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NewsFunding-level improvements grind to halt at Swiss schemes
Average funding level for private pension funds remains at 104.8%, according to Swisscanto.
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NewsFunding ratios at Dutch pension schemes plummet in June
Ratio for €8bn retail industry scheme falls by more than 11 percentage points in single month.
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NewsCoverage ratio at Dutch pension fund VLEP drops to 78.2%
More austerity measures might be needed to achieve required minimum ratio, scheme warns.
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NewsJumbo blasted for 'refusing' to plug deficit at Super de Boer scheme
FNV says Jumbo committed to 'maintaining connection' with scheme after 2009 acquisition.
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NewsDutch final salary pension schemes a dying breed after ING's DC deal
Dutch financial services group to offer 'collective DC' pensions arrangement in 2014.
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NewsIrish roundup: Pensions levy, IAPF, Aon Hewitt, scheme returns
IAPF blasts 'wasted' pensions levy assets that have failed to stimulate employment market.
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NewsFunding levels at Dutch pension schemes fall by 5 percentage points
Some larger funds could be forced into making benefit cuts, Mercer warns.
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NewsDutch pension funds at risk of 'nationalisation', expert warns
Professor Jean Frijns says politicians will seek to gain control over allocation of pension assets.
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Swiss roundup: Second-pillar guidelines, BLPK funding
New top regulator unveils guidelines for second-pillar pension system.
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NewsAIB closes 'prohibitively expensive' DB schemes to new accrual
Announcement comes amid questions over future of scheme for Independent News & Media.
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NewsAP Pension vows to fight Denmark's new profit-distribution cap
Government applies 2% limit on annual yield interest applied to with-profits schemes.
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NewsFinnish industry welcomes new solvency law for pension funds
New law continues principles of emergency measures introduced in 2008.
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NewsDenmark unveils measures to help pension funds cope with low yields
Agreement includes changes to long end of discount yield curve, restrictions on bonuses, dividends.
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NewsSweden announces voluntary floor on pension provider discount rate
Watchdog allows one-year floor to keep investors from shifting into interest-bearing assets.
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NewsNew investment guidelines for Irish schemes 'inflexible', says Aon Hewitt
Guidelines for underfunded schemes 'more prescriptive than appropriate', consultancy says.
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NewsDanish government, pension association discuss easing negative yield pressure
Regulator requests updated solvency reports from funds after two-year yields become negative.
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NewsGerman employees demand better pension plans, finds Towers Watson survey
GERMANY – Survey also finds nearly 75% of respondents willing to contribute towards retirement savings.
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NewsSwedish government critical of AP fund performance in annual review
Review questions whether returns sufficient given operational risk undertaken by some buffer funds.
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NewsAverage Dutch funding down to 95%, says Aon Hewitt
Consultants Aon Hewitt, Mercer see decline in funding ratios as euro swap rate falls.
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NewsDutch paint scheme to merge with €12.5bn PGB
Scheme for paint industry to merge as rights cuts fail to improve coverage ratio.
