All articles by Pam Atherton – Page 4
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NewsNAPF, TUC question transparency of UK board room pensions
UK – Directors of the UK's top companies have amassed pension pots worth on average £3.8m (€3m), 26 times the average occupational pension of £8,736, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
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NewsDutch roundup: DIF
NETHERLANDS – DIF Infrastructure II has closed at €571m, comfortably exceeding its target of €500m.
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NewsHenderson faces lawsuit from 30 pension funds
UK – A group of 30 pension funds is threatening to sue Henderson Group, if it fails to pay substantial compensation for losses incurred by an infrastructure fund, which they claim was promoted as a low risk investment.
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NewsUK roundup: Philips, 5% investment caps [updated]
UK – Philips today announced the sale of its stake in chipmaker NXP to its UK pension fund as part of a funding proposal agreed with the the UK scheme trustees.
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NewsMandate roundup: East Riding, State Street Global Advisors, Franklin Templeton
GLOBAL – The East Riding of Yorkshire Council is looking to hire a full actuarial and benefit consultancy services firm for the £1.6bn (€1.7bn) East Riding Pension Fund (ERPF), part of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
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NewsDutch real estate survey highlights investor 'sophistication'
NETHERLANDS – The latest Investor Universe Netherlands survey shows the Dutch institutional real estate market is large, sophisticated and with considerable overseas exposure.
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NewsNAPF hires HMT's Philp as policy director
UK – The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has hired Darren Philp as director of policy from HM Treasury.
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NewsEU reaches agreement on Systemic Risk Council
EUROPE – The European Union has reached an agreement on reforms in the financial sector with the creation of a European Systemic Risk Council and three new supervisors covering banking, insurance and securities markets.
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NewsMandate roundup: Aegon Asset Management, Norfolk County Council, Flintshire County Council
UK – Aegon Asset Management has won the mandate to provide asset allocation services to Leicestershire county council's £2bn pension scheme with a bespoke overlay facility.
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NewsAon: Employers underestimating risk of poor DB data
UK – Most UK employers running defined benefit schemes are underestimating the risks associated with poor-quality data, according to Aon Consulting's latest employer survey.
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NewsUK roundup: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Hewitt Associates, Pension Corporation
UK – Companies looking to repair defined benefit scheme deficits will be using assets – more than cash contributions – over the next year, according to analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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NewsCardano's fiduciary management portfolios outperform by 15%
UK – Cardano’s £4bn solvency management portfolios outperformed traditional investment approaches by around 15% over the two years to 30 June, while reducing portfolio risk at the same time, the company said.
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NewsScheme redesigns triggering contribution cuts, says Mercer
GLOBAL – Employers redesigning their pension schemes are reducing their contribution rates drastically, while a third will make changes to their defined benefit schemes in the near future, according to a survey by Mercer.
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NewsPrivate equity emerging from crisis, says Towers Watson
GLOBAL – The private equity industry is turning the corner, as markets provide opportunities for private equity managers and their investors, according to research by Towers Watson.
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NewsUK roundup: Paternoster, Chaucer, London Pension Fund Authority, BBC
UK – Mark Wood, the insurance industry heavyweight who established buyout company Paternoster, has joined the board of Lloyd's insurer Chaucer.
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NewsIrish pension funds hit by falling bond yields in France, Germany
IRELAND – Falling yields on French and German bonds, coupled with declining equity markets, led to an increase in liabilities in Irish defined benefit schemes in August, according to Hewitt Associates.
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