All pandemic articles
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NewsCMI ignores mortality data for pandemic years
Continuous Mortality Investigation places no weight on the data for 2020 and 2021 in the core version of its 2023 Mortality Projections Model
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NewsStandardised mortality rates 3% lower in 2022
The CMI model found that mortality in 2020 to 2022 was significantly higher than before the coronavirus pandemic
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NewsItalian private schemes demand full autonomy to invest in line with EU recovery plan
The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is the center piece of the Next Generation EU (NGEU) with funds worth €723.8bn
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NewsGerman actuaries call for unchanged rate at 0.25% as pandemic evolves
‘Still too early’ to predict how inflation will play out in the long-term, says DAV
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: How has the pandemic affected the UK – small-cap value investing
By Beini Zhou and Anand Vasagiri, portfolio managers, international small-cap value strategy, Artisan Partners
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NewsPrivate markets protect institutional investors in time of crisis – study
The study analysed the dot-com crash, the subprime mortgage and financial crisis in 2007-09, and the COVID-19 pandemic
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NewsUK roundup: PPF’s reserves rise to £9bn
Plus: Independent schools drop out of teacher pension scheme
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NewsPensions Congress: Execs rethink strategic paradigm to face new challenges
Asset managers will have to ‘diversify portfolios in a robust way’ and will have to shift the focus on how to manage new ‘risky assets’ to reduce volatility
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NewsTPR calls on DB schemes to look out for funding challenges
Pension funds should retain a focus on the long term – most specifically around planning and risk management
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NewsPension deficits turned into surpluses at the start of pandemic, says WTW
Where deficit contributions were made, the median amount paid in 2020 was estimated at £15m, up 8% on 2019
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NewsGerman DAX firms see rise in pension liabilities, says Aon
The discount rate for DAX 30 companies fell further last year to 0.77% from 1.10% in 2019
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NewsAPG increases focus on Dutch investments
‘The current climate is especially suited for active investors’
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NewsBudget: UK schemes to have more flexibility to invest in illiquid assets
The £375m UK-wide Future Fund will invest in highly innovative companies such as those working in life sciences, quantum computing, or clean tech
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NewsBritish Airways defers £450m in contributions
The deferral will be backed by security granted by BA over specified property assets
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NewsGlobal pension funds outpace GDP growth, says Thinking Ahead study
Global pension assets as a percentage of GDP reached a record high of 80%, an 11.2% rise over 2019
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NewsVBV sees AUM rise at slower pace year-on-year in 2020
Total assets rose by 6.3% in 2020 to a total €12.7bn, despite the pandemic
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NewsAustrian investment funds see AUM peak all-time high in 2020
Net inflows saw an uptick after an outflow of €3.2bn in March at the peak of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
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NewsDutch fiduciaries make switch to online manager selection
‘It’s really though to get the same information out of an online meeting as you would during on-site visits’
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NewsSwiss BVK readjusts equity portfolio to profit from market fluctuations
BVK will adopt a new plan – Strategy 2021+ – from February to increase its allocation to equity, global real estate and infrastructure
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NewsCompenswiss sticks to equities at crisis peak to benefit from recovery
It typically adopts a cautious investment strategy, with two thirds of its assets invested in fixed income
