IPE's Ireland Coverage – Page 20
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NewsNPRF offloads €1bn Bank of Ireland shares to North American investors
National Pensions Reserve Fund sells part of its stake to group of investors for €1bn.
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NewsIrish pension deficits account for 17% of company market cap – LCP
Consultancy criticises lack of DB reform, warns that schemes' existence 'under threat'.
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NewsIrish government accused of using pension assets to boost exchequer
Opposition says government has failed to invest pensions levy in jobs initiative.
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NewsIrish government 'warned' about impact of pensions levy on schemes
Administrators raised concerns over liabilities in Office of Revenue Commissioners meeting.
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NewsIrish sponsors may wind up pension schemes in wake of downturn – LCP
Consultancy warns that country not restricted by 'debt upon employer' law that exists in UK.
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NewsIreland's NPRF sees assets drop €2.5bn in second quarter
Scheme loses 8.1% year to date due to exposure to Allied Irish Bank, Bank of Ireland.
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Irish pension funds hurt by end of QE2, Greek uncertainty
Pension managed funds lose 2.1% in June, according to Rubicon Consulting.
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NewsIAPF supports union call for €4bn alternative to Irish pensions levy
ICTU proposes Irish pension funds invest 5% of assets in infrastructure, venture capital.
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NewsNumber of active Irish pension schemes slumps by 10%
Pensions Board says three-quarters of defined benefit schemes in deficit in 2010.
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NewsMercer claims Irish funding proposals will kill private sector schemes
Consultation document issued by government to achieve full funding may add €20bn liabilities.
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NewsIrish TD calls for 50% tax on asset management fees
Tax proposed as alternative to pensions levy targeting those 'milking' industry.
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NewsFunding at Irish DB schemes rises as global equities fall
Strengthening of euro weakened global equity returns in March, Aon Hewitt says.
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NewsIrish government funds new bailout with NPRF funds
Funds earmarked for EU bailout but not drawn down will now recapitalise troubled Irish banks.
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NewsFine Gael proposals will increase Irish pension deficits, says IAPF
Aon Hewitt considers party's proposals for 0.5% levy as 'lesser of two evils'.
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Country Report
Ireland: Out of the gloom
Ireland’s future once lay in financial services. What now? Christine Senior reports
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Country Report
Ireland: Ireland’s pension challenges
The Irish Association of Pension Funds’ Jerry Moriarty reviews a year in Irish occupational pensions and charts the way forward in 2011
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Country Report
Ireland: Auto-enrolment with a punch
With reforms for ailing DB schemes viewed as more urgent and in parts easier to implement than the sweeping reforms suggested for the DC sector, Ireland seems set to forget its pledge that auto-enrolment was the way forward, writes Jonathan Williams
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Country Report
Ireland: Salvation stalling
In common with defined benefit schemes across Europe, Ireland’s are facing an existential crisis, with underfunding and closures widespread. New legislation to aid the industry was promised, but a year later has failed to materialise, finds Jonathan Williams
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Country Report
Ireland: A €1bn question
The leading Irish companies contributed €1bn to pensions in the financial year 2009 but there were few substantive changes to pension arrangements, writes Conor Daly
