All IPE articles in October 2012 (Online) – Page 5
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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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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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NewsESG roundup: Human rights, Vigeo, EIRIS
GLOBAL – One multinational company in five faces at least one human-rights violation allegation.
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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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Wednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – AllianzGI, Redington, Forca, BlackRock, AllenbridgeEpic, Kempen, Aquila
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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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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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NewsEuropean asset managers 'must adapt to institutional needs'
EUROPE – Fund managers should think beyond 'standard' solutions, Fitch says.
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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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ABP boosts funding by 7 percentage points, but coverage doubts remain
NETHERLANDS – Chairman dismisses impact of UFR.
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Pension Protection Fund to hike levy from 2014-15
UK – Chief executive says properly funded scheme requires ‘appropriate’ levy.
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Dutch schemes would 'consider' securitised mortgages – APG
NETHERLANDS – CIO recommends creation of national bank offering mortgages with government guarantee.
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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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NewsUK schemes sign up to Pensions Infrastructure Platform
UK – Four more pension funds become founding members of scheme developed by PPF, NAPF.
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PFA bows to political pressure on unit-link transparency
DENMARK – Danish pension fund publishes new key reporting figure for unit-link returns.
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NewsESG roundup: Future Fund, AODP, Green Investment Bank
GLOBAL – Australia's largest pension fund too 'under-resourced' to consider climate change.
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NewsMerchant Navy pension fund frets over future of Old Section
UK – Deliberations over possible buyout, wind-up have been 'gut-wrenching', scheme head says.
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UFR boost not enough to avoid rights cuts at Dutch schemes
NETHERLANDS – BpfBOUW bucks trend after coverage ratio jumps to 104.7% in third quarter.
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Funding ratio jumps to 99% at Dutch healthcare scheme PFZW
NETHERLANDS – Pension fund on track to avoid rights cut, but situation ‘remains tense’.
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NewsATP's new head must be able to spearhead 'international expansion'
DENMARK – Successor to central bank-bound Lars Rohde must be a 'visionary' with a 'global outlook'.




