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NewsAmbachtsheer criticises 'dysfunctional' NEST restrictions
UK – Academic calls for license system for auto-enrolment funds, questions Dutch rights cuts.
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NewsAPI cross-border pensions vehicle too focused on Dutch market, says Mercer
EUROPE – Consultancy cites 'relatively strict' Dutch supervision as potential deterrent.
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NewsUSS calls for more flexibility in calculating scheme sustainability
UK – Accounting based around 'snapshot' of market should be given greater flexibility.
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NewsGrowth of international pension plans continues apace
GLOBAL – Multinational companies set up 33 new IPPs in 2012, increasing total to 403.
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NewsUK downgrade could impact LDI strategies, consultancy warns
UK – Redington highlights impact of downgrade on collateral posted for derivatives trades.
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NewsDutch adviser calls for tax on future pensions to cut government debt
EUROPE – Move would put government in better position to overhaul tax system, Yellowtail says.
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Debate over discount rate for pensions divides experts
EUROPE – Experts reject consultancies’ call for discount rate based on expected returns.
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NewsAcademics develop new method for forecasting mortality rates
UK – Method able to identify 'idiosyncratic features' of different populations.
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NewsTowers Watson launches multi-employer pension fund
GERMANY – Consultancy says Pensionsfonds will allow for transfer of accrued benefits.
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NewsAccounting rules could force pension funds to review hedging strategies
GLOBAL – Amendments to 'hypothetical derivatives' rules to affect cross-currency swaps.
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NewsUK roundup: Association of Consulting Actuaries, PIC
UK – Small businesses in UK appear opposed to greater scale within pensions industry.
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NewsBeware 'unintended consequences' of smoothing, consultants warn
UK – KPMG criticises lack of detail in new government consultation on smoothing.
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NewsInvestors neglecting EU member states' pension liabilities – EDHEC
EUROPE – Sweden, Luxembourg and Denmark's public finances 'less virtuous' than commonly believed.
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NewsConstruction-risk guarantees for infrastructure 'damaging'
EUROPE – Blanket guarantees on debt financing simply create taxpayer liabilities, EDHEC says.
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NewsAccounting rules could add 10% to Swiss liabilities, Towers Watson warns
SWITZERLAND – Caveat echos similar warning by Mercer on liabilities of Dutch multinationals.
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Lack of action on RPI to increase deficits, Mercer warns
UK – Consultancy says decision to leave RPI unchanged will increase market-implied inflation.
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NewsDC default funds need better risk management, says PIMCO
EUROPE – Current design of default plans likely to result in 'disappointing outcomes'.
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NewsMercer outlines challenges facing DC pension fund managers
EUROPE – Schemes should offer range of alternative fund structures while maintaining transparency on charges.
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NewsExperts see increasing use of contingent assets as deficits fall
UK – PPF 7800 index falls by £8bn as Mercer, KPMG highlight use of asset-backed funding.
