Pension System – Page 272
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NewsDC charges higher than industry estimates, UK government concedes
Small reduction in charges since 2011, still higher than proposed 75bps charge cap and insurance industry estimates
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EDHEC expands smart-beta index with Morgan Stanley, Amundi deals
Supply-side clamour to smart-beta increases as companies obtain access to EDHEC’s evaluation, methodology tools
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Aon Hewitt calls on UK government to concentrate on collective DC
Employers should consider collective savings format in wake of abolishment of contracting-out
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NewsIcelandic pension funds return 11% on strength of domestic equities
Foreign holdings return nearly 8% over course of 2013
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Ireland announces name for second-pillar scheme in bid to increase coverage
MySaver scheme to be introduced as soft-compulsion, minister falls short of setting implementation date
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Court of Audit blasts French scheme CIPAV, calls for board changes
Investment management, governance and pensioner services all ‘flawed’ as Court cites ‘significant’ failings
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Frustration for UK consulting society as focus on expertise breeds ‘mediocrity’
President of SPC demands increase in quality – or for market to shed lower-quality members
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BAPI applauds doubling of second-pillar membership in Belgium
Association hails ‘democratic’ approach to growing country’s second-pillar system
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United Utilities to set up DC fund to match income-drawdown retirement option
DC pots reaching landmark £100,000 size making drawdown viable for retiring members
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Scottish government failing to address 'important' questions on pensions after independence
Accountancy body bemoans lack of clarity over cross-border funding, unfunded public sector pensions
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Number of DC members in UK shoots up as number of schemes dwindles
Only five additional DC-trust schemes registered with strong growth in members
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NewsAuto-enrolment 'awareness' on the up despite scepticism on DC targets – report
Consumer, employer research from NEST highlights complications with saving, staging
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United Capital pulls out of deal to acquire Bulgarian pension fund Doverie
Insurer ‘open to offers’ on all pension fund businesses, including those in Austria
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NewsFriday people roundup
LGIM, Mercer, Lord Hutton, Redington, Ontario Teachers, Financial Reporting Council, AIMA, Sackers
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NewsPension fund trustees 'lacking in confidence', survey shows
Lack of skills to blame, according to Mercer’s Pensions Governance Survey
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Features
Time to pool resources
Leen Preesman asks the CEOs of PGGM and PKA about their co-operation plans and about the development of supplementary pensions in Europe
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Governance structure among UK pension funds' top concerns – survey
Russell survey finds that 70% of larger schemes in process of changing structure
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Features
Phoenix from the ashes
Antoni Canals tells Nina Roehrbein about his views on diversification at Pensions Caixa 30, one of Spain’s most diversified occupational pension funds
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Interviews
Do you invest in real assets?
Nina Röhrbein speaks with France’s ERAFP, Denmark’s PFA and the Netherlands’ PGGM
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Command, control and organisation
Gail Moss outlines the duties of the investment committee chair – one of the most influential positions in a pension fund
