All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 112
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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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Features
Schemes defy euro-zone uncertainty
Pension funds and investors in general faced an uncertain 2010, thanks in large part to the uncertainty around the euro-zone’s future.
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Country Report
Ireland: Ireland’s political football
There is no doubt Ireland is facing an unprecedented sovereign debt crisis, says Jonathan Williams. But is liquidating the National Pensions Reserve Fund the best way to solve the problem?
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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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NewsUK roundup: Government Actuary Department, Ortec, Unite, Visteon
Government Actuary's Department appoints Ortec Finance to provide risk management.
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NewsAPG's Steenbeek opens Paris stock exchange
Winners of IPE, NYSE Euronext Asset Allocation Fantasy Game ring historic bell.
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NewsDenmark pitches pension reform to avoid austerity measures
Danish government, hoping to maintain low bond yields, sets out to end early retirement.
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NewsNorwegian government must reform DC system, report urges
Review of financial crisis highlights risks DC scheme members face in volatile market.
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NewsShareholder activism: Salvation or death knell?
As F&C Asset Management fights attempts to replace its chairman, IPE asks what can be achieved with shareholder activism.
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NewsValtion Eläkerahasto posts strong returns on back of stocks
Finnish state pension fund sees Nordic equity portfolio grow by more than 30%.
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NewsUK regulatory focus on funding shortfalls 'increases risk'
Pension schemes taking unnecessary risks to resolve funding shortfalls, Hymans Robertson warns.
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NewsMandate roundup: FRR, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cumbria
France's €33bn Fonds de réserve pour les retraites (FRR) tenders two fixed income, investing more in French OATs.
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NewsDenmark's Lærernes awards State Street $271m bond mandate
EUROPE – State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has been awarded a $271m (€201m) US bond portfolio by Denmark's Lærernes Pension.
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NewsFinland's Varma, Tapiola Pension reject euro-zone bonds
Finland's largest pension fund shunned troubled euro-zone bonds in a strategy that returned 11%.
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NewsUK roundup: NEST, Mercer, Aviva, PIC
Members of NEST will be offered a Sharia-compliant investment option as part of the funds' makeup.
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NewsUK roundup: Barnett Waddingham, PPI, Aegon, Northern Trust
UK – The Treasury may be holding up a proposed Green Paper on pension reform, as proposals for a universal state pension are deemed too expensive, Barnett Waddingham has warned.
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NewsSkandia's Danish pension operations, PKA boosted by equities
DENMARK – High equity allocations boosted the investment return at Skandia's Danish pensions operations last year, taking asset values back to their pre-financial crisis levels.
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News
Wednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – Amonis, Aviva Investors, Baring Asset Management, Corestate, PensPlan, RCM, Sacker & Partners, Xafinity Consulting
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News
Hedge funds outperform S&P 500 over three years
EUROPE – The majority of hedge funds delivered better returns than the S&P 500 index over a three-year period, according to latest figures by EDHEC Business School.
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NewsAIFM directive could stifle asset management innovation, warns AIMA
EUROPE – The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFM) could slash the number of viable fund models and stifle innovation across the industry, the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has warned.
