Pension System – Page 95
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Keva beats most private sector providers after Q3; PE returns 34.6%
Finland’s biggest pension fund generates 12.0% return for January to September
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DWP’s new rules on pension scam transfers protect members
Pension trustees and scheme managers have the power to halt a transfer if they deem necessary
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KLP says most local authorities mulling tenders decided against
Municipal pensions giant posts positive result for Q3; reports 5.6% return so far this year
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PensionsEurope hopes for more new members as Denmark joins the fold
Insurance & Pension Denmark to become full member of umbrella lobby group on 1 January 2022
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NewsDanish pension lobby says FSA listened before ruling on splitting activities
FSA puts out revised order on life and pension firms’ health and accident insurance business
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NewsSweden extends premium pension inquiry; locates new board near capital
Pensions Agency officially tasked with setting up new board authority to manage funds platform
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USS says legal challenge sought by academics without merit
Lecturers’ union has separately said it considers USS may have breached its own scheme rules during the valuation process
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Retired AMNT co-chair passes away
He received the Pensions Management Institute award for outstanding contribution to the pensions industry in 2019
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NewsGermany roundup: Uniper awards trust management mandate
Plus: MetallRente’s pension contracts shoot up
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MJ Hudson announces JV conceived by Sarah Smart
FidesIQ developing tool to help strategic decision-makers within pension schemes
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NewsDanish lobby boasts 40% of new $130bn Nordic/UK PF green pledge
CIC said several pension funds – including Almenni Pension Fund, ATP and the Environment Agency Pension Fund – had made the commitment
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UK roundup: TPT master trust invests in private equity
Plus: John Townsend scheme agrees £30m buy-in
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CFA Institute finalises global standards to tackle ESG ‘communication gap’
Standards are seen as complementing regulatory standards rather than conflicting with them
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Solvency edges higher for most Finnish pension insurers on Q3 returns
At Veritas solvency capital dipped, however, despite an 8.3% nine-month return
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NewsSwiss alternative reform proposal heads for full parliamentary debate
Pension fund association welcomes committee’s rejection of government-backed social partners’ proposal
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Special ReportBT Pension Scheme: Ambitious 2035 net-zero target
The pension scheme has set itself a series of tough climate objectives
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Country ReportAsset allocation: Homework pays off
Spanish pension funds are reaping the benefits of portfolio diversification and sustainability investing
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Opinion PiecesLetter from US: University endowments setting the pace on fossil fuel divestment
US university and college endowments control more than $600bn (€517bn) of investments. Their policies often influence the behaviour of public pensions. So it is interesting to see whether Harvard’s recent decision to end its investments in fossil fuels will be followed not only by other universities but also by retirement systems.
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Country ReportResearch: Healthy so far but reform still vital
Swiss pension funds have coped well with the effects of COVID but the pension system needs to be brought up to date
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Opinion PiecesNotes from Germany: Parties mull pensions
It all started with a selfie posted on social media. The leaders of the Green party Annalena Baerbock, candidate to be chancellor, and Robert Habeck posed with the Free Democrats’ Christian Lindner and Volker Wissing to show how serious they were to bridge the divide to form a new government coalition, prior to meeting with the winner of the election, the SDP’s Olaf Scholz.
