All IPE articles in November 2005 (Online) – Page 8
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Dutch actuaries respond to conflict fears
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch Actuarial Society, or AG, is to introduce a uniform statement for the assessment of the financial position of pension funds and insurers, it said.
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IPE-QUEST: Danish investor tenders EM debt
DENMARK – A Danish institutional investor has tendered up to $50m (€42.4m) in global emerging markets debt via IPE-Quest.
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Centrica facing union vote over DB changes
UK – UK utility operator Centrica is facing a union vote over plans to close its defined benefit pension scheme to new entrants.
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Pensions risk management certificate launched
UK – The UK’s Association of Corporate Treasurers has unveiled a new certificate in pensions risk management.
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EFRP welcomes two new Italian members
EUROPE – Italy’s industry-wide occupational pension fund association, Assofondipensione, and the Italian asset management association, Assogestioni, will join the European Federation for Retirement Provision (EFRP) as full members on 1 January 2006.
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Report denies UK pensions crisis
UK - Britain does not face a pensions crisis, nor does it have a savings gap that needs closing, a business-led think tank has said.
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Dresdner launches second-pillar campaign
GERMANY – Dresdner Bank, part of insurance giant Allianz, has launched a nationwide marketing campaign in an effort to get German small- and midsize enterprises (SMEs) to do more to promote second-pillar pensions.
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Report calls for better pensions information
ITALY - Public acceptance of unpopular pension reform depends on better information, according to an Italian research study.
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Storebrand ‘ready for mandatory schemes’
NORWAY - Norwegian financial group Storebrand says that it is prepared for next year’s introduction of mandatory pension schemes for employees in Norwegian companies.
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TUC demands change on women’s pensions
UK – Radical changes are urgently needed on women’s pensions where only 30% qualify for a basic state pension and only 38% contribute towards a private pension, according to Britain’s Trade Union Congress (TUC).
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Double defection blow for PGGM
NETHERLANDS – In a double blow for Dutch healthcare fund PGGM, two senior executives are defecting to Merchant Bank NIBCapital on 1 January 2006.
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AXA Sun Life names pensions marketing director
UK – AXA Sun Life today named Graham Harvey as the new marketing director of its UK life assurance, pensions and investment business.
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New Study assesses cross-border value
EUROPE - European and US asset managers view the establishment of local marketing offices in other countries as an expensive but effective option for cross-border selling, according to a new study.
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Müntefering likely to take pensions role
GERMANY – Despite his surprise resignation as chairman of the Social Democrats, Franz Müntefering is expected to honour his pledge to serve as Germany’s next pensions minister.
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OPF’s Steenvoorden leaves for SPMS
NETHERLANDS – Jeroen Steenvoorden, director of the Dutch company pension fund association OPF, has been appointed managing director of medical specialist pension fund SPMS.
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New Swiss first pillar reforms proposed
SWITZERLAND – The Swiss government has proposed several first-pillar reforms, including equalising the legal retirement age for male and female workers and reducing the amount of the reserve fund for the state pension scheme.
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JPMorgan AM names new institutional head
EUROPE – JPMorgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has named Jens Schmitt as head of institutional business in Europe, replacing Peter Schwicht.
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Metal scheme opts for own levensloop offering
NETHERLANDS --The industry-wide pension fund for the metalworking and engineering sectors, PMT, has decided to provide its own collective ‘levensloop’, or life-course, scheme rather than follow a collective scheme approach favoured by other funds.
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New study warns of German costs explosion
GERMANY – Costs facing German public sector pension funds and employers that cling to a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) system for financing pension liabilities are set to explode, according to a new study released by German independent financial adviser MLP.
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Hutton’s appointment may delay pensions reform
UK – The appointment of John Hutton as work and pensions secretary following David Blunkett’s resignation yesterday may result in further delays to UK pensions reform.
