Returns – Page 120
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NewsLow interest rates trump solid returns at largest Dutch pension funds
PFZW director Peter Borgdorff says falling interest rates 'throwing spanner in the works again'.
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NewsSwiss roundup: Zurich corruption trial, Swisscanto, SRI
Public prosecutor files charges against former DL Investment Partners managing director.
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NewsPension fund for Dutch film industry to merge with €3.4bn PNO Media
Pension rights and benefits for BPF Film participants to increase by 5% from 1 April.
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NewsAchmea cites low interest rates for switch to DC pensions
Dutch firm says asset-accumulating, traditional guaranteed products 'no longer profitable'.
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NewsFunding at Irish pension funds short of last year's level despite 7% returns
Depressed sovereign bond yields remain 'problematic', warns Aon Hewitt.
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Danish roundup: PensionDanmark, Unipension, Industriens, Lærernes
Pension funds could meet wind-farm funding needs if ‘conditions right’, says PensionDanmark.
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NewsNorway's oil fund ordered to cut European investments to 40%
Pension Fund Global gains 50% of equity, 60% of fixed income exposure from region.
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NewsITV loses appeal to block Box Clever from pensions hearing
Validity of FSD assessed next year, with Box Clever allowed to participate in hearing.
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NewsSwiss pension fund AHV cashflow positive after increase in contributions
First-pillar scheme sees contributions outstrip benefits for first time in years.
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NewsSwiss public pension funds struggle to adapt to low-yield environment
Funding at €7.4bn scheme for Swiss capital falls by 2 percentage points to 86.1%.
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Swedish roundup: AP6, Generali, Collectum, Skandia Liv
CFO Adam Laurén to step in as AP6 chief executive on interim basis after surprise resignation.
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NewsGerman companies pouring money into pension schemes despite crisis
GERMANY – Companies committing more funds towards asset, risk management, Towers Watson says.
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NewsMercer applauds DAX companies' ability to protect pension scheme funding
GERMANY – Liabilities and assets grew by 4% in 2011, while funding levels remained stable.
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F&C Asset Management reports £7.2bn outflow after investor withdraws
Dutch insurer Achmea to offload 9.6% stake as part of plans to ‘reduce risk’.
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NewsNorway's oil fund sees bank stocks fall 20%, returns -2.5% in 2011
European financial holdings fare worse than global banks, losing quarter of value year-on-year.
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NewsDanish roundup: LD, ATP, Agricultural Financing Institute, Skandia
Investment returns at pension fund LD bounce back in first two and a half months of year.
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Danish roundup: PenSam, AP Pension, FSP
Labour-market pension fund PenSam makes €3.3m loss on pensions activities in 2011.
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Hedging assets help France's FRR ride out volatility of 2011
FRANCE – Hedging assets, which returned 4.5%, account for around 60% of portfolio.
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NewsStrong returns at Irish pension funds fail to offset liability increases
Estimates by several consultancies put February's growth at 2.9%.
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NewsDanish roundup: SME financing scheme, Sampension
Danish government aims to get pension funds more involved in SME financing.
