DB schemes above minimum funding level
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Irish High Court ruling could close door on DB schemes winding up in deficit
Ruling sees trustee of Omega Pharma granted €2.2m in funding above minimum funding requirement
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News
Long-standing head of Ireland's construction workers fund to retire
Pat Ferguson to step down in October, once handover to new head of trustee secretariat complete
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News
Irish pension fund liabilities rise 15%, offsetting 9% asset growth
Schemes looking for ‘half-way house’ between equities, Mercer says
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Ireland seeks 'significant' pension fund investment for social housing
Hopes to attract capital from pension investors, European Investment Bank and local sovereign development fund
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Foot-dragging Irish schemes nearly year late in submitting funding plans
Pensions Board annual report shows 56 schemes yet to submit proposals despite deadline of June last year
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BlackRock launches UK's first tax transparent fund
Asset manager to invest in US equities via UK-based, tax-efficient structure
