All IPE articles in September 2013 (Online) – Page 2
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NewsDutch schemes hedging almost half of their interest risk – DNB
NETHERLANDS – Watchdog says pension funds have left hedges largely untouched since advent of UFR.
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NewsPolish government aims to 'shrink' second-pillar pension assets
POLAND – Local pension fund association decries de facto 'nationalisation' of private assets.
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NewsBP Pension Scheme swaps retail parks with M&G for supermarket
UK – CEO says swap focuses property portfolio more on liability-matching holdings.
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ESG 'crucial' to many private equity-funded companies – OFI
GLOBAL – Survey shows small, mid-cap companies keen to tackle ESG issues.
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Most Swiss pension funds expecting to miss return target, survey shows
SWITZERLAND – BVG commission nonetheless proposes increasing legal minimum return next year.
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Austria's smaller pension funds get better of larger schemes
AUSTRIA – Mercer highlights ‘significant spread’ among country’s funds over first half.
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NewsBrussels unveils proposals for money market funds
EUROPE – EC plan 'economically infeasible, operationally complex and impracticable', ICI says.
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Friday people roundup
GLOBAL – Delta Lloyd, EY, AMG, Aviva, State Street, Tikehau, Bouwinvest, KCM, Premier
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PPF increases levy estimate by 10% but leaves rules untouched
UK – Lifeboat scheme’s estimated levy income to rise to £695m in 2014-15.
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NewsUK must launch independent infrastructure authority – report
UK – Body launched by UK opposition backs commission similar to design of Infrastructure Australia.
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NewsDutch Pensions Federation rejects government proposal for new FTK
NETHERLANDS – Boards should strike 'right balance' between investment policy, contributions and indexation.
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NewsPensionsEurope dismisses inclusion of schemes in 'too-big-to-fail' resolution
EUROPE – Lobby group says pension funds 'merely users of markets', not part of them.
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NewsEIOPA calls for inclusion of ORSA, KID tools in revised IORP Directive
EUROPE – Chairman says EIOPA to improve methodologies for assessing holistic balance sheet.
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NewsPublic funding should not 'crowd out' private long-term capital – OECD
GLOBAL – Revised principles for long-term investing drop mention of prudent person principle.
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NewsDutch pensions industry takes dim view of proposed FTK
NETHERLANDS – Respondents call on government to ease strict separation between pensions contracts.
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NewsUK roundup: TPR, LGPS, AMP Capital, West Midlands
UK – Regulator surveys state of governance in public sector schemes ahead of new oversight role.
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NewsPensionsEurope warns of contagion after Polish raid
POLAND – Other governments might see move as 'tempting option', Matti Leppälä warns.
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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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Germany's Lufthansa to drop defined benefit pension fund
GERMANY – Airline cites rising cost of retirement provision for shift to DC scheme.
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Deka creates institutional brand to attract pension funds
GERMANY – Deka Institutionell aims to have €100bn in AUM within next three years.
