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Country Report
The Netherlands: The right risks
Mariska van der Westen discussed longevity and other risks with Peter Borgdorff, director of the Dutch healthcare fund PFZW
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Country Report
Belgium: On the road to insurance
As the cracks become more visible across the Belgian political landscape, Nina Roehrbein reports on how pension funds are dealing with their own volatility issues
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Interviews
Hedging liabilities with benchmarks
What are your fixed income benchmarks? Stefan Ros CIO SPK Sweden Invested assets: SEK19.5bn (€2.2n) Participants: 150 sponsors and 38,000 beneficiaries 99% DB, 1% DC Funding level: 166% (Dec 2010) Date established: 1944 Approximately 70% of our overall asset allocation is ...
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Features
Regulating Europe
Gail Moss highlights key legislative and regulatory developments for pensions across seven European countries
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Features
In the media glare
Nina Röhrbein spoke with Jeroen van der Put, executive director of the PNO Media Pension Fund, about the importance of sustainable management in its asset allocation and risk management
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NewsUK roundup: NAPF, Barnett Waddingham, State Street, PPF
National Association of Pension Funds warns of 'nightmare' of early access to pensions.
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NewsUK roundup: HSBC, NEST, British Airways
HSBC is to launch a workplace pension scheme targeting small and medium enterprises.
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NewsEuropean Commission urges extension of working life to stave off crisis
Commission's head of social and demographic analysis urged an increased effective retirement age.
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NewsUK roundup: 02, CWU, BAA, Bedfordshire, Hymans Robertson
Mobile operator O2 agrees contribution increases to keep final salary scheme open.
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NewsContribution increases 'seriously undermine' LGPS
Chair of UK Local Government Association warns additional income target of £900m 'unrealistic'.
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NewsReport attacks 'Madoff-style' UK public sector schemes
Suggestions for reform include abolition of unfunded DB schemes, enrolling public workers in NEST.
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NewsUK regulator gives Uniq green light for debt-for-equity deal
Consultancy PwC hails decision as valuable new tool for struggling companies.
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NewsUK roundup: PPF, Xafinity, Dalriada Trustees
UK Pension Protection Fund index sees surplus more than double in January.
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NewsUK roundup: Xafinity, DWP, IoD, SEI, Goddard Perry Consulting
Xafinity Consulting criticises detrimental impact of review of trust-based DC schemes.
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News
DC schemes gain greater share of global assets – Towers Watson
Survey by consultancy shows 44% of pension assets in top 13 markets now in DC schemes.
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NewsCash injection shrinks BT pension fund deficit
£35bn fund narrows deficit from £5.2bn to £3.7bn in last three months of 2010.
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NewsUK scheme completes first longevity hedge for non-retired members
Deal, worth £70m (€81m), predicted to stimulate longevity trades on capital markets.
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Country Report
Ireland: A €1bn question
The leading Irish companies contributed €1bn to pensions in the financial year 2009 but there were few substantive changes to pension arrangements, writes Conor Daly
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Country Report
Ireland: Auto-enrolment with a punch
With reforms for ailing DB schemes viewed as more urgent and in parts easier to implement than the sweeping reforms suggested for the DC sector, Ireland seems set to forget its pledge that auto-enrolment was the way forward, writes Jonathan Williams
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Country Report
Ireland: Fixing a broken model
The era of the traditonal managed fund is over, writes David O’Connor
