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DC is preferred vehicle for UK auto-enrolment, says PwC
UK – Most employers expect to use defined contribution (DC) schemes to comply with auto-enrolment legislation from 2012, as more than one in 10 intend to reduce or close their existing defined benefit (DB) schemes, a study from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has claimed.
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Avon tenders £136m global equity portfolio
UK – Bath and North East Somerset Council are seeking a global equity manager to run a specialist portfolio for its £2.5bn (€3bn) Avon Pension Fund.
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Nordic roundup: ITP, AP7, AP fund boards, PensionDanmark
SWEDEN – More than 98,000 privately employed Swedes (41%) have already made their selection for their supplementary occupational pension provision, ITP, according to Collectum, the administrator.
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BP oil spill triggers call for tighter UK ESG pension rules
UK – The government is being urged to tighten regulations requiring pension schemes to disclose what environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are taken into account in their investment policy following the impact of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on the BP share price and its consequences for pension ...
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Switzerland's BVK stands by "aggressive" strategic asset allocation
SWITZERLAND – The Swiss Pensionskasse for civil servants in the canton of Zürich (BVK) has decided to stick with its current strategic asset allocation (SAA) despite the fact a recent asset liability study (ALM) found it aggressive.
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OECD report warns of income 'lottery' for future retirees
EUROPE – Future retirees can expect dramatic fluctuations in defined contribution (DC) scheme payouts unless they adopt investment strategies that lessen the impact of market shocks, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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Pension schemes target more illiquid strategies
GLOBAL – Property, private equity and infrastructure are the target areas for pension funds in the short to medium term as schemes look to move towards less liquid strategies, research from bfinance has revealed.
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EDHEC calls for “critical” research into inflation-linked corporate bonds
EUROPE – The EDHEC-Risk Institute, part of France’s EDHEC Business School, has underlined the “critical importance” of inflation-linked corporate bonds with the creation of a new research chair.
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Dutch social partners agree on retirement at 66
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch social partners have agreed on a flexible retirement age for second-pillar pensions and the state pension AOW by linking them to life expectancy.
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Swedish roundup: Pioneer, fee structures, Max Matthiessen, Länsförsäkringar Liv
SWEDEN – Mats Langensjö, the head of Nordic institutional business at Pioneer Investments, is leaving the company as a result of a change in focus away from the defined contribution (DC) pension sector.
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UK roundup: investment strategies, BG pension scheme, Pitmans Trustees
UK – Most final salary corporate pension schemes have continued to move away from equities and into bonds, although many still see opportunities in stock market volatility, according to Aon Consulting.
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Icelandic pension funds aid liquidity through bond purchase
ICELAND – Twenty-six Icelandic pension funds have agreed to purchase Housing Finance Fund (HFF) bonds owned by the Treasury in an attempt to help boost liquidity in the economy.
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Aegon fails to make return as Czech funds post 2.28%
CZECH REPUBLIC – The ten pension funds of the Czech Republic maintained fixed income-heavy portfolios in the first quarter of 2010, posting average returns of 2.28% over the three-month period.
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AMIC to push corporate governance with EU paper
EUROPE – The Asset Management and Investors Council (AMIC) is working on a corporate governance paper in conjunction with the European Union.
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Lack of expertise deters investment in infrastructure
GLOBAL – Low investor expertise is one of the biggest barriers to increasing institutional investment in infrastructure, highlighting the need for a credible investor body for the industry, Bfinance clams.
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NAPF uncovers greater emphasis on shareholder engagement
UK – The majority of pension funds in the UK now factor in attitudes to shareholder engagement when selecting investment managers, according to a new survey.
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AIFM rules needed to protect investors from themselves
EUROPE – The EU's Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive should be welcomed as a way to protect investors from exposing themselves to unnecessary risks in the pursuit of higher hedge fund returns, according to an academic study.
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UNJSPF assets reach €31bn in Q1
GLOBAL – The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) has seen its asset value increase by 2.2% to $38.35bn (€30.9bn) in the first quarter of the year.
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UK corporates more wary of pensions risk than regulation
UK – Pension schemes now rank second only to market volatility as the chief risks facing UK employers, according to a survey by Aon Consulting.
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NewsIcelandic pensions initiate review to halt critics
ICELAND – The Icelandic Pension Funds Association (IPFA) has agreed to arrange an independent investigation into the working methods and investment policies of pension schemes in the period before the economic collapse following public criticism of their actions.
