Pension System – Page 164
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Cadbury Mondelēz takes a bite out of liabilities with £520m buy-in
Deal with Rothesay Life is pension scheme’s second buy-in in 10 years as insurers process busy pipeline of de-risking transactions
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NewsNetherlands roundup: Energy firm’s scheme seeks consolidation vehicle
Also: The average age at which Dutch workers retire has risen to 65, according to Statistics Netherlands
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UK roundup: The best and worst industries for employer contributions
Also: The Pensions Regulator authorises DC master trusts run by Aon and Railpen
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‘Link investment policies to scheme demographics’, says trustee
Schemes’ investment policies should be geared to the age of a scheme’s population, says Dutch pension trustee Paul de Geus
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NewsHSBC pension scheme strikes £7bn longevity risk transfer
Deal with Prudential Financial is the second-largest longevity swap completed by a UK pension plan after the BT Pension Scheme’s £16bn deal in 2014
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LGPS advisory board pursues ESG-related guidance updates
Scheme advisory board wants to make sure legal framework for LGPS does not lag that for other pension schemes
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Dutch military staff to switch from final to average salary accrual
Personnel will be compensated for the negative effects of a change that will bring an end to one of the Netherlands’ last open final salary pension funds
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NewsTPR: DC governance stats show smaller schemes should wind up
The Pensions Regulator’s latest survey reveals an ‘unacceptable long tail’ of smaller schemes failing to meet key governance and trusteeship standards
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NewsNew players waiting in the wings for Dutch administration market
International companies including Capgemini and Tata could drive innovation as part of pensions reform, says consultancy firm Quint
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Asset managers propose new fund structure for illiquid assets
The Investment Association has proposed the creation of the ‘Long-Term Asset Fund’, which would be a modified version of an existing category of open-ended authorised fund
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Auto-enrolment providers slam NOW: Pensions over cost analysis
The master trust claimed it was the cheapest provider on the market – but its rivals have hit back over ‘artful propaganda’ and ‘absurd’ outcomes
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Moody’s makes buy-side fintech, climate risk acquisitions
RiskFirst is known for its platform for defined benefit pension plans, while Four Twenty Seven specialises in climate risk data and analysis
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NewsPension funds ‘remain in scope’ of financial transaction tax law
Brussels-based pension fund and insurance lobby groups reiterate concerns ahead of technical meeting tomorrow
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Experts voice concerns over planned Italian second-pillar fund
Aon and SSGA say Italy’s INPS is unsuited to run a proposed new pension fund and should focus on developing existing arrangements
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UK government consults on merger of two local authority pension funds
Merger of £492m closed transport authority fund into £15.7bn West Midlands Pension Fund intended to address solvency risks
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NewsRegulator fines former Standard Life subsidiary £31m over annuity misselling
Standard Life Assurance failed to have robust systems and controls around its pension annuity sales, according to the FCA
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Auto-enrolment should be expanded, say UK firms
Nearly all companies favour broadening the regime to include lower-paid workers and the self-employed, according to a CBI/Scottish Widows poll
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French government adviser delivers pension reform recommendations
Report elaborates vision of a points-based universal system to replace the 42 schemes that form the current mandatory state-backed system
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Biggest Dutch pension funds face imminent benefit cuts following new rules
Nearly 6m active, deferred and retired members of the Netherlands’ two largest schemes face cuts next year if funding levels fall further in 2019
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NewsItalian pension schemes hit out at government plan for new fund
The Italian Social Security Institute wants to set up an alternative to existing second-pillar funds, but trade body Assofondipensione warns it could hurt the system
