Markets – Page 149
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UK bulk annuity market spikes with Prudential, Northern Bank deal
Prudential enters 2015 lumpy bulk annuity market announcing largest deal this year and taking business over £2bn
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APK calls for ‘scenario testing' over traditional valuation methods
Christian Böhm says QE making traditional valuation difficult, calls for assets to be evaluated for ‘sensitivity’ to scenarios
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Asset managers criticise pension fund exclusion in systemic risk consultation
BlackRock suggests FSB consultation on ‘too big to fail’ entities should look at market as a whole as Vanguard calls for mutual fund exclusion
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Derbyshire to boost real asset exposure after below benchmark returns
Fund to push for alloactions to meet SAA levels after alternatives portfolio returns 20.3% and property 14.1%
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Allianz becomes sole owner of Austrian Vorsorgekasse
Austrian bank BAWAG sells share in provident fund that claims around one-sixth of severance pay fund market
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ESMA calls for UCITS amendments with launch of EMIR review
European agency says current UCITS regime unfit for new derivatives regulations as Commission reviews impact of EMIR
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NewsEuropean Parliament OKs Brussels plan for benchmark regulation
Commission’s new regulatory regime for benchmarks to enter trialogue after EU Council, Parliamentary approval
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CMU needs more 'flexible' definition of infrastructure – Insurance Europe
Capital requirements, regulatory definitions for asset class need to be ‘urgently refined’
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Pension fund assets top $25trn in OECD countries, study shows
Five biggest countries in OECD area in terms of pension assets include US, UK, Australia, Canada and Netherlands
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Pension fund for DuPont weighs cross-border move to Belgium
Scheme still requires approval from Dutch regulator, Inland Revenue and works council
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Sovereign wealth funds invest in UK mobile phone operator
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, GIC and CPPIB among investors
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Lehmans scheme insured in £675m deal with Rothesay after TPR action
Rothesay takes market lead in 2015, picking up Lehmans scheme following six-year legal action
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Low interest rates could increase cost of pensions by 10%, experts warn
Pension funds face choice between increasing premiums or ‘economising’ on pension plans
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'Unholy' situation forcing institutional investors to stick with equities – SSgA
Research shows paradox of additions to equity portfolios despite expectations of downturn
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NewsSwiss pension funds put on brave face over negative interest rates
Industry representatives confident pension system will adapt to low-interest-rate environment
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Pioneer reveals structure for Santander merger with US arm kept separate
Spanish asset manager’s chief executive to lead merged firm as UniCredit, private equity firms collaborate on US business
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NewsEuropean Parliament OKs ‘Juncker Plan’ after making amendments
MEPs alter legislation to force alternative financing for guarantee fund to protect research, transport projects
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UK roundup: Pension Protection Fund, UK election, Institute of Fiscal Studies
Deficits on the rise after February dip, still lower than the historical high in January
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Credit risk premium ‘underestimated’ due to duration fault, says AQR [updated]
Eerroneous matching of duration between risk-free sovereign bonds and corporate bonds led to underestimation of pure credit risk-premia
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Europe’s pension regulators must ease up on capital charges – PIMCO
Bond house says rules have made asset managers buy fixed income regardless of price
