Advisers – Page 29
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UK pension fund for Philips completes £480m buy-in
Policy agreed with Rothesay Life covers pensioners, liabilities arising from spousal benefits
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Industry veteran calls for more professional trustees in Irish pensions
IAPF DC committee chair also warns of ‘unintended consequences’ of governance code
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New FTK to increase Dutch contributions by 14% – Mercer
Consultancy confirms previous estimates of civil service scheme ABP
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A G Barr plugs pension deficit with £22m property deal
Makes funding arrangement backed by real estate worth £21.7m to address deficit
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Most pension funds spared by new OTC derivatives rules, experts say
GLOBAL – Non-cleared OTC derivatives ‘could be less restrictive than originally thought’.
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Wednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – Mercer, Schroders, AXA, Hagee, Unigestion, AMP, Punter Southall, Rogge, Finisterre
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UK 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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Towers Watson warns of Solvency II impact on captive managers
EUROPE – Regulation could have 'serious' implications for managers writing employee-benefit risks.
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Dutch pensioners back annual review of pension position
NETHERLANDS – Survey of over 18,000 fund members finds support for proactive communication.
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Norwegian oil fund 'unacceptably exposed' to demographic risks
NORWAY – Report commissioned by Christian charity urges greater exposure to developing nations.
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UK state pension reform to trigger DB scheme closures – Aon Hewitt
UK – End of contracting seen by many companies as reason to close schemes.
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One-third of asset managers take dim view of fiduciary management
EUROPE – Respondents to Cerulli survey cite negative impact on institutions’ decision-making.
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Funding levels stable at German company pension plans – Towers Watson
GERMANY – Slight increase in discount rates helps lower liabilities, consultancy says.
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UK roundup: Xafinity, Buck Consultants, TPR
UK – Xafinity sees increase in UK-wide DB deficits despite £42bn increase in sector’s AUM.
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Interest rates driving increase in use of consultants – Mercer Germany
EUROPE – Consultancy also cites impact of 'politically driven' regulatory changes.
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Strong markets lift average funding at Dutch schemes to at least 104%
NETHERLANDS – Threat of additional rights cuts still looms, consultancies warn.
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UK fund for Icelandic bank recovers £2m from administrators
UK – Deposit made shortly before insolvency should not count towards Section 75 debt, court rules.
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Report hails benefits of direct lending, other alternatives
UK – UBS says commercial mortgage lending shortfall is ‘worth exploring’ for pension funds.
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Trustees must be 'more aware' of impact of asset-liability model
UK – IC Select launches programme allowing trustees to compare consultants' ALM approaches.
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UK roundup: Premier Foods, RHM, SEI
UK – Premier sees group-wide pensions deficit fall £70m on back of discount-rate increase.