All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 71
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Webb praised for 'throwing down gauntlet' in defined ambition paper
UK – UK minister outlines proposals for new schemes, examines governance and scale concerns.
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NewsUK charity blasts 'inconsistent' approach on pay votes
UK – FairPensions questions whether Shareholder Spring was merely a product of 'media pressure'.
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NewsDark pools 'harm market integrity' – Norwegian oil fund
GLOBAL – NBIM 'uncertain' of proposals for more pre-trade transparency on fixed income markets.
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NewsUK pensions regulation should move 'from nudging to shoving'
UK – Work and pensions select committee hears arguments in favour of more assertive oversight.
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NewsConsultancy LCP identifies loophole in UK auto-enrolment
UK – Warns that law allows companies with hybrid schemes to defer auto-enrolment until 2017.
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Mandate roundup: Tyne & Wear, Aberdeen, Barking & Dagenham, bFinance, Environment Agency
UK – Tyne & Wear pension fund sticks with Aberdeen for property investments.
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NewsOpaque Dutch pension system shifting towards DC – CPB
NETHERLANDS – Deputy director says industry must do more to improve benefit transparency.
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NewsFinancial crisis 'too big' for Central, Eastern Europe's second pillars
EUROPE – World Bank chief economist points to 'tension' between short, long-term fiscal objectives.
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Don't expect Italian pensions reform any time soon, minister warns
ITALY – Government must first appease financial markets or face ‘devastating’ consequences.
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Tees and Hartlepool, Buck Consultants
GLOBAL – European investor looking to appoint manager to oversee $50m Chinese equity fund.
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NewsBrussels: Cooperation on Tobin Tax preferable to 'patchwork'
EUROPE – Taxation commissioner insists current proposals are 'legally compliant'.
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Natixis AM appoints new head of European equity
EUROPE – Appointment joins after 14 years at French office of Dutch manager Robeco.
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NewsIreland's NPRF sees 5.9% year-to-date returns
IRELAND – NPRF Commission rolls proceeds from previous put options into new positions.
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UK roundup: MetLife, Pension Protection Fund, TPR
UK – Trustees feel ‘hindered’ by regularly changing legislation, survey shows.
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Airline SAS to abandon DB ahead of accounting changes
EUROPE – Nordic airline shifts employees towards DC funds, cites impact of IAS19.
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NewsActuaries enabling LGPS to 'postpone' funding decisions
UK – Local authorities putting off tough deficit decisions, Pensions Institute warns.
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NewsUptake of impact investing 'extremely modest' in UK
UK – Only 20% of pension funds consider strategy within their remit, report shows.
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NewsUK roundup: B&CE, Master Trust Association, Environment Agency
UK – Master Trust Association founding member B&CE endorses 'pot follows member' alternative.
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NewsUK Master Trusts join forces to launch own association
UK – Legal & General, Now: Pensions and B&CE among founding members of new association.
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Irish Pensions Board may allow corporate bonds as matching assets
IRELAND – List of assets to offset Irish risk reserve may be expanded beyond euro-zone debt.
