All IPE articles in October 2014 (Online) – Page 3
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Regulator saves MG Rover scheme from PPF with £8m deal
Warning noticed issued to third-party firm secures funding as scheme leaves PPF assessment
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Bulk annuity, fiduciary market growth entices Aon Hewitt to launch merged solution
New service to combine delegation of asset management, buyout of liabilities with insurance company
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Dutch engineering firms to merge into multi-company fund
Planned consolidation of scheme assets follows mergers of Royal Haskoning and DHV in 2012
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NEST to provide 'helpful nudges' to ethical market
UK scheme says it will hope to apply pressure to industry to grow and develop number of ethical investment options available
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PostNL scheme gains 3.3% in third quarter, as TNO returns 4.6%
Dutch schemes continue to report decline in funding, despite robust returns across asset classes
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VER sees equity returns boosted to nearly 10% by US, emerging markets
Finnish state fund sees quity portfolio offer strongest return, despite improved results for fixed income portfolio
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UK mortality data flawed, says Pensions Institute
Academics call for fundamental review of official death rate figures after Office of National Statistics figures show ‘puzzling’ changes
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Campaign urges USS to consult membership over ethical investment
Campaign led by union, ShareAction calls for consideration of climate risk when investing assets
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Mandate roundup: Merseyside Pension Fund, Unigestion, Pension Protection Fund
Merseyside Pension Fund re-appoints Unigestion for European equities mandate
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BT scheme loses final court appeal against PPF levy exemption
Pension fund, sponsor company challenged European Court of Justice ruling from September 2013
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Nordic roundup: Etera, Nordea Life & Pensions
Investment returns bounce back for Finland’s Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company
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Wednesday people roundup
BNP Paribas Investment Partners, Russell Investments, Actuarial Association of Europe, UBS, Lazard Asset Management, Capital Group
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UK local government pension schemes warned over further reforms
Official says it would be unwise for LGPS to assume no further reforms will take place for 25 years
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Prudential backs Welsh hydro-power plant despite annuity market changes
Prudential, one of six insurers to commit £25bn to government infrastructure plan, provides capital for £1bn tidal-energy plant in Wales
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Irish deficits increase by third over 2014
Mercer estimates positive asset returns offset by falling bond yields, leading to increased deficits
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Unilever, Panasonic schemes turn to insurers amid favourable market conditions
Legal & General, Rothesay Life announce transactions for bulk annuities as market growth continues
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AP2 targets tar sands, farmland for greater scrutiny
Swedish buffer fund sells stakes in 20 energy companies over concerns extraction projects to prove unprofitable
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Funding drop of at least 3 percentage points ahead, Dutch schemes warned
Decline comes as interest rates contine to slide, in wake of worsening funding at largest Dutch funds
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Cleaning scheme Orsima in merger talks with industry-wide fund
Scheme cites comparatively high cost per paticipant as driving force behind the negotiations to join €2.9bn BPF Schoonmaak
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KLM scheme to divest from Russia
€7bn pension scheme cites both market and country risk as reasons for divestment as it announces quarterly returns