Markets – Page 163
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UK Pensions Regulator 'unlikely' to be given power to force mergers
UK – CEO says approaches seen in Denmark, Netherlands ‘too interventionist’ for UK.
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NewsNow: Pensions worried by auto-enrolment opt-out provisions
UK – Denmark 'some years ahead' with similar problem, says chief executive Lars Rohde.
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Union calls for more choice after 'poor' PenSam returns
DENMARK – FOA makes moves to change conditions of labour-market agreement with Danish pension fund.
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NewsTowers Watson predicts bright future for DC in Netherlands
NETHERLANDS – Senior consultant says PPI vehicle 'well suited' to DC pensions.
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INVERCO dismisses use of Spanish reserve fund for regional debt
SPAIN – Investment association says government will use €3bn solely for pensions.
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Spain's use of Social Security Reserve Fund 'vague'
SPAIN – Local consultants surprised by government’s use of funds to ‘cover some treasury needs’.
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NewsState Street repays NPRF €2.6m in non-contractual charges
IRELAND – Asset manager found to have overcharged on transition management costs.
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NewsPensions experts welcome Wheatley Review of LIBOR, but call for more clarity
UK – Martin Wheatley unveils review of inter-bank lending rate commissioned in July.
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NewsPension funds should 'beware' calls to boost domestic investment
EUROPE – Experts at AGI event say diversification best antidote to financial repression.
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NewsIrish sovereign annuities no longer 'silver bullet'
IRELAND – Decline of bond yields may take shine off sovereign annuities, says Aon Hewitt.
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NewsSwiss pension funds 'failing to recognise' long-duration risk
SWITZERLAND – Professor at CFA Swiss Pensions Conference warns of 'painful losses'.
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NewsItalian, Spanish bond-yield correlation 'absurd', says Allianz
EUROPE – Head of European fixed income has 'strong conviction' euro-zone will survive.
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NewsTime to abandon notion of 'no risk' sovereign bonds, says BVK
GERMANY – Head of German pension fund blasts idea of any bond being considered risk-free.
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NewsLongevity market's scale 'too vast' for insurers alone
EUROPE – Capital markets must be encouraged to invest in longevity instruments, Swiss Re says.
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Inflation index changes could have 'huge implications' for pension funds
UK – NAPF policy director wary of ‘rewiring’ how retail prices index is calculated.
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Active membership in UK occupational pensions continues to fall
UK – Number of people receiving pensions in payment continues to rise, ONS survey shows.
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NewsDeutsche Bank to offer Delta Lloyd pensions in Netherlands
NETHERLANDS – BeFrank JV to become Deutsche Bank's exclusive partner for Dutch business clients.
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NewsUK roundup: ECJ, NAPF, Mercer, ONS, Barings
UK – European Court of Justice looks into possibility of exempting pension funds from VAT.
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NewsSwedish roundup: Premium pension inquiry, Swedish Investment Fund Association
SWEDEN – Stefan Engström to chair inquiry into Swedish premium pension system.
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NewsTrustees should prepare for potential euro-zone break up - Towers Watson
EUROPE – Companies developing euro-zone break-up plans for businesses, but not pension funds.
