IPE's Ireland Coverage – Page 18
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Country Report
Ireland: Reduce, derisk
Pension funds now hold a third of their assets in fixed income, and corporate bonds are set for a boost, writes Rachel Fixsen
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Country Report
Ireland: Pressure mounts
Conor Daly and Fergus Collis outline the ways in which Irish defined benefit schemes are dealing with economic uncertainty and the pressures of regulation
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Country Report
Ireland: Working and retiring in Ireland
The retirement age will increase to 66 from 2014. Fiona Thornton puts these changes in context and argues that rules should be changed to allow phased benefit drawdown
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Ireland: Comparative easing
The government’s 2013 budget appears to have taken on board pensions industry concerns over tax relief on pension contributions and the pensions levy, writes Christine Senior
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Ireland: For better or for worse
Iain Morse outlines how the NPRF has fared over the last year
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NewsIrish pension funds see asset value increase by 17%
IRELAND – Consultancy says returns offset by increased liabilities due to falling Bund yields.
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NewsIrish Labour Court backs new DC pension fund for Aer Lingus
IRELAND – Ruling gives unions, company until end of month to agree on remaining issues.
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NewsIrish roundup: AIB, IBOA, Arnotts, Mandate
IRELAND – Negotiations over closure of AIB fund referred to Labour Relations Commission.
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NewsIreland's NPRF sees 5.9% year-to-date returns
IRELAND – NPRF Commission rolls proceeds from previous put options into new positions.
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NewsIrish pension funds scaling back equity exposure, LCP says
IRELAND – Consultancy predicts increased use of contingent assets to boost funding levels.
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Ireland's Social Insurance Fund shows 'significant' shortfall
IRELAND – Actuarial review predicts shortfall will expand to 6% of GDP by 2066.
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NewsIrish risk reserve could force €3bn in additional pension contributions
IRELAND – Timeframe for completion of funding proposals 'particularly onerous', says IAPF chair.
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NewsIrish NTMA sells €1bn of amortising bonds in first auction
IRELAND – Bonds with maturities of 35 years prove most popular, raising €330m.
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NewsAIB pension trustees approve €1.1bn loan portfolio transfer
IRELAND – Transfer to address scheme deficit, fund early retirement redundancies.
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NewsIrish scheme funding suffers due to low yields in July despite 3.5% returns
IRELAND – Schemes still suffering from funding shortfalls despite index return of 10% this year.
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NewsAer Lingus sees pension deficits increase as 'lengthy' lawsuits loom
IRELAND – Airline reiterates refusal to fund deficit despite funding shortfall increasing in June.
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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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NewsAIB closes 'prohibitively expensive' DB schemes to new accrual
Announcement comes amid questions over future of scheme for Independent News & Media.
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NewsNew investment guidelines for Irish schemes 'inflexible', says Aon Hewitt
Guidelines for underfunded schemes 'more prescriptive than appropriate', consultancy says.
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NewsIrish roundup: Britvic, SIPTU, NPRF
Irish subsidiary of UK drinks supplier Britvic agrees salary cap, end of indexation in DB scheme.
