All articles by Pam Atherton – Page 2
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NewsUK roundup: Aon Corporation, Goddard Perry Consulting, Pensions Policy Institute
UK – The accounting deficit of the 200 largest privately sponsored pension schemes remained relatively stable in November, increasing by £2bn to £71bn, according to the latest Aon Hewitt 200 Index.
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NewsIrish government announces longer-term bonds to create sovereign annuity market
IRELAND – The Irish government has agreed reforms that will see the country's pension funds able to price its annuities based on sovereign bonds, moving away from the German Bund market as a benchmark.
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NewsTPR to limit schemes' exposure to high-risk assets
UK – The UK Pensions Regulator (TPR) is planning to limit the freedom of schemes with large deficits to invest in risky asset classes, such as equities, property and alternative investments, its chairman has said.
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NewsPensions Regulator warns of defined benefit 'endgame'
UK – David Norgrove, chairman of the UK Pensions Regulator (TPR), has warned trustees at a NAPF conference in London today of the challenges facing defined benefit (DB) schemes in their "endgame".
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NewsPensions minister Webb sets out vision for future of UK pensions
UK – Pensions minister Steve Webb has told pension scheme trustees in London today that one of his principal aims while in office is to simplify the basic state pension system and make Nest and auto-enrolment work.
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NewsUK government legislation could force switch to CPI
UK – The UK government may force defined benefit pension schemes to adopt the consumer price index (CPI) even if it overrides existing scheme rules promising retail price inflation (RPI) for pension increases, the chief executive of the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has warned.
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NewsUK roundup: Capita Hartshead, Northern Ireland Teachers, MetLife, RSA
UK – The Department for Education Northern Ireland DE(NI) has gone live with a new pensions administration system provided by Capita Hartshead.
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NewsATP PEP closes fourth fund with €1bn
DENMARK – ATP, the largest pension fund in Denmark, has allocated €1bn in new capital to its private equity arm, ATP Private Equity Partners (ATP PEP).
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NewsOECD calls on governments to strengthen private pensions
GLOBAL – The OECD secretariat has told the Working Party on Private Pensions and the Insurance and Private Pensions Committee (IPPC) that countries overhauling their pensions systems should seek to establish a balance between public and private pensions.
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NewsUK awaits new annuitisation and drawdown rules
UK – The UK pensions industry awaits with bated breath the publication this week of a shake-up of the annuitisation and drawdown rules.
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NewsUK regulator to clamp down on enforced transfers
UK – The chairman of the UK Pensions Regulator, David Norgrove, is set to clamp down on companies that encourage workers to switch from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) schemes.
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NewsPensions funds square up for legal battle with Henderson
UK – Henderson Global Investors and a group of 30 pension funds are squaring up for a courtroom battle as a “final letter before action” has been sent to Henderson by the pension funds’ lawyers.
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NewsBT threatens to sue Ofcom over pensions contributions
UK – BT has warned it could sue the UK telecommunications regulator Ofcom if it refuses to allow it to use a rise in wholesale fees levied on rivals to help repair its pension deficit.
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NewsGlaxoSmithKline schemes offload annuity risk to Prudential
UK – Two of GlaxoSmithKline's pension plans have offloaded some of their annuity risk by entering into bulk annuity contracts with Prudential.
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NewsAon Hewitt wins Biffa investment consulting mandate
UK – The Biffa Pension Scheme has appointed Aon Hewitt to provide investment advice and delegated consulting services.
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NewsAccess Capital to acquire Pohjola private equity funds
EUROPE – Access Capital Partners Group is in the process of acquiring Finland’s Pohjola Private Equity Funds (PPEF) and will enter into a strategic distribution partnership with Pohjola Asset Management in the Nordic countries.
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NewsUK pensions minister under fire over CPI linking
UK – UK pensions minister Steve Webb has come under fire from scheme trustees at the TUC Pension Trustee conference for switching the inflation index for public and private sector pensions from the retail price index (RPI) to the consumer price index (CPI).
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NewsSchemes to fund costs themselves in Henderson legal action
UK – The group of 30 pension funds threatening to sue Henderson Global Investors over the management of its PFI Secondary Fund II LP are to fund their own legal costs.
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NewsSweden's Kammarkollegiet appoints global equity managers
SWEDEN – Kammarkollegiet, the fund manager and financial procurement agency to Swedish state-linked organisations, has appointed three global equity managers following a restructuring of its external investment management arrangements.
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NewsAlexander Forbes launches 'sat nav' for UK pension schemes
UK – Alexander Forbes Consultants is offering an implemented consulting service to the trustees of defined benefit pension funds of all sizes.
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