Advisers – Page 29
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Mercer floats alternative valuation approach to reduce IAS 19 P&L charge
Consultancy raises question mark over calculation of net interest costs on DB pension funds
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NewsPension fund trustees 'lacking in confidence', survey shows
Lack of skills to blame, according to Mercer’s Pensions Governance Survey
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UK roundup: Leaf UK, PIC, LPFA, Adveq, Next Wave
Leaf UK Pension Scheme enters £35m buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation
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Carillion hedges £1bn in DB liabilities in longevity swap deal
Swap agreed between Deutsche Bank and five schemes sponsored by Carillion
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Dutch downgrade's impact on pension funds limited, experts say
The decision by ratings agency Standards & Poor’s (S&P) to downgrade the creditworthiness of the Netherlands from AAA to AA+ will affect the assets and liabilities of Dutch pension funds only marginally, industry experts have suggested. Many point out that pension funds have invested a relatively small portion of their ...
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IPE Awards Seminar: Raising retirement age won’t solve ageing problem
Credit Suisse Securities’ Amlan Roy highlights growing importance of demographics
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Swiss longevity 'massively underestimated', Towers Watson warns
Pension funds miscalculating members’ longevity by almost 20 days a year
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Governance structure among UK pension funds' top concerns – survey
Russell survey finds that 70% of larger schemes in process of changing structure
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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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NewsMost 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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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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NewsTowers 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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NewsDutch pensioners back annual review of pension position
NETHERLANDS – Survey of over 18,000 fund members finds support for proactive communication.
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NewsNorwegian oil fund 'unacceptably exposed' to demographic risks
NORWAY – Report commissioned by Christian charity urges greater exposure to developing nations.
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NewsUK 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.
