All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 102
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NewsCzech lower house signs off on second-pillar pension reforms
CZECH REPUBLIC – Reforms should bring country one step closer to compliance with IORP Directive.
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NewsSwiss institutional investor tenders $400m FX mandate
Releases RFI for absolute return currency mandate considering entire FX universe.
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NewsUK roundup: AEGON, Kames, Uniq, Greencore, TPR, Chemtura
AEGON rebrands UK business as Kames Capital, retains Andrew Fleming as chief executive.
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NewsAlpInvest lands first US pension mandate worth €358m
Award from state pension fund comes week after completion of sale to Carlyle Group.
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NewsLittle appetite for buyouts of large pension schemes, says BlackRock
LDI head Tarik Ben-Saud says companies to avoid larger schemes in bid to diversify.
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NewsMartin Veasey departs as investment director of HBOS scheme
Veasey oversaw scheme at turbulent time, coinciding with HBOS' buyout by Lloyds TSB.
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NewsVolatility, credit risk rank above inflation concerns for bond investors
Survey by bfinance finds nearly half of investors hedged only as much as 20% of assets against inflation.
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NewsPensionsFirst hires former chairman of UK pensions regulator
Consultancy appoints David Norgrove as chairman seven months after departure from TPR.
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NewsUK pensions watchdog calls for fee transparency ahead of auto-enrolment
Recommends accreditation scheme for pension funds, more proactive powers to monitor losses.
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NewsPwC calls for UK retirement age of 70 by 2046
Consultancy argues only this, coupled with further tax increases, will lower debt to GDP ratio.
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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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NewsMartin Jack, former head of IBM's RFe, dies
Jack spent 28 years at IBM, but also worked at Northern Trust and Inalytics.
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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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NewsThree-quarters of UK trustees plan to reduce equity allocation
Survey by Pension Corporation shows 22% of trustees expect an upturn in contingent asset use.
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Corporate governance standards not to blame for financial crisis, says AP3
Submission on European Commission’s Green Paper on corporate governance urges against further regulation.
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NewsTPR admits only third of employers aware of auto-enrolment reforms
Figures released in regulator's annual report detail extent of challenge to raise awareness.
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Number of schemes changing benefits falls across Europe, says Aon Hewitt
New survey shows greater focus on outcomes, as there is ‘no magic wand’ to solve problems.
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Features
Bernardino: Solvency II not a simple exercise
With the introduction of Solvency II less than a year and a half away, the pensions industry is still unclear what kind of regime it will face and how aspects of the Directive, drafted for insurance companies, may be applied to diverse European pensions.
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Features
MNOPF to reshape UK fiduciary landscape?
When the Merchant Navy Officers’ Pension Fund (MNOPF) announced it was appointing Towers Watson as delegated CIO, the UK pension industry took notice. While the £3.3bn (€3.7bn) scheme may not be big compared with some of the Dutch pension giants, it is influential in the UK, especially with its appointment establishing Towers in UK fiduciary management.
