Funding – Page 102
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Year-end rally fails to lift Swiss pension funds into positive territory
Funding targets come up short as equity rally unable to offset previous negative quarters.
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Irish pensions reserve fund loses €8bn despite positive portfolio return
Holdings in Bank of Ireland, Allied Irish Banks to blame for 36% decline in value.
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Danish roundup: PFA Pension, Dansk Vækstkapital, F&P, IFR
PFA with-profits plans return average of 11.3%, marking tenth successive positive result.
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ECB data show decline in assets for pension funds, insurance companies
Latest European Central Bank statistics show Q3 2011 drop of €13bn in assets under management.
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UK roundup: Pension Protection Fund, NAPF, Unite, GMB
NAPF chief executive reiterates call for ‘breathing space as funding nears all-time low.
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NewsDanish roundup: PensionDanmark, AP Pension
Steeply falling bond yields help PensionDanmark return 10% in 2011.
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Oil giant Shell to close UK DB pension scheme to new entrants
Labour union says ‘disgraceful’ decision based on ‘nothing less than greed’.
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UK roundup: State Street, Woolworths, PPF, Capita Hartshead
UK pension schemes return 3% return in 2011 despite turbulent equity markets.
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NewsDanish roundup: PensionDanmark, Danica, FSP, Lærernes
PensionDanmark invests €25m in residential project, aims to step up property investment in 2012.
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NewsIrish pension funds end 2011 on high note but see overall decline
US equity rally not enough to reverse year of turbulence, Aon Hewitt says.
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NewsPension fund for energy giant Shell increases premiums to 45%
Employer to shoulder entirety of 9.5-percentage-point increase.
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NewsSPMS pension fund grants 3% indexation despite underfunding
Board says matching standard inflation compensation is both 'achievable and responsible'.
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NewsEFRP warns of 'horrendous' impact of proposed revision to IORP directive
Organisation says reasons for review of security provisions were "unclear and unconvincing".
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NewsDutch youth parties call for increased transparency as part of Pension Agreement
PensioenOpStand argues that how contributions are used should be made clear to each scheme member.
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NewsUnderfunded Dutch physios scheme to grant 2% indexation
Coverage ratio 7% below recovery plan target, leading to lower-than-planned indexation.
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NewsDutch firm PostNL moves to scale back 'generous' pension arrangements
Aims to hold talks with three pension schemes, union members over possible changes.
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NewsDanish pension funds maintain account dividends despite uncertainty
AP Pension, Unipension concede future payments will depend on economic environment.
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NewsNordic roundup: Skandia, Old Mutual, Industriens Pension
Skandia pensions unit changes ownership structure as Old Mutual offloads Nordic business.
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NewsDutch Vopak to grant pension fund additional €50m
Contribution, meant to improve fund's coverage ratio, is windfall from oil terminal sale.
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NewsUniq completes £830m buy-in with Rothesay Life
Scheme, formerly sponsored by the sandwich maker, looks to ensure benefits as good as PPF payments.
