IPE's Ireland Coverage – Page 22
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Country Report
Ireland: Strategic and tactical
Nyree Stewart assesses the National Pension Reserve Fund’s strategic deployment to recapitalise two domestic banks, and its move towards more dynamic decision making
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Country Report
Ireland: On the road to diversity
The pummelling suffered by Irish pension funds in the recent financial crisis is encouraging them to review their investment risk strategies, writes Nina Röhrbein
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Country Report
Ireland: Subtle changes needed
The managed fund sector recovered some of its disastrous 2008 losses over the course of last year. Nina Röhrbein assesses the state of play
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News
Irish Ombudsman sees leap in fund value complaints
[16:45 CET 26-01] IRELAND – Complaints to the Pensions Ombudsman about pension fund values increased by 71% from 2008, and many of these were related to investor concerns about fund values.
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Bank of Ireland reviews DB scheme over €1.5bn deficit
[16:15 CET 22-01] IRELAND – The Bank of Ireland (BOI) – one of two banks benefiting from the recapitalisation by the National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF) - has confirmed it is in the early stages of a review of its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.
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Irish gov't gets final say on exclusion from PIPS
[16:50 CET 19-01] IRELAND – Pension schemes, businesses and employers that have "wilfully contributed" to a pension scheme deficit or insolvency could see the pension fund excluded from the new Pension Insolvency Payment Scheme (PIPS).
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Bank recapitalisation assets hold back Irish state fund returns
[16:50 CET 07-01] IRELAND – The National Pension Reserve Fund grew by almost 11.6% in the final quarter to €22.3bn, preliminary end of year figures from the National Management Treasury Agency (NTMA) have revealed.
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Irish managed funds rebound 20% in 2009
[16:35 CET 05-01] IRELAND – Irish managed pension funds clawed back some of the losses suffered in 2008 and produced a return of more than 20% in 2009, according to figures from consulting firms.
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Irish public sector turns to career average scheme
[14:00 CET 10-12] IRELAND – A new career average pension scheme is being introduced for new entrants to the public sector workforce from next year, in an effort to cut the government pay and pensions bill.
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DB deficits at Irish firms hit €5.4bn
[13:30 CET 03-12] IRELAND – The combined defined benefit (DB) pension deficits of Irish quoted companies increased by almost 15% between January and October to €5.4bn, according to research by Attain Consulting.
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Irish schemes get breathing space on DB benefit cut rules
[16:40 CET 27-11] IRELAND – The Pensions Board has extended until June next year the deadline for schemes filing a funding proposal related to DB benefit reduction. But the Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) claimed the guidance is still too strict.
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Irish pensions framework to have lead-in time
[16:50 CET 26-11] IRELAND – Mary Hanafin, minister of social and family affairs, has admitted the National Pensions Framework being developed by the government will not be introduced immediately, in order to minimise pressure on the pension industry.
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Irish managed funds drop 2.5%
[16:35 CET 05-11] IRELAND – Irish managed funds produced their first negative performance for eight months and an average return of -2.5% in October, according to figures from Rubicon Investment Consulting.
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Poor governance hit Irish pensions funding - experts
[16:45 CET 02-11] IRELAND - Pensions experts have claimed that a lack of focus on governance strategy had as much to do with the recent lower funding levels of Irish pension schemes as investment strategy.
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News
Clearer accounting needed in Irish public sector pensions
[15:00 CEST 23-10] IRELAND – Accounting arrangements used for the disclosure of public sector pensions are an "inadequate basis" for reporting pension costs, according to a report by the Irish Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG).
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Irish public sector pensions face Budget cuts
[17:00 CEST 21-10] IRELAND – Brian Cowen, Ireland's premier, has warned public sector pay and pensions could see fresh cuts in the December Budget, in the government's bid to stabilise the country's deficit and make €4bn of savings.
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Aer Lingus eyes DC scheme to avoid major balance sheet damage
[16:55 CEST 10-12] IRELAND – Aer Lingus is proposing to introduce a new defined contribution scheme for all staff in an attempt to avoid having to change its accounting practices to defined benefit (DB) rules that would add "significant" liabilities to its balance sheet.
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NPRF pulls back on 2008 losses
[17:00 CEST 08-10] IRELAND – The Irish National Pension Reserve Fund has significantly pulled back its investment returns since the beginning of the year and delivered a total positive gain of 8.9% under its new asset allocation structure.
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Kenny targets 'unacceptable' directors with MoU
[15:30 CEST 08-10] IRELAND – Paul Kenny, the Pensions Ombudsman has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) to allow him to pass on details of “unacceptable behaviour by company directors” - a move bringing closer cooperation against rogue employers.
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NewsCommission on Retirement must halt pension delays - IAPF
[15:00 CEST 08-10] IRELAND – The Irish Association of Pension Funds has called on the government to establish a Commission on Retirement to update the assumptions underlying Ireland's two-year old Green Paper on Pensions, following the recent changes in the economic environment.
