All IPE articles in January 2017 (online)
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NewsGerman discount rate disparity seen as ‘unconstitutional’
Mercer says unchanged discount rate for tax purposes is a barrier to expansion of occupational pension provision
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NewsPension coverage falling among German companies
Government releases data showing employers and employees blaming each other for lack of pension plans
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NewsTime to address DB’s drag on DC, consultant urges
JLT pitches its defined benefit manifesto as UK government prepares reform plans
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NewsUK roundup: PwC, IFoA, nuclear sector pensions
PwC says trustees of UK DB schemes may be being ‘over-prudent’ by prefunding longer term liabilities
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NewsIreland seeks fossil fuel divestment for €8bn SWF
Proponent of bill claims ISIF lost €100m in three years from exposure to fossil fuel price swings
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NewsEthos launches corporate governance index on Swiss exchange
Index underweights or excludes companies not applying governance best practice and reduces exposure to high carbon emitters
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NewsJoseph Mariathasan: May you live in interesting times
Rhetoric from the US and China has seen leaders swap places on their traditional trade stances
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NewsDutch cabinet decides against extending recovery term for pension funds
State secretary Klijnsma cites recently improved financial position of schemes
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NewsGerman asset managers 'overcharging' institutional investors, study shows
German consultancy Faros publishes insight into opaque institutional fee market
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NewsLatvian second-pillar funds boost 2016 returns
Equity-weighted funds outperformed other classes
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NewsDenmark’s JØP, DIP to seek full merger in 2-3 years
Lawyers’ and economists’ fund and engineers’ fund to extend current cooperation, says CEO
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NewsBritish Steel sets out case for life outside PPF
Loss of Tata Steel support could open up deficit of £1bn-£2bn, trustees warn
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NewsUK roundup: Hackney Pension Fund, Pensions Regulator, Willis Towers Watson
Hackney vows to cut fossil fuel exposure of its pension fund
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NewsFriday people roundup
PWRI, POB, Standard Life, BayernInvest, SEB, Lincoln Pensions, Cardano Group, AlixPartners, PwC
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NewsSwitzerland: BVK posts 5.7% return for 2016, railways pension fund 3.4%
BVK says equities plus EM bonds and commodities drove ‘good performance’
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NewsCarbon bubble 'will hurt German institutions most', say advisers
New studies show carbon-related market downturn is underestimated but investors can help reach environmental goals
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NewsLargest Dutch schemes return up to 12% over 2016
Funding improves significantly thanks to rising interest rates
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NewsItalian regulators to scrutinise Intesa interest in Generali
Banking group Intesa and insurer Generali have fund management arms running a total of €700bn
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NewsUSS partners Credit Suisse in private financing deal
Higher education employers’ scheme in “innovative landmark transaction” with investment bank
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NewsLiquidating accountancy scheme to transfer assets to Aegon
Chairman cites decreasing number of active participants for Dutch pension fund
