IPE's Ireland Coverage – Page 17
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Ireland to introduce replacement pensions levy
New levy to overlap with existing levy, increasing 2014 stamp duty to 0.75% in 2014
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IASS trustees granted 25 years to address €770m deficit
One of Ireland’s largest schemes given significantly longer than usual funding period
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Irish union criticises 'disappointing' IASS benefit cuts
Cuts to benefits paid by Irish airlines scheme to have ‘very significant adverse effects’
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Irish postal scheme preferred bidder for €400m lottery licence
Consortium includes scheme sponsor An Post and Canada’s Ontario Teachers Pension Plan
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Irish DB funds only de-risking 'begrudgingly', regulator says
Cites ‘wiggle room’ granted in achieving funding targets through stricter metrics
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Irish auto-enrolment 'a bit of time away', minister concedes
Burton says launch of auto-enrolment system must wait until economy has recovered
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Industry veteran calls for more professional trustees in Irish pensions
IAPF DC committee chair also warns of ‘unintended consequences’ of governance code
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Four in 10 Irish DB schemes yet to submit funding proposals
IRELAND – Opposition Fianna Fail party reveals 40% remain in breach of June deadline, down from over 70%.
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Aer Lingus to put €140m pension proposal to shareholders
IRELAND – Airline hopes extraordinary general meeting can be held later in year.
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Irish schemes see 'slight uplift' as domestic equity returns 4%
IRELAND – Results for May see assets gain in value, but liabilities kept high by low yields.
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Irish government criticised for 'extraordinary' DB funding changes
IRELAND – Government amends risk reserve one month prior to funding proposal deadline.
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NewsIrish sponsors should be forced to back defined benefit funds – OECD
IRELAND – Report says sponsors should only be allowed to wind up DB funds with 90% or more funding.
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NewsIrish call for smoothing not 'complete solution', says IAPF
IRELAND – Opposition Fianna Fáil proposes smoothing, changes to wind-up order.
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NewsIrish deficits fall on first quarter's global equity growth
IRELAND – Consultancy LCP estimates mature fund could have seen funding increase 3.5%.
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NewsAIB pension deficit falls 10% despite €1.1bn loan transfer
IRELAND – Deficit falls €81m after transfer of loan portfolio to fund redundancy programme.
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NewsChange Irish funding standard or 'game over', LCP warns
IRELAND – Re-write of minimum funding standard needed to preserve schemes, consultancy says.
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NewsLiabilities at Bank of Ireland pension fund increase by €1.3bn
IRELAND – Lender sees scheme's 13% return offset by more than 1% drop in discount rate.
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Country Report
Ireland: The long haul
Pension funds are still missing key pieces of the regulatory puzzle, finds Jonathan Williams, despite the re-introduction of the minimum funding standard. And sponsors face lengthy recovery plans
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Country Report
Ireland: Clear intentions
Jerry Moriarty reviews the direction of Irish pension tax policy, the funding standard, sovereign annuities and wind-up plans
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Country Report
Ireland: Funding standard in context
Philip Shier outlines the issues surrounding the funding standard, and looks at European pension funding trends
