All articles by Rachel Fixsen – Page 169
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Poorly performing equities, bonds hit Portuguese schemes
PORTUGAL – Schemes lose 0.5% on average in August after returning 1.5% in July.
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Danish roundup: PenSam Liv, Unipension, AP Pension, Lærernes
DENMARK – PenSam Liv says investment strategy ‘bearing fruit’ despite first-half loss.
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NewsFCA fines Aberdeen for failing to 'protect' institutional funds
UK – Asset manager did not identify client money placed in money market deposits, watchdog says.
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NewsInterContinental Hotels scheme completes £440m buyout [updated]
UK – Transaction a sign of Rothesay Life's 'momentum' in pensions de-risking market.
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Top 1000 Pension Funds: Tax reforms and Solvency II on the agenda
Some pension funds defy a 2% cap on dividend payments agreed in the government-industry pact while the regulator continues to update and tighten the rules, writes Rachel Fixsen
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Top 1000 Pension Funds: Final phase of reform aims to take account of all risks
Finland’s financial regulator wants risks faced by pension providers to be assessed using the same principles as in the rest of the financial industry, according to Rachel Fixsen
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Top 1000 Pension Funds: Hybrid approach at centre of new regime for 2014
Norway’s Banking Law Commission is proposing to replace the present defined-benefit schemes with a hybrid system. Rachel Fixsen reports
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Top 1000 Pension Funds: Ongoing review plots changes with Solvency II in mind
The temporary discount rate floor is to continue until a new method of calculating the discount rate under Solvency II is ready, according to Rachel Fixsen
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Danish results: PFA Pension, PensionDanmark, Industriens
DENMARK – PFA Pension increases market share with DONG Energy contract.
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Danish roundup: PKA, PensionDanmark, E Pihl & Son, F&P on taxation
DENMARK – PKA reorganises bond portfolio to soften impact of rising yields.
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Finnish returns: Fennia Life, Veritas, Etera
FINLAND – Client companies struggling with low demand, pensions insurer Fennia warns.
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PenSam acquires DKK2.2bn mortgage bond portfolio
DENMARK – Deal will see staff transfer from state-run bank liquidator to manage portfolio.
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AP3 benefits from resurgent Japanese equity market
SWEDEN – Buffer fund’s exposure to North American, Japanese stocks counteracts fixed income losses.
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PensionDanmark extends DKK350m loan to establish Armenian mine
DENMARK – Deal contingent on mine meeting international environmental standards.
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NewsPKA plans apartment block in redeveloped Copenhagen harbour
DENMARK – Pension administrator to construct flats overlooking new UN City complex.
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ATP sees 4.7% investment return, but suffers losses from revised longevity
DENMARK – Fund says investment strategy must remain cautious due to global monetary policy.
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NewsDenmark's PFA snaps up 13-property Copenhagen portfolio
DENMARK – Pension fund acquires properties from Nykredit for undisclosed sum.
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NewsDanish pensions industry criticises government's corporate bond plan
DENMARK – F&P concerned pension companies will become 'car park for bad loans'.
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NewsLPFA chief executive Mike Taylor to retire
UK – Susan Martin takes over as interim CEO until successor appointed later this year.
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NewsPensionDanmark to invest nearly £130m in UK biomass power plant
EUROPE – Danish scheme also in talks with Faroe Islands on undersea tunnel project.
