Pension System – Page 175
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DB consolidators pose covenant trade-off questions for trustees: study
Trustees must weigh strength of existing sponsor covenant against replacement financial covenant
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NewsIndustry working group to develop pension equalisation guidance
UK regulator backs working group set up to produce best practice guidance following guaranteed minimum pension ruling
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€1.3bn Dutch shipping scheme to overhaul board structure
Director and CIO to become executive board members as part of professionalisation drive
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Swiss pension fund group criticises regulator on proposed reforms
Industry lobby group publishes statements on consultations regarding second pillar interest rate, collective pension schemes and collective investment pools
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UK roundup: Cold-calling ban comes into force
Plus: Local authority funds urge regulatory rethink on data standards
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Dutch military unions lodge appeal against abolishing final salary plan
Civil service pension fund ABP still to decide whether to appeal against verdict in separate court case
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New USS valuation could slash deficit, ‘notably’ lower contributions
Pension scheme seeks employer views on 31 March 2018 valuation, including raising retirement age
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NewsNetherlands roundup: ABP completes nuclear, tobacco divestments
Plus: Unions threaten strike action over pension demands; Retail and food sector schemes raise premiums to boost funding
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AnalysisAnalysis: First estimates of UK equality ruling costs emerge
Equalising guaranteed minimum pensions estimated to cost between 0.2% and 1.7% of liabilities, according to early company estimates
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Turkey acts to address auto-enrolment opt outs
New rules aim to reduce the high proportion of workers opting out of retirement savings
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NewsNetherlands raises pension fund fines to €500,000
‘Basis amount’ raised from €10,000 for schemes that breach prudent person rules
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ABP introduces ‘temporary’ average salary for MoD staff
Decision follows confusion caused by contradictory court rulings on move from final salary to average salary arrangements
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NewsAccounting roundup: Discount rates on the rise
Also: DB, DC plan definitions under IAS 19; IASB staff still working on DC discount rate anomaly
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ESG: A responsible investment ‘wishlist’ for 2019
What would your wish be? NBIM, AP2, USS, Ircantec, APG, and the PRI share their aims for 2019
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Public pension funds ‘underwhelmed’ by managers on ESG
LAPFF report ‘throws down the gauntlet’ for managers to up their stewardship
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Dutch scheme consolidation: APFs attract €8bn in two years
Number of Dutch pension funds dropped from 1,042 in 1998 to 240 this year
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ABP and defence unions in court over ‘complicated’ final salary plan
The Netherlands’ largest pension fund warns that mounting admin problems risk damaging its operations
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Netherlands roundup: FedEx to cut TNT Express pension fund
Plus: APG exits SME loans fund; ANWB scheme considering joining general pension fund
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NewsUK roundup: Schroders’ DC funds pass ‘value for money’ test
Also: Reuters seals £625m risk transfer deal; DWP attempts to reassure on post-Brexit state pension payments
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Swiss statistics office delivers final pension fund results for 2017
Net investment returns double those of 2016, according to the Bundesamt für Statistik
