Funding – Page 105
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NewsNorwegian regulator explains stress tests on 17 'most vulnerable' pension funds
Stress tests ordered by Finanstilsynet in wake of August market turbulence.
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Two-thirds of buyout enquiries fail, none get best value says Aviva
Head of DB risk noted that volatility meant deals failed to benefit from best market price.
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NewsDutch regulator urges use of pensions 'dashboard' for statements
AFM says employees accruing to little should be altered if deemed at risk.
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NewsDutch labour union federation finally endorses Pensions Agreement
Two largest unions – Bondgenoten and AbvaKabo – still 'do not feel bound' by deal.
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NewsSpanish pension funds' return on investment falls by 2.5% in August
Industry association Inverco says performance shows largest drop in five years.
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NewsIrish government 'warned' about impact of pensions levy on schemes
Administrators raised concerns over liabilities in Office of Revenue Commissioners meeting.
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NewsSwiss pension funds welcome minimum exchange rate, but fear inflation
SNB measures have been 'helpful', but will only be viable in short term, experts concede.
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NewsBelgian pension funds opting for quality, but some slashing equities
Most schemes planning to stick with long-term investment strategies, says Aon Hewitt.
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NewsDutch unions to decide on fate of Pensions Agreement
Minister pledges to return to earlier coalition agreement on pensions if new draft rejected.
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NewsNordic roundup: FPK, Wassum, Invensure
Pension fund for Swedish insurance industry returns 3.1% for first six months of year.
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Danish roundup: Unipension, Farmakonomer, Apotekere og Farmaceuter
Unipension rules out imposing withdrawal penalties on with-profits pension scheme.
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NewsDutch pension fund SPMS to increase pension accrual by a third
€5.5bn scheme to increase accrual in bid to offer fully fledged pension arrangements.
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NewsDanish roundup: Danica Pension, Lærernes Pension, Pædagogernes Pensionskasse
Danica Pension follows Skandia to impose withdrawal penalty on with-profits pensions.
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NewsIAS19 hitting funding levels at Swiss pension plans, says Towers Watson
Funding level at 'typical Swiss pension plan' falls by about 4% under IAS19.
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NewsSwiss roundup: Publica, Swisscanto, APK, BVG, BVK
Strong Swiss franc, economic environment responsible for Swiss pension funds' losses.
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Swedish roundup: Länsföräkringar, AMF, Folksam, KPAPension, Kåpan, AI
Economic woes in first six months lead to meagre returns for pension and insurance providers.
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UK local government schemes could see negative cash flows from mass opt-outs
First Actuarial warns opt-out rate could lead to schemes re-assessing investment strategies.
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NewsING refuses pensions indexation funding for third time running
Arbitrage committee agrees ING had 'important reasons' to refuse inflation compensation.
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NewsAP1 lowers equity exposure, shifts 5% of funds to fixed income in first half
Fund changes investment strategy, identifies 'serious risk' of sovereign debt problems.
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NewsH1 return justifies decision to bring risk management back in-house, says LD
LD Vælger fund, used by 90% of scheme members, returns -0.2% for January-to-June period.
