Pension System – Page 242
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IPE Views: Talk-talk-talking in Brussels
Jeremy Woolfe is less than impressed with level of discourse among Europe’s bureaucrats
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NewsFriday people roundup
APG, AkzoNobel, Eumedion, PFZW, RPMI Railpen, Hermes EOS, Etera, Tikehau, Morgan Stanley, Aviva Investors, BlackRock, Nationale-Nederlanden Life, International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators
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NewsAODP launches initiative to sue pension investors who ignore climate risk
Chief executive of Asset Owners Disclosure Project says pension funds must model risk to portfolio from policy changes on carbon
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NewsLGPS funds could consider legal action over mandatory passive shift
South Yorkshire fund weighs becoming collective vehicle for other LGPS funds should new UK government choose shift to passive investment
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UK roundup: Tesco Pension Scheme, Barnett Waddingham
UK supermarket pension fund sees actuarial deficit spike 200% in three years
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Progress pension fund attributes half of annual return to risk hedge
Pension fund of food, cosmetics giant Unilever hedged 69% of interest, inflation risk
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PGGM takes stake in Spanish gas-distribution network
Dutch asset manager planning to increase exposure to infrastructure ‘considerably’
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NewsFinnish Cultural Foundation reports 10.5% return for 2014
Large part of performance due to legacy holding in Finnish packaging manufacturer Huhtamäki
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NewsWednesday people roundup
Aon Hewitt, Towers Watson, AQR Institute of Asset Management, London Business School, Mercer, AMP Capital, Kirstein A/S, GES, The Pensions Trust, Investec Asset Management, SKAGEN Global, Catella
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KLM pension funds lose altitude despite strong first-quarter results
Unilever scheme Progress reports quarterly return of 14%
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Irish regulator rejects calls to water down funding standard for DB schemes
Pensions Authority says relaxing funding standard in wake of quantitative easing would give ‘false impression’ of economic reality
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PGGM to vote against re-appointment of entire board at mining company
Asset manager rejects remuneration proposals, re-appointment of board at Barrick Gold Corporation
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NewsSocial media influences investment decisions, shows research
LinkedIn key platform for financial information, Twitter continues to be shunned by asset owners according to research
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Strathclyde slashes equities in shift to ‘enhanced yield’ strategies
UK’s largest LGPS moves away from 70% equity allocation to absolute return, hedge funds and debt
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UK roundup: Pension Protection Fund, UK election, Institute of Fiscal Studies
Deficits on the rise after February dip, still lower than the historical high in January
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NewsFriday people roundup
Bpf Koopvaardij, F&C Netherlands, UK National Association of Pension Funds, Universities Superannuation Scheme, LCP, Ivanhoé Cambridge, Brown Brothers Harriman, Accenture, Squire Paton Boggs
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Pension fund accountants must 'wake up' to new SORP challenge
Experts say accountants need to act now if they are to comply with new, wide-ranging framework
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Trustees must make 'mental switch' on merits of PME, PMT merger
Outgoing PME director says psychological barriers only remaining obstacle to potential merger
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USS makes swift appointment in chairman replacement
Sir David Eastwood replaces Sir Martin Harris after his retirement at end of March
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Budget shift forces EIOPA to cut back work on risk frameworks, solvency
European regulator scales back advice to Commission on IORP II development, work on pensions transferability
