All IPE articles in May 2009 (Online) – Page 8
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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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NewsCzech 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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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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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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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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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.
