All IPE articles in October 2009 (Online) – Page 4
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LPFA calls for reforms after 19% loss for LGPS
[16:20 CEST 20-10] UK – The London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) has warned an increased retirement age and a move to career average earnings must seriously be considered as a way of making public sector pensions more sustainable.
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Austrian study blames pension funds for the financial crisis
[16:15 CEST 20-10] AUSTRIA/GLOBAL – The growth of funded pension systems over the last decades has helped destabilise the equity markets, a new study commissioned by the Viennese Labour Chamber (AK Wien) concludes.
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Industry-wide fund issues climate change mandate
[16:00 CEST 20-10] IPE-QUEST – A Dutch pension fund is planning to venture into Asian-Pacific real estate investments while a second industry-wide pension fund is hoping to invest up to $150m (€m) in a global climate change equity mandate, and both are using IPE-Quest.
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UK mandates update: Leicestershire seeks active managers
[15:45 CEST 20-10] UK – Leicestershire County Council is looking to hire three investment managers for its £1.9bn (€2.1bn) local government pension scheme (LGPS).
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EC aims to pursue withholding tax parity
[15:30 CEST 20-10] EUROPE – The European Commission is attempting to push through yet more reforms to local withholding tax regimes by recommending a simplified system be introduced for investors claiming the tax relief.
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Pension experts tout need for longer-term benchmarks
[17:00 CEST 19-10] GLOBAL – A joint meeting of the OECD and IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions has been warned a “meaningful” long-term performance measure for pension funds must be found which assess pension funds’ ability to meet income replacement.
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Energy regulator to encourage longer UK pension funding periods
[16:45 CEST 19-10] UK – Ofgem, the regulator of UK electricity and gas companies, has presented fresh proposals which could see energy firms incentivised for lowering pension costs rather than place the charge on consumers’ bills.
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DNB rejects ANWB scheme’s recovery plan
[16:15 CEST 19-10] NETHERLANDS - Pensions regulator De Nederlandsche Bank has rejected a fourth recovery plan from the €640m pension fund of motorists’ lobbying organisation ANWB.
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Q4 predicted to be busy for buyouts
[16:00 CEST 19-10] UK - The final three months of 2009 are expected to be the busiest in over a year for pension insurance buy-ins and buy-outs, according to risk management provider Pension Corporation.
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Crisis forces Basel-Land to consider DC switch
[15:45 CEST 19-10] SWITZERLAND – The canton of the region of Basel is investigating whether to switch from a defined benefit scheme to a defined contribution plan for its CHF4.5bn (€3bn) public pension fund BLPK, in the wake of the recent crisis.
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Varma posts 10.8% return year-to-date
[15:30 CEST 19-10] FINLAND – Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company has posted a 10.8% return for the first nine months of 2009 and its investment portfolio reached €28.3bn by the end of September.
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USS attacks PPF levy focus on investment strategy
[14:30 CEST 19-10] UK – The chief executive of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has labelled the Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF) proposal to consider the investment strategy of schemes when calculating the levy as “inappropriate”.
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Babcock eyes interest rate hedge after governance work
[14:00 CEST 19-10] UK - Babcock international is thinking of hedging interest rates as part of the investment strategy for its five UK pension schemes, following the establishment of a cross-party trustee committee.
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Pension groups dread pan-European fund
[17:20 CEST 16-10] EUROPE – Creating a pan-European pension fund for mobile researchers would not be in the interest of the members of such a scheme, according to representatives at the conference of the European Association of Public Sector Pension Institutions (EAPSPI) in Berlin.
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Savings products review may be key to flexible retirement - Cooper
[17:10 CEST 16-10] UK - Yvette Cooper, secretary of state for work and pensions, has hinted there may need to be a review of financial products within the saving industry to enable individuals to have a more flexible retirement by working longer or part-time if required.
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BT to focus on DC education of members
[16:20 CEST 16-10] UK - Providing individual employees with the right tools, information and opportunities to take personal responsibility for their retirement savings can be considered a paternalistic approach , according to BT.
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Boutique forecasts a decade of low interest rates
[17:10 CEST 16-10] EUROPE - There will be no end to the US Federal Reserve’s low interest rate policy within the next few years, so returns from bonds and money market instruments will be insufficient to meet pension fund targets, according to Jens Ehrhardt, founder of multi-asset boutique DJE.
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Fiduciary management 'causes blurring' between advice and delegation
[17:05 CEST 16-10] UK – The increasing number of players in the fiduciary management market, particularly from within the consultancy space, is blurring the lines between delegation and advisory services, according to Andrew Waring, chief executive of the Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF).
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Dutch MPs reach a deal to raise retirement age to 67
[16:55 CEST 16-10] NETHERLANDS - The Dutch coalition political parties have agreed to raise to official retirement age for the state pension AOW in two steps from 65 to 67 in 2025.
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Pensions expert to launch UK political party
[16:40 CEST 16-10] UK – Robin Ellison, pensions expert and a partner at law firm Pinsent Masons, is launching a political party in the UK, which he hopes will raise awareness of pension issues at the next general election and improve public services.