Pension System – Page 202
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NewsIceland moves to curb heavy pension fund influence over local companies
Task force backs making ownership policies clearer to address pension funds’ dominance over domestic assets
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Major German statutory health insurer to set up Pensionsfonds
Investment diversification the main motivation for funding pensions from the external vehicle
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‘Give members more say on investment strategy’, argues Dutch politician
D66’s Steven Weyenberg plans to table a law change to allow accountability boards to have greater influence
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UK roundup: Regulator to investigate third-pillar system
Plus: Melrose boasts of pension track record in GKN takeover offer; FTSE 350 deficits fall in January
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Dutch pension fund liabilities fall in 2017
Equity prices boosted Dutch schemes to a healthier funding position, according to regulator DNB
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Royal Mail strikes deal with union for CDC scheme
UK’s first ‘defined ambition’ scheme could be launched – but government must pass legislation first
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NewsEmerging cross-border trends ‘break with traditional IORP image’
EIOPA reports on cross-border pension fund activity in latest market development update
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AXA Germany sells Pensionskasse to rival insurer
Insurer wants to streamline occupational pension offering
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British Steel unveils trustee board for new scheme
Allan Johnston to continue as chair of six-strong team
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PensionsEurope to EC: ‘Stay clear of prescriptive approach’ on ESG
Industry trade bodies react to high profile expert group recommendations on sustainable finance
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NewsFrench public sector scheme Ircantec to divest from tobacco
Board also agrees new investment to support local and citizen-led renewable energy initiatives
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Carillion: Trustee chair quizzed over pension contribution deferrals
Robin Ellison told a parliamentary enquiry that the trustees had been in “robust” negotiations with Carillion for years
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GKN warns on pension scheme covenant if takeover proceeds
Higher debt levels at Melrose could affect pension arrangements in UK and Germany, GKN claims
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AV2020: Swiss pension system reform still on hold
Four months after the failed referendum on Swiss pension reform there is still disagreement on the next steps, writes Barbara Ottawa
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Ageing populations ‘a threat for fixed income investors’
Invesco study finds factors beyond low yields will put pressure on bond investors in the years ahead
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ABP under political pressure to sell shares in nuclear station operator
Cabinet claims exclusion of tobacco and nuclear weapons by the pension scheme is acknowledgement of concerns
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Carillion: UK’s LGPS assessing cost impact after contractor failure
Public pension staff are reviewing pension cost sharing agreements related to outsourced services
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Equities fuel Lithuanian second-pillar funds' 4.5% gain in 2017
Equity-weighted fund returns exceeded 9%, while bond funds performed poorly
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HSBC, Santander reveal ring-fencing plans for pension schemes
Major UK banks considering pension scheme covenants ahead of requirement to split retail and investment banking arms
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Agreement reached on shutting UK universities' DB scheme
Staff union plans 14 days of strike action in protest at closure of £60bn USS
