All IPE articles in June 2011 (Online) – Page 5
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NewsSwedish roundup: AP 1-2, Cityhold, Swedish Church Pension Fund
National buffer funds unveil real-estate investment company Cityhold Property.
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NewsNetherlands to ease rules on pension provider / financial product link
Minister to allow providers to link products to affiliated, mandatory industry-wide pension funds.
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NewsAdvisers give qualified welcome to IAS19 amendment package
Move will see enhanced disclosure requirements, as well as removal of IAS19 'corridor'.
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NewsEuropean Commission takes Poland to court over IORPs
Gives Estonia two months to incorporate directive 'fully and completely' into national law.
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NewsIASB changes could 'drive pension funds' out of equities
Impact of new rules likely to see flight from equities to bonds.
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NewsUK government will not force pension schemes to adopt CPI
Consumer price index will not be forced on private pension schemes as a measure of indexation.
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NewsFiduciary management 'most attractive' to schemes over £1bn
Chief executive of pension fund says price excludes schemes with fewer assets.
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NewsDentists' pension scheme boosts funding, but misses target
Beleaguered fund appointed administrator this spring after sacking board over governance dispute.
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NewsEuropean pension funds steering clear of equities
European equity exposure at all-time lows despite strong company fundamentals.
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NewsRomanian stock market 'ridiculously underrepresented', Fondul Proprietatea
ROMANIA – Restitution fund agrees institutional investors need more opportunities to invest in Romania.
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NewsUnions are wrong to protest over pensions reform
Spence and Partners' David Davison laments teachers' misguided 'bullying tactics'.
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NewsIMF says Hungarian pension system warrants 'reassessment'
Reiterates 'concerns' about use of some returned pension assets for current spending.
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NewsApplication of Solvency II no 'copy/paste exercise' – EIOPA
Chairman concedes it would be 'natural' to take into account pension funds' unique characteristics.
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NewsFrench experts sceptical of systemic pensions reform
FRANCE – New government to be elected next year expected to launch national debate in 2013.
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NewsTwo-thirds of German investors have no plans for further Spezialfond mandates
GERMANY – Survey by finds unrest in North Africa, earthquake in Japan to blame for uncertainty.
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NewsFinancial risks loom large for European institutional investors
Three-quarters of respondents to Allianz Global Investors' first RiskMonitor survey cite interest risk.
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NewsAustrian companies will be 'unburdened' by new IAS19 rules
AUSTRIA – Neither scraping of 'corridor' nor use of net interest approach will hurt much, says arithmetica.
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NewsPension funds transfer €12bn to Hungarian government
Second-pillar funds transferred to AKK's Pension Reform and Debt Reduction Fund.
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NewsNetherlands to assess Pensions Agreement's impact on youth
Government bows to industry criticism of Pension Agreement's impact on younger generations.
