All IPE articles in October 2012 (Online) – Page 4
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NewsOnly revised IORP Directive will revive moribund DB schemes – EIOPA
EUROPE – Chairman Gabriel Bernardino says measurement of investment risk must be improved.
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NewsDutch schemes would 'consider' securitised mortgages – APG
NETHERLANDS – CIO recommends creation of national bank offering mortgages with government guarantee.
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NewsPension Protection Fund to hike levy from 2014-15
UK – Chief executive says properly funded scheme requires ‘appropriate’ levy.
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NewsABP boosts funding by 7 percentage points, but coverage doubts remain
NETHERLANDS – Chairman dismisses impact of UFR.
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NewsSwedish retirees would work longer if conditions improved
SWEDEN – Local politicians debating issue of how to get older people to work longer.
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NewsEuropean asset managers 'must adapt to institutional needs'
EUROPE – Fund managers should think beyond 'standard' solutions, Fitch says.
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NewsBrussels bows to pressure over IORP II confidence levels
EUROPE – Allows first QIS schemes to submit results based on VAR below 99.5% confidence levels.
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NewsUK pensions association calls for alternative discount rate
UK – NAPF rejects smoothing despite ability to 'almost eliminate' deficits in short term.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – AllianzGI, Redington, Forca, BlackRock, AllenbridgeEpic, Kempen, Aquila
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NewsEurope: Fragile markets, agile investing
BlackRock's Charles Prideaux on hunting for investment opportunities amid Europe's turmoil.
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NewsESG roundup: Human rights, Vigeo, EIRIS
GLOBAL – One multinational company in five faces at least one human-rights violation allegation.
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NewsNAPF criticises 'impractical' pot follows member approach
UK – Calls for rethink after DWP publishes report on why it ruled out aggregator funds.
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NewsEIOPA launches first quantitative impact study for revised IORP
EUROPE – Nine European countries in which DB plans are most prevalent volunteer to participate.
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NewsLow yields increasing pressure on money market funds, Moody's warns
GLOBAL – Prolonged period of low yields adding to challenges faced by industry.
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NewsStrathclyde tenders £550m fundamental indexation equity mandate
UK – Equity framework agreement open to other Scottish local government pension funds.
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NewsKLM pension funds report strong returns in third quarter
NETHERLANDS – Each of Dutch airline’s three schemes returns at least 4.6% over period.
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NewsThe unbearable lightness of financial literacy
Is the call to improve literacy nothing more than a red herring?
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NewsFalling yields could hike Austrian DB obligations by 30% – Mercer
AUSTRIA – Consultancy questions depth of euro-zone’s high-quality bond market.
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NewsSwitzerland's ZKB pension fund switches from DB to DC
SWITZERLAND – Discount rate at Zürcher Kantonalbank scheme falls from 3.5% to 3%.
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NewsIreland keeping 'open mind' on wind-up order for pension funds
IRELAND – Unions criticise proposals for failing to address 'fundamental issues'.
