All IPE articles in June 2009 (Online) – Page 5
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NewsPension costs deter private sector bids
[17:05 CEST 16-06] UK – The government needs to “level the playing field” and stop private sector companies having to pay up to three times as much in pension costs than the public sector following staff transfers, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned.
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NewsManagement at state firms 'should switch to DC' - Finnish report
[17:00 CEST 16-06] FINLAND – An independent working group established to review remuneration and pensions at Finnish state-owned companies has recommended that all existing schemes should be replaced with defined contribution (DC) pensions.
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NewsAegon unveils its completed cross-border pensions platform
[17:00 CEST 16-06] EUROPE – Aegon Global Pensions and its third-party administration arm TKP Investments have finally rolled out their cross-border pensions platform targeted at multinational companies to help manage their pension plans, though officials say the process was not without technical and regulatory complications.
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NewsLatvia to tackle budget deficit with pension cuts
LATVIA – The Latvian government is planning to reduce its budget deficit for 2009 by LVL500m (€714.3m) but intends to do so, among other routes, through a major cut in pension payouts.
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NewsTories table pension tax relief amendments
[17:10 CEST 15-06] UK – Proposed amendments to the Finance Bill 2009 to limit the impact of anti-forestalling measures ahead of the reduction of higher rate tax relief on pension contributions from 2011 have been introduced by Conservative MPs.
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News'Prudent' pension accounting adds £40bn
[17:10 CEST 15-06] UK – The voluntary adoption of prudent accounting assumptions when calculating pension liabilities has already added an additional £40bn (€47bn) onto UK company balance sheets, and future changes to accounting rules could impact companies by a further £70bn, KPMG has warned.
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NewsIreland unveils uni pension transfer details
[17:05 CEST 15-06] IRELAND – A government Bill outlining provisions for the transfer of assets from 14 university and state body pension schemes to the National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF) has confirmed the value of the assets will offset government contributions to the fund.
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NewsLower predicted pension returns would reflect investment risk - OECD
[16:00 CEST 15-06] GLOBAL – The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has published fresh evidence suggesting long-term investment returns will have to be revised downwards, as equally weighted portfolios can only 9% returns in jut 10% of cases.
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NewsVictoria to increase activity in corporate bonds
[17:00 CEST 15-06] AUSTRIA – The €500m Victoria-Volksbanken Pensionskasse intends to raise its exposure to corporate bonds.
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NewsInvestors predict private equity to suffer
[16:30 CEST 15-06] GLOBAL - The latest Global Private Equity Barometer, a twice-yearly survey of institutional investors in the asset class published by secondaries specialist Coller Capital, paints its gloomiest picture of expectations yet.
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NewsWork develops to grow environmental ETFs
[16:20 CEST 15-06] GLOBAL – FTSE Group has launched a fresh series of classifications and support tools which are designed to help investors identify companies providing environmental technolofy products and services, which could soon lead to the growth of environmental-focused ETFs.
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NewsScots gov't to pay for backdated police pensions
[17:15 CEST 12-06] UK – The Scottish government has confirmed it will pay an additional £20m (€23.4m) to fund the cost of backdating police pension commutation arrangements to 1 December 2006 following the results of a judicial review.
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NewsBritannia files high court claim against advisers
[17:15 CEST 12-06] UK – The pension fund of the Britannia Building Society has filed a High Court claim against some of its advisers related to allegedly negligent equalisation advice.
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NewsStrathclyde deficit hits £2.6bn
[17:15 CEST 12-06] UK – Strathclyde Pension Fund is moving forward with changes to its investment strategy, with the appointment of two absolute return bond managers and a tender search for a transition manager, as its deficit hits £2.6bn (€3.04bn).
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NewsGermany's PSV levy could quadruple
[17:05 CEST 12-06] GERMANY – German employers with book reserve pension schemes could face a fourfold increase in the levy they pay into the pension protection association (PSV) next year, IPE has learnt.
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NewsIndependence is the future of asset management - Barclays
[17:00 CEST 12-06] GLOBAL – The independence of asset management firms will become increasingly important and will drive further consolidation over the long-term, according to Barclays’ senior executives.
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NewsMerseyside drops 17.7% in 2008-09
[16:55 CEST 12-06] UK – The Merseyside Pension Fund posted an annual return of -17.7% for the year ending March 2009, equivalent to a decline of £800m (€938m).
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NewsPensions funds buy back into equities
[16:00 CEST 12-06] NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension funds invested over €21bn in securities again in the first quarter of this year, though the bulk of that money headed for bonds and the purchase of equities did not offset losses, figures from the pensions regulator have revealed.
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NewsBGI purchase makes BlackRock No.1
[10:50 CEST 12-06] GLOBAL – BlackRock has today secured the deal to buy Barclays Global Investors and its exchange-traded fund business iShares, making BlackRock the biggest asset manager in the world with over $2.7trn (€1.93trn) in assets under management.
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NewsPublic sector liabilities hit £1.1trn
[17:20 CEST 11-06] UK – Unfunded public sector pension liabilities have reached £1.1trn (€1.29trn), according to research by the Policy Exchange, leading to calls for the arrangements to be switched to a funded basis through the creation of a new public sector pension body.
