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Positive link between ESG and financial performance - Mercer
[16:55 CET 17-11] GLOBAL - More academic research has shown that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors can have a positive impact on portfolio returns.
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NewsABP's improved funding prompts indexation payout
[16:45 CET 16-11] NETHERLANDS - The €180bn civil service scheme ABP will grant its participants indexation of 0.45% in 2010, as its funding ratio has recovered to the minimum required level of 105%.
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Romanian pensions deliver 18.7% in 12 months
ROMANIA – Mandatory second pillar pension funds in Romania have generated a 14.6% average positive return since the start of the year, according to the latest figures from the Romanian Pension Funds’ Association (APAPR).
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NewsUK telecoms firms could be forced to plug BT pension
[14:00 CET 13-11] UK – UK-based telecoms companies could in future be required to indirectly contribute to the BT Group's defined benefit pension fund, as Ofcom, the communications regulator, is reviewing the pricing level of charges for BT's wholesale services to other communication companies.
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UK DB funding roundup: Inflation worries hit deficits
[15:00 CET 12-11] UK – The aggregate funding position of almost 7,400 defined benefit (DB) pension schemes improved by more than £50bn to a deficit of £97.6bn (€108.1bn) after updated valuation assumptions reduced liabilities by 7%, the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has revealed.
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PensionDanmark’s growth kept afloat by pension transfers
[13:00 CET 12-11] DENMARK - Despite dwindling employment levels in Denmark, PensionDanmark’s premium income rose 2% year-on-year in the first nine months of the 2009, thanks to a hefty increase in pension transfers moving to the firm.
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UK regulator warns of recovery plan reliance on markets
[16:30 CET 11-11] UK – Despite the recent economic conditions, 40% of defined benefit (DB) and hybrid recovery plans with a scheme valuation date between September 2007 and 2008 managed to avoid the Pensions Regulator's (TPR) funding triggers.
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PPF to revise UK insolvency risk assessment
[16:40 CET 10-11] UK – The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has proposed changes to the assessment of insolvency risk for the 2011/2012 levy, including the exclusion of registered charges caused by contingent assets when calculating failure scores.
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Norway Global sees record return despite external losses
[16:15 CET 10-11] NORWAY – The Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global posted its "best ever" quarterly return of 13.5% between June and September, even though externally-managed assets lost ground, and raised the value of the fund to NOK2.55trn (€304bn).
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PIMCO put on watch as PPF's LDI strategy drives return
[17:05 CET 06-11] UK – The UK Pension Protection Fund (PPF) reported a return of 13.4% in the year to March 2009, although this was primarily driven by the success of its swap portfolio overlay.
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TNO fund returns 7.5%
[16:45 CET 06-11] NETHERLANDS - The €1.9bn pension fund of TNO, the institute for applied technical research, saw its investments return 7.5% during the third quarter, taking its total return to 9% this year.
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AMF Pension reports 10.9% return
[16:45 CET 05-11] SWEDEN – AMF Pension has reported a nine-month return of 10.9%, allowing it to increase the bonus rate for its defined contribution traditional insurance plan to 8%.
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Irish managed funds drop 2.5%
[16:35 CET 05-11] IRELAND – Irish managed funds produced their first negative performance for eight months and an average return of -2.5% in October, according to figures from Rubicon Investment Consulting.
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Asset Class ReportsPrivate equity fundraising falls in 2009
[13:30 CET 05-11] GLOBAL - Private equity funds have raised only $150bn (€101bn) in the primary business market so far this year as the financial crisis has made investors more cautious, according to private equity placement agent Triago.
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Danica's traditional scheme returns 5.8%
17:15 CET 04-11] DENMARK – Danica Pension has reported a "satisfactory" return of 5.8% on its traditional pension plan in the first three quarters of the year.
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London transport authority seeks legal review of PPF levy
[16:00 CET 04-11] UK – Transport for London (TfL) is seeking a judicial review against the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) over an "unreasonable" levy of £9m (€10m) relating to the pension funds of the failed infrastructure provider Metronet.
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Average Dutch cover ratio drops to 108%
[14:30 CET 04-11] NETHERLANDS - The average cover ratio of Dutch pension funds decreased two percentage points to 108% during October, according to Hewitt Associates.
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Etera assets increase by €340m in Q3
[16:55 CET 03-11] FINLAND – Etera Mutual Insurance Company has reported a nine-month return of 8.3% and said the market value of its assets has increased to €5.2bn.
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Super de Boer to lend €10m to its pension scheme
[14:30 CET 03-11] NETHERLANDS - Supermarket chain Super de Boer is lending its ailing pension fund €10m to resolve a dispute with pension officials about the scheme’s recovery plan.
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Levensloop take-up stabilises at 10%
[13:30 CET 03-11] NETHERLANDS – Take-up of the Dutch tax-friendly life course or ‘levensloop’ savings scheme has stabilised as approximately 10% of workers were members of schemes in 2008, the Dutch Association of Insurers (VvV) has claimed.
