All IPE articles in October 2014 (Online) – Page 5
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EIOPA chairman defends stress tests as data-collection approaches
Gabriel Bernardino eases industry concerns that supervisor will copy insurance model to conduct IORP stress test
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UK pensions minister increases pressure with new measures on DC charges
Trustees to be forced to evaluate all charges and establish whether transaction costs deliver value for money
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Insurance language on contracts within EIOPA balance sheet 'unfortunate'
Industry stakeholder group questions use of ’contract boundaries’ should apply to DB funds due to sponsor’s ability to terminate accrual
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Bernardino backs pensions stakeholder group amid merger concerns
EIOPA chairman personally backs separate pensions and insurance working groups in wake of Commission review
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PFZW and Landbouw lead Dutch sustainable investment ranking
Schemes for employees of ABN Amro and KLM last on list of nearly 50 pension schemes
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Affordability of DB schemes on the up at FTSE 350 companies
Hymans Robertson research on FTSE 350 firms shows improved funding and secruity despite yield fall
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Near-half of German institutions to miss investment targets
Survey from Union Investment showed preference for safety to decline as dissatisfaction with returns continues
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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
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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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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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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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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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NewsIrish deficits increase by third over 2014
Mercer estimates positive asset returns offset by falling bond yields, leading to increased deficits
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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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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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NewsWednesday people roundup
BNP Paribas Investment Partners, Russell Investments, Actuarial Association of Europe, UBS, Lazard Asset Management, Capital Group
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NewsNordic roundup: Etera, Nordea Life & Pensions
Investment returns bounce back for Finland’s Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company
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NewsBT 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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Mandate roundup: Merseyside Pension Fund, Unigestion, Pension Protection Fund
Merseyside Pension Fund re-appoints Unigestion for European equities mandate
