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NewsUK actuarial bodies agree to merge
UK - The Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland and the Institute of Actuaries are to join together to form the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries after members voted in favour of a resolution supporting the merger.
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IAS 19 proposals would drive down risk appetite – Towers Watson
GERMANY – Proposed changes to the accounting standards for pension benefits (IAS 19) could leave German schemes more risk-averse and increase the implicit costs for insolvency protection PSV, Alfred Gohdes, head of actuarial consulting at Towers Watson in Frankfurt noted.
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Austria needs pension simplification not guarantees, experts warn
AUSTRIA – More guarantees in Austria's second pillar would serve only to complicate the system and fuel public doubts, according to advisory and academic experts.
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UWV scheme eyes Allianz GI as co-ordinating manager
NETHERLANDS - The €3.8bn pension fund of the Dutch employment and benefits agency UWV says it intends to conclude a risk and asset management contract with Allianz Global Investors (AGI). The deal falls short of a full fiduciary mandate.
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Dutch funds too dependent on individual players – Avida
NETHERLANDS - Pension funds are often too dependent on one dominant adviser or asset manager, whose interests are rarely aligned, according to Avida International.
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German pension funds need more credit research - WPV
GERMANY – The €1.4bn German Versorgungswerk for chartered accountants WPV plans to continue to decrease its exposure bank-related fixed income investments, but will have to seek external advice to do so.
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Trustee firm enters fiduciary management with outsourcing model
UK – Atkin Trustees, a UK-based independent trustee firm, is moving into the area of fiduciary management for small pension schemes with the launch of its Scheme Management Outsourcing (SMO) offering.
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UK regulator attacks poor pensions switching advice
UK – The UK’s Financial Services Authority is increasing its focus on the advice given to pension policyholders when switching to another provider, as its investigations have found members are still receiving a high level of “unsuitable advice”.
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Legal loss won't impact future Scottish Widows cases - ARC
UK – A court ruling against the trustees of the WTL International Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme relating to alleged negligent advice from Scottish Widows and a scheme actuary will not adversely affect other cases, the Actuarial Review Company (ARC) has claimed.
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Study to uncover impact of climate change on pension funds
GLOBAL - Fourteen pension fund investors and asset owners have signed up to conduct a study with Mercer Consulting to find out what impact climate change will have on the risk and return potential of pension funds.
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UK roundup: E.on, ITV, Fujitsu, Warwickshire, Bedford, Hertfordshire, Newham
UK – The £5bn (€5.5bn) E.on UK pension scheme has appointed Cardano as its investment adviser, while ITV has reported its pension deficit more than doubled to £436m in the last year.
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Swiss AHV seeks consultant ahead of asset search
[16:55 CET 25-02] SWITZERLAND – The Swiss first pillar buffer fund AHV is looking for an investment consultant to take over a wide range of services including looking at “new asset classes” and providing “forecast analysis”.
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UK roundup: Shetland, Strathclyde, TPR, Thomson Reuters, Amey
[17:00 CET 18-02] UK – Two Scottish local authorities have appointed Hymans Robertson as investment consultants, while pension advisers and investment consultants have also been chosen by Amey and Thomson Reuters.
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Two UK authorities review Mercer contract
[16:00 CET 15-02] UK - Mercer’s investment consulting team is under review at two UK local authority pension schemes.
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Xafinity group sold to Advent
[15:30 CET 28-01] UK – Xafinity Group has been sold by its existing private equity owner to another global private equity firm Advent International, for an undisclosed sum.
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UK roundup: NILGOSC and Pitman Trustees
[16:30 CET 21-01] UK – The Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC) is seeking a global equity manager, while Pitmans Trustees has acquired the business of SBJ Professional Trustees.
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UK roundup - Dumfries, Reading University, Wirral, DSG
[15:45 CET 18-01] UK – Dumfries and Galloway Council pension fund have appointed two property managers, while Reading University is seeking a pension adviser.
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Towers Watson eyes alternative emerging markets beta
[15:15 CET 15-01] GLOBAL - IPE has learned that pensions consultant Towers Watson is discussing the creation of GDP-weighted investable indices with product providers, to improve the efficiency of its clients’ emerging market equity exposure.
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Cardano to advise BAA's DB trustees
[16:45 CET 13-01] UK – Trustees of the £2bn (€2.2bn) BAA defined benefit pension scheme have appointed Cardano to act as its investment advisers.
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UK roundup: Newham and Ufi's PQM Plus award
[16:55 CET 06-01] UK – The London Borough of Newham has appointed a new actuarial and investment adviser for its pension fund, while Ufi has been awarded the National Association of Pension Fund's (NAPF) Pension Quality Mark (PQM) Plus.
