All articles by Cecile Sourbes. – Page 20
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NewsGreek crisis forces Cypriot pension funds to rethink investment strategies
Aon Hewitt estimates pension schemes have allocated 60% of capital to banking deposits.
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NewsUK roundup: M&S, Hymans, L&G, Avon, Record Currency Management
Marks & Spencer launches master trust to replace existing DC scheme in run-up to auto-enrolment.
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NewsSpain not out of 'danger zone', must tackle deeper pensions reform – IMF
Costs associated with ageing projected to increase by 9% of GDP by 2060, IMF estimates.
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NewsIMF calls on France to focus on pensions reform to cut deficit
FRANCE – Without new measures, government will fail to lower deficit to less than 3% of GDP, it says.
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NewsUkrainian pension reform faces uncertain future, experts say
UKRAINE – Ukraine's pension reform law – which must make it past the speaker of the parliament before the president can approve it – could be put to a vote again later this year, pension experts have said.
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NewsNumber of pension funds retendering consultants drops sharply
IC Select says number of funds retendering services fell from 5.2% in 2009 to 3.5% last year.
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NewsCross-border pension funds increase by 14%, says EIOPA
11 new cross-border IORPs reported between June 2010 and June 2011.
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NewsUK roundup: Barnett Waddingham, Pension Corporation
Twenty-nine companies in FTSE 350 have pension deficit contributions exceeding free cash flow.
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NewsPensions buy-in market reaches £3bn, but trend might not last
Deals reach record level, but opportunities might decrease as new regulations come into effect.
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NewsING divests LatAm pensions business, seeks other deals
Dutch group now seeks to offload pensions businesses in Asia, Europe and the US.
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NewsStrategy of Spain's Social Security Reserve Fund 'should not be political'
Towers Watson responds to politicians' proposal to use €67bn fund to buy regional bonds.
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NewsSpain considers using Social Security Reserve Fund to invest in regional bonds
Autonomous communities accumulated around €155bn of debt in 2010 – 10.9% of GDP.
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Ontario Teachers acquires stakes in European airports
OTPP to exchange stake in Sydney airport for MAp’s stakes in Brussels, Copenhagen facilities.
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NewsFrance's TOBAM launches 'anti-benchmark' emerging market fund
FRANCE – Paris-based asset manager TOBAM has launched an anti-benchmark emerging market equity fund as part of its plans to diversify its portfolio.
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NewsUK roundup: Pitmans Trustees on DC governance, Pension Protection Fund 7800 index
DC pension schemes failing to achieve most basic governance requirements, says Pitmans.
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NewsInvestors' typical allocation to gold is 'sub-optimal', says new research
Oxford Economics cites benefits of commodity in fighting both inflation and deflation.
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NewsUK roundup: Financial Services Research Forum, JLT Pension Capital Strategies, PwC
Institute of Directors' Malcom Small says retirement age should be made 70 'as soon as possible'.
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NewsQ&A with Raphaël Hadas-Lebel, president of COR, on recent reforms in France
President of Conseil d'Orientation des Retraites talks about further pension reforms in France.
