All IPE articles in June 2011 (Online) – Page 6
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Wednesday people roundup
BAPI, Arkitekternes Pensionskasse, AVÖ, Aon Hewitt, Edmond de Rothschild, HSBC, Pictet AM
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UK roundup: PensionsFirst, ONS, PPF, NUT, Unison
Higher than expected inflation could reduce pension deficits, PensionsFirst claims.
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Ahold pension scheme overhauls investment, risk management
Increases fixed income allocation to 50% at expense of equities after conducting ALM study.
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Switzerland unveils new pensions supervisor, names first president
Liberal party MP Pierre Triponez to take reins at Oberaufsichtskommission on 1 August.
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French SMEs embracing employee savings vehicles – AFG
FRANCE – Number of SMEs introducing savings vehicles for employees increased by 6% last year.
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BlackRock on the emergence of Dynamic Relative Value
John Dewey shows how DRV might complement pension funds' strategic asset allocation.
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Companies' water risk-management failure calls for intervention – EIRIS
Majority of largest companies ignoring risk of water shortages, drought and pollution, report says.
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Austrian roundup: Solvency II, second-pillar youth survey
USTRIA – Pension funds should "up their game" when it comes to risk management and take a more holistic approach, according to Chinu Patel, independent actuary and member of the Groupe Consultatif Actuariel Européen.
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UK roundup: DWP, Financial Assistance Scheme, PPF, NEST
Department for Work and Pensions opens consultation on Financial Assistance Scheme regulations.
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Dutch Pension Agreement 'increases risk' for younger workers – CPB deputy
Alternative for Trade Union (AVV) dismisses controversial agreement as 'useless'.
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UK government set to absorb Royal Mail pension fund deficit
Parliament agrees to keep scheme's £26bn assets, £8.4bn deficit in state ownership.
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French pension scheme aims to cut deficit by 60% with reform
FRANCE – Agirc-Arrco aiming to slash deficit from €120bn to just over €45bn by 2030.
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Short selling may hurt portfolio performance, study shows
Using historical data, authors find 130/30 versions perform worse than long-only counterparts.
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US investors still laggards on climate change, report says
European investors show greater integration of climate change due to strong EU policies.
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PFA becomes first Danish commercial pension fund to back VC scheme
PFA Pension to invest €70m for benefit of growth companies through Dansk Vækstkapital.
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New IAS19 offers 'no true and fair view' on pensions – PwC
PwC argues new accounting rules more pragmatic, but do not offer a truthful view of assets.
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Fiduciary management set for growth in UK as small schemes convert
Consultancy Spence Johnson says 2010 saw most appointments ever, with UK schemes taking note.
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Mercer claims Irish funding proposals will kill private sector schemes
Consultation document issued by government to achieve full funding may add €20bn liabilities.
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French private equity managers increasingly engaged with ESG
Almost two-thirds of survey respondents have or will implement ESG strategies by 2012.