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Danes win early access to rest of LD’s holiday allowances fund
LD Pensions likely to be left with little of the DKK100bn fund to manage
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NewsCEPB’s Matthews calls for ‘Climate Action 100+ for sovereigns’
Reveals Transition Pathway Initiative will next year produce sovereign bond assessments
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Danish pensions lobby revamps to get to know members better
Insurance & Pension Denmark (IPD) creates two clear areas - lobbying and member services
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IPE Awards (Country & Regional): PensionDenmark wins for Denmark, Bosch for Germany
Construction Workers Pension Scheme wins for Ireland and the Environment Agency Pension Fund for the UK
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IPE Conference Day 2: ESG asset allocation, responsible investing, corporate purpose
Timothée Jaulin (Amundi), Matthew Edwards (Willis Towers Watson), Alex Edmans (London Business School), and Fiona Stewart (World Bank) among other speakers
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NewsNetherlands: Pension assets significantly reduce inequality
In official statistics, pension assets are not included in household wealth
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Irish supervisor disappointed by master trust findings
Pensions Authority calls for improvements if master trusts are to meet standards after IORP II transposition
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UK roundup: Engineering group hones in on complete DB de-risking
Plus: Court of Appeal rejects block on £12bn Pru-Rothesay transfer; Phoenix, LGR carbon commitments; Aviva Master Trust default ‘fully ESG integrated’
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IPE Conference Day 1: Global political risk, sustainability and resilient portfolios
Tina Fordham (Avonhurst), Elizabeth Corley (Impact Investing Institute), Amin Rajan (CREATE-Research), and Marg Franklin (CFA) among other speakers
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IPE Awards (Themed): Brunel PP wins climate related risk management, ESG
PGGM and Alecta duo win Innovation award, Amonis gets the risk management prize
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NewsPPF: Two thirds of DB schemes in deficit following COVID-19 market crash
The UK’s DB lifeboat fund warns of an expected increase in the number of claims over the next year as the pandemic’s effects bite
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NewsUK pensions minister launches pooled fund voting taskforce
Group focussed on empowering, facilitating voting based on pension scheme preferences
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Swiss voters reject arms ban financing for investors
The initiative received 1.08 million votes in favour, or 42.55% of the total tally, and 1.46 million or 57.45% voted against it
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Dutch company schemes may choose to grandfather existing funds
Pension cuts will lead to disappointed members, reducing support for the new pension contract
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Danica signs new pact in drive to boost self-employed pensions
Danske Bank unit forms partnership with Ase and Pension for Selvstændige
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NewsGerman occupational pensions momentum slows down
Over 60% of companies with fewer than 10 employees were not aware of new opportunities offered to reinforce occupational pensions
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Special Report2021 Investment Horizons: A painful year looks imminent
Pension provision is likely to take a hit in 2021 as the pandemic-related crises lead to rising unemployment and greater job insecurity
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FeaturesAccounting Matters: Accounting for the Wedge
The reason why defined benefit (DB) scheme sponsors account for inflation is because International Accounting Standard 19, Employee Benefits, tells them that if they make a benefit promise that is linked to price increases, the effect of that commitment has to be accounted for. The starting point for what by any standards is a gargantuan actuarial task is to look at yields on inflation-linked bonds.
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FeaturesLong term matters: A time to be hopeful and active?
Jaap van Dam, principal director of investment strategy at PGGM, is right: pension funds need to understand politics. We have two additions. First, the ‘outside-in’ focus – how politics affects portfolios – is a great starting point. But investors cannot stop there, they have considerable influence on politics whether for good or bad.
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Country ReportSweden's AP funds: Alternatives are go
AP funds welcome the removal of the ceiling on their investment in alternatives
