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NewsTPR reiterates deficit concerns as 2018 valuations disappoint
2018 valuations may not spell good news for UK defined benefit schemes
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Irish employers making ‘generous’ contributions to DC plans: survey
Maximum employer contribution rate higher than 10% for half of replacement DB schemes
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Dutch employers and unions deny agreement over new system
Leaked draft of new Dutch pension system is not the final agreement, say unions and ministers
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Netherlands roundup: Parliament rejects minimum discount rate
Plus: Koolmees postpones transfer option; HaskoningDHV to merge; Federation leaks email list
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Australia: Superannuation review targets underperforming schemes
Two-year review of Australia’s highly regarded pension system proposes giving members more choice
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Media battle and market crash force pension policy rethink in Romania
PensionsEurope also criticised a plan to suspend contributions that caused a stock market crash
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Industry hits back at UK proposal for scheme funding requirements
DB white paper’s proposals for clearer, simpler funding regime is not necessary, industry and unions argue
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Leaked report details Netherlands’ proposed new pension system
Social partners said to agree on collective pension accrual, postponement of retirement age increase
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EC projections put peak public pension spending in 2040
By 2070 expenditure would be slightly below 2016 starting point
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KPMG: Low interest rates pushing schemes to innovative accounting
Annual pensions accounting survey also finds life expectancy assumptions are being updated more often
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NewsUK parliamentary committee admits error on climate change assessment
Lloyds Banking Group’s schemes were deemed less engaged, but committee has amended its report
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Ireland launches state pension consultation
Changes form part of sweeping reforms announced earlier this year
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NewsPensionsEurope: ‘Commission should not dictate ESG rules’
Sustainable investing legislation could “fundamentally change the IORP II Directive”
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DC consolidation could come at expense of members, experts warn
UK government estimates master trust market could shrink by a third through consolidation
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NewsMortality rate change could boost Dutch pension scheme funding
Longevity drop could boost pension funds’ coverage by 0.5%, according to Sprenkels & Verschuren
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European Commission unveils sustainable finance legislative proposals
“The Titanic could not turn to avoid the iceberg at the last minute and we will soon be in a very similar situation”
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NewsRegulator warns on public sector pension governance standards
TPR chief executive tells local authority conference there are “a number of gaps around good governance”
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Dutch low-cost DC vehicles ‘will disappear by 2025’
“New general pension funds offer various arrangements, including PPI’s proposition”
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IMF sees ‘step in the right direction’ in Lithuanian pension reform
Baltic country’s government has agreed on pension reform and put it to parliament
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NewsGerman pensions veteran Schwind to step down as Hoechst chief
Schwind has been running the well-known Hoechst pension funds for some 20 years
