Pension System – Page 190
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Closure in the pipeline for £2bn plumbing industry pension scheme
Trustees warn that low expected asset returns mean contributions could nearly double in the years ahead
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Nordea restructures after selling Danish business
Pan-Nordic team of 30 staff aims for improved access to investment deals and stronger performance
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Consumer group issues stark capital protection warning over PEPP
Better Finance argues that without capital and inflation protection it will recommend investors avoid the PEPP
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NewsESG engagement proposals ‘neither practical nor purposeful’: PLSA
Proposed requirement for statement on approach to member views would risk ‘greater confusion’
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Country ReportUK schemes must tender fiduciary contracts, competition body says
CMA finds adverse effects on market competition in investment consulting and fiduciary management sectors
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NewsFRC finds support for stewardship code to mirror section 172 duty
Support for signatories to report on how they considered wide range of stakeholders
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AkzoNobel scheme ‘doesn’t need €400m cash injection’
Employee representative body argues that cash injection demanded by unions is unnecessary
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UK pensions sector rallies behind dashboard as government support stalls
Pensions sector unites to urge political backing for dashboard concept
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Royal Mail CDC plan ‘could transform UK landscape’
Work and Pensions Select Committee calls for government to enable collective DC arrangements
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German bank sector pension fund claims Brexit-related client win
Standard Chartered in Germany opts for BVV as occupational pension provider
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Accounting roundup: UK politician demands answers over BHS audit
Plus: Updated good practice guide for pension accounting; SIG faces investigation; FRC names firms under review
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UK lifeboat fund bolsters reserves despite record year for claims
The Pension Protection Fund reported a £6.7bn surplus after taking on Carillion, British Steel schemes
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NewsSweden appoints implementation chief for premium pension reform
Mikael Westberg, head of legal at Pensions Authority, to oversee reform implementation
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Accounting, de-risking moves bolster Swiss pension plan funding
Liabilities fell by CHF3.6bn while investment returns added CHF900m.
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Netherlands roundup: Shoemakers’ scheme in tie-up with Detailhandel
Also: Largest Dutch schemes team up to address public trust; PNO Media hails long-term outperformance
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Unions to strike at AkzoNobel over €400m pension payment demand
Workers want part of the proceeds of the sale of the Specialty Chemicals branch to go to the pension scheme
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Italy's social security chair warns on pension impact of border closure
Interior minister Salvini accuses Boeri of being political
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Japanese pension funds rethink asset allocation strategies – survey
Funds increasingly adopting strategies modelled on variety of role-, risk- or factor-based approaches
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Sweden proposes new category of pension provider in IORP II draft
Stakeholders have until October to comment on the proposals
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NewsIMF questions German coalition government pension measures
Germany should pursue reforms to extend working lives, International Monetary Fund says
