All Longevity articles – Page 3
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NewsGerman longevity data adds €10bn to Direktzusage liabilities
First update since 2005 expected to increase liabilities by 1% for companies paying pensions direct from balance sheets
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NewsNetherlands roundup: Government pays €31m to Caribbean scheme
Also: Researchers warn on wealth-related life expectanct gap; Uranium workers’ scheme seeks quick consolidation
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NewsIMF demands Switzerland link payouts to longevity, interest rates
But industry professionals warn of damage to public confidence in second pillar
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NewsATP shifts €2.7bn to hedging portfolio after longevity data change
Removing US data lengthens projected lifespans at Danish pensions heavyweight
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NewsJoseph Mariathasan: The Grand Challenge of an ageing society
A meeting of minds spearheaded by a UK consultancy aims to address fundamental issues facing societies across the world
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NewsDutch retirement age increase ‘could be delayed by five years’
Current rate of state pension age rises is outpacing life expectancy improvements, actuaries say
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NewsKPMG: Low interest rates pushing schemes to innovative accounting
Annual pensions accounting survey also finds life expectancy assumptions are being updated more often
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NewsMortality rate change could boost Dutch pension scheme funding
Longevity drop could boost pension funds’ coverage by 0.5%, according to Sprenkels & Verschuren
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NewsFTSE 100 companies report first pension surplus in 10 years
Changes to longevity and discount rate assumptions among main reasons for rise
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NewsNational Grid seals £2bn longevity risk transfer with Zurich
Deal is Zurich’s first large-scale longevity swap
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NewsPension Corp strikes £900m reinsurance deal with Prudential
Latest transaction covers 7,500 pensioners across two UK pension schemes insured by PIC
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NewsSwitzerland confirms CHF320m backstop for public sector fund
Federal government liable for payment in the event of underfunding at pension fund for federal employees
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NewsUK roundup: BT confirms DB scheme closure for 10,000 managers
Plus: NOW: Pensions fined over admin failings; Scottish Widows seals longevity risk reinsurance deal
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NewsUK pension scheme derisking 'at its most affordable since pre-crisis'
Lower projected life expectancy creates best risk transfer chance since before 2008, says LCP
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NewsNordic roundup: PFA takes DKK2.2bn hit from longevity rise in Q3
Also: Danica Pension gains 6.3% in first nine months of 2017; Folksam criticises tax rises on savings
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NewsCMI longevity model could cut Swiss liabilities by up to 3.5%
Swiss consultancy Libera doubts 1.25% long-term rate used in UK
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NewsBA scheme uses ‘captive insurer’ in £1.6bn longevity risk hedge
Transaction echoes similar moves by BT Pension Scheme and Merchant Navy Officers’ Pension Fund
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NewsUK plumbing industry pension scheme secures £560m buy-in
Deal represents more than 10% of H1 bulk annuity business
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NewsUK to accelerate state pension age rise
Government to follow through on recommendation to increase pension age to 68 seven years earlier than planned
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NewsChange Danish pensions law to allow phased retirement, says Aon
‘Partial pensions’ more effective than higher retirement age in maintaining workforce
