Returns – Page 132
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NewsDanish roundup: FSP Pension, Lærernes Pension
FSP suffers loss of more than half a billion kroner due to higher levels of risk coverage.
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NewsPension returns fail to dent DAX30 liabilities
German listed companies gained 8.7%, but low interest rates upped liabilities by 11%.
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NewsPension funds set to de-risk £50bn in liabilities by 2012
Risk transfer market to reach £50bn by end of 2012 as bespoke deals replace buyouts.
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NewsSwitzerland's BVK to re-tender 'large part' of portfolio
The CHF21bn (€16bn) Zurich public pension scheme will leave strategic asset allocation in place.
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NewsJapan disaster drags down Dutch coverage ratios, say consultants
Aon Hewitt estimates average scheme's coverage fell 3%, meaning it is at the legal minimum of 105%.
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NewsNordic roundup: Skanska, QIS 5, Sweden, Findland
Pension Foundation for Skanska sees 7% returns with two-fifths of assets invested in alternatives.
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NewsSix Danish life insurers and pension funds fail Solvency II test
Industry overall prepared for new EU-wide regulations, results of QIS 5 for Denmark find.
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NewsNorwegian Pension Fund Global returns close to 10%, outperforms benchmark
Strong equity performance dampened by underperforming holdings in European banks.
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NewsDutch funding ratios surge in fourth quarter – DNB
Average coverage ratio increases by 8 percentage points to 107% at end of last year.
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NewsUK roundup: European Court of Justice, Mercer, Essex, Hymans Robertson
ECJ ruling on annuities adds complexity to buyouts for underfunded schemes, Mercer says.
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NewsDutch pension fund ordered to submit final recovery plan
Pensions regulator has already rejected several versions due to loan from sponsoring company.
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NewsDanish roundup: F&P, Lægernes Pensionskasse, PenSam
Pension contributions plummeted last year, falling more than twice as far as predicted.
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NewsSwedish roundup: AP7, Skandia Nordic, Swedbank, Momentum
Responses to government consultation on investment savings have been largely negative.
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NewsBirmingham airport agrees to keep final salary pension scheme
Negotiations avert closure, but scheme still faces a £26m deficit.
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Poland raids private pensions to keep state scheme solvent
But critics claim the government’s move makes insolvency more likely.
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NewsNAPF survey reveals surge in final salary scheme closures
One in five have closed to future accrual from existing members in 2010, NAPF says.
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NewsStork pension scheme thinking to join Dutch giant PME
Established in 1881, the Stork scheme – with 38 affiliated companies – is one of the oldest pension funds in the Netherlands.
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NewsUK roundup: Barnett Waddingham, Lord Hutton, Aon Hewitt, PPF
Lord Hutton's report on public sector pensions to 'revolutionise' the industry.
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NewsAustrian severance pay funds return 2.6% in 2010
AUSTRIA – Assets in mandatory system grow to €3.6bn from €2.8bn in 2009.
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NewsPensionDanmark delivers 10% after-tax return for members
Over last five years, members see 42% after-tax return on savings, says MD Möger Pedersen.





