All articles by Daniel Brooksbank – Page 24
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DB schemes amplify market volatility – BOE study
UK – Defined benefit pension funds amplify shocks to companies’ shares and affect stock market volatility, according to a Bank of England study.
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UK trustee code goes to Parliament
UK - The Pensions Regulator's code of practice on member-nominated trustees has been laid before Parliament.
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New commercial director at MN Services
NETHERLANDS - Bernard van de Ven has taken over from Pieter Kiveron as commercial director at Dutch pension servicing company MN Services.
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HSBC's actuarial arm nabs Hyman's Justham
UK - HSBC Actuaries and Consultants has hired Hymans Robertson's Gordon Justham as the new head of its Birmingham office.
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European Court in preliminary ruling on UK case
EUROPE – The UK government is not liable for the pensions of the former workers of failed industrial group Allied Steel and Wire, according to a preliminary judgment at the European Court of Justice.
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UK schemes buying more long-dated gilts
UK – UK pension funds raised their purchases of longer dated UK government bonds to more than £10bn (€14.5bn) in the first quarter, official statistics show.
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New UK pension buyout firm gets FSA OK
UK - Synesis Life, one of several new entrants into the pension annuity buyout market, says it is likely to get approval from the Financial Services Authority.
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KPMG talking to five on asset pooling
IRELAND - Accounting firm KPMG says it is talking to five potential clients, including pension funds, about asset pooling.
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No way back from DB to DC shift - Lambert
EUROPE - There’s no way back from the shift to defined contribution pensions from defined benefits, according to Unilever pensions head Philip Lambert.
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FUND FORUM: DC “catastrophe” looms - Moreau
MONACO - The issue of defined contribution pension returns has come under scrutiny at the annual Fund Forum event in Monaco.
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UK reconsiders principles of pensions accounting
UK – The UK’s Accounting Standards Board says it is undergoing a project to “reconsider the fundamental principles of pensions accounting”.
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UK taken to European Court over pension directive
UK – The UK and Slovenia have been referred to the European Court of Justice by the European Commission for failing to implement the occupational pension funds directive.
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In the prime of life
At 25, the European Federation for Retirement Provision would appear to be in the prime of life having helped to steer the EU pension fund directive through. But it’s work is far from over, with a full agenda which includes helping to ensure the directive is indeed implemented as well ...
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IPE-QUEST: European fund screens for US equities
EUROPE – A European pension fund is screening for investment management firms for two $300m US large-cap enhanced equity mandates via IPE-QUEST.
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SYMPOSIUM: Pension panel on currency
GLOBAL – Three European pension fund managers have discussed their approaches to currency on an online symposium organised by IPE.
