IPE's Ireland Coverage – Page 22
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NewsIrish roundup: IBOA and Ulster Bank, Garda pension levy
IRELAND – The Irish Bank Officials Association (IBOA) is planning to take its fight against Ulster Bank’s decision to change pension accrual rates to further arbitration, following a breakdown in the mediation process.
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Irish funds recover January losses
IRELAND – Irish managed pension funds posted a return of around 1.4% in February, pulling back from a 1.1% loss the previous month, research from consultancy firms has revealed.
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AIB members accept changes to DB scheme
IRELAND/UK – IBOA, the finance trade union, said members working for AIB Group have voted to accept the proposed changes to the defined benefit (DB) and hybrid pension schemes, following a formal ballot.
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Country ReportIreland: A long game in pensions
Christine Senior assesses the roller-coaster of Irish pensions legislation and regulation
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Ireland: New model vital
Irish pension schemes must find new strategies to cope with effects of ageing population, says Conor Daly
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Ireland: At a crossroads
Jerry Moriarty, director of policy at the Irish Association of Pension Funds, assesses the country’s pension challenges
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Ireland: Short private pensions reprieve
Stephen Lalor and Amanda James on radical changes to public and private sector pensions
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Ireland: More rivers to cross
Philip Shier of Hewitt Associates looks ahead to another difficult year for Irish pension funds
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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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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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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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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.
