All IPE articles in May 2009 (Online)
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DB woes make Netherlands less competitive - Aon
[16:30 CEST 29-05] EUROPE - Dutch companies have been the hardest hit in Europe by pension fund deficits affecting their business competitiveness, according to Aon.
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Pension scheme members' details stolen
[16:15 CEST 29-05] UK - The Pensions Trust has written to 109,000 members of six of its pension schemes, after a laptop computer containing confidential data was stolen last March.
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AP funds told to review costs and operations
[16:00 CEST 29-05] SWEDEN – The Swedish government has launched a review of the Swedish AP funds' costs management in light of last year’s poor investment performance, which suggests the merger of some operations has not been ruled out.
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Madoff fraud cost Dutch pensions €166m
[15:00 CEST 29-05] NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension funds have lost €166m to the Ponzi scheme run by Bernard Madoff, Wouter Bos, the Dutch finance minister has claimed.
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Czech funds return 1.59% in Q1
CZECH REPUBLIC – Six out of ten Czech pension funds generated a return of more than 1% in the first quarter of 2009, according to the most recent data published by the Czech pension fund association APF.
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Pensions fail to attract low-paid workers
[13:30 CEST 29-05] UK - Less than one in three of the UK’s low-paid workers belong to an employer’s pension scheme, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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IASB admits 'unintended consequences' to IFRIC 14
[13:00 CEST 29-05] GLOBAL – The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has unveiled proposed amendments to IFRIC 14 rules concerning pensions minimum funding rules shown on the balance sheets as officials say “unintended consequences” mean some prepayments are not shown as an asset.
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AIMA rallies against EC alternatives directive
[16:30 CEST 28-05] GLOBAL - The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), which represents the global hedge fund industry, is planning to lead members in opposition to certain provisions in the European Commission's draft directive for alternative investment fund managers.
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Swiss APK moves back into gains
[16:15 CEST 28-05] SWITZERLAND – The Swiss pensionskasse for the canton of Aargau returned 1.5% in the first four months of 2009 while the scheme for Solothurn has just reported a 14.8% loss for 2008.
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BNP Paribas takes over ETFs joint venture
[16:00 CEST 28-05] GLOBAL - AXA Investment Managers has transferred the operational management of the remaining 22 ETFs in the EasyETF range to BNP Paribas Asset Management.
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Growing private pensions not enough – IMF
SLOVENIA – The Slovenian government wants to increase incentives for people to save privately for their retirement and work longer, but the International Monetary Fund (IMF) thinks this is not enough the pensions regime.
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Eq Life judicial review passes to next stage
[15:30 CEST 28-05] UK – Equitable Life policyholders have been given permission to proceed with a full judicial review hearing, over the government's failure to implement the Parliamentary Ombudsman's recommendations on compensation.
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'Duty to report' replaces ban on short-selling
[15:15 CEST 28-05] NETHERLANDS - The ban on short-selling of Dutch equities will be replaced by a temporary but mandatory registration of short positions in Dutch financial institutions.
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EC to replace CEIOPS (updated)
[14:15 CEST 28-05] EUROPE – The European Commission is proposing to replace the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS) with a new pensions authority in 2010, which it hopes will significantly improve cross-border cooperation and understanding between regulators.
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LAPFF sets out plan to boost shareholder engagement
[14:00 CEST 28-05] UK - The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) has published a plan for strengthening the governance of companies in which local authority pension funds invest.
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Somerset fund drops to £765m
[17:10 CEST 27-05] UK – Provisional figures suggest the Somerset County Council pension fund made a loss of 28% in the 2008-09 financial year, as the value of the fund dropped to a low of £765m (€878.6m) by the end of March.
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PensionDanmark returns 0.2% in Q1
[17:05 CEST 27-05] DENMARK – PensionDanmark has reported a positive net return of 0.2% in the first quarter of 2009, as the value of its premiums increased to DKK2.6bn (€349.3m).
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Pension fund members to go to court
[17:00 CEST 27-05] AUSTRIA – 2,600 members of Austrian pensionskassen have hired a lawyer to file a complaint with the constitutional court over the question of ownership of pension fund assets.
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Mn farms a fresh fiduciary contract
[16:45 CEST 27-05] NETHERLANDS – Mn Services has been appointed to act as the fiduciary asset manager and strategic adviser to Pensioenfonds Productschappen, the €365m pension fund for the Dutch commodity boards.
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'Failed' industry-wide schemes could lose members
[16:20 CEST 27-05] NETHERLANDS - Almost one in four Dutch pension funds with mandatory membership did not pass a key investment performance test between 2004 to 2008 and could potentially lose sponsoring employers as a result, according to VB, the Dutch association of industry-wide schemes.