Funding – Page 109
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NewsThree-quarters of UK trustees plan to reduce equity allocation
Survey by Pension Corporation shows 22% of trustees expect an upturn in contingent asset use.
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NewsSwitzerland's PK Post stands by asset allocation in 'uncertain times'
Says 'uncertain and vulnerable' markets warrant ongoing underweight position in equities.
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Rabobank pension scheme overhauls equity portfolio
€14bn fund increases equity allocation to emerging markets and the US, largely at expense of Europe.
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News€4bn AkzoNobel pension scheme sets up pension bureau
Bureau to improve policy, supervision of pension provider, relationship with external experts.
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NewsUK signals U-turn on contribution hikes for local pension schemes
Government concession on eve of industrial action welcomed by critics who feared opt-outs.
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NewsABN AMRO pension scheme protects funding through derivatives exposure
Increased exposure part of €10bn scheme's dynamic re-balancing policy.
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NewsShell pension scheme increases equity allocation to 65%
Returns 14.8% in 2010, with all asset classes contributing to 1.4% outperformance.
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NewsUK roundup: LGPS, Baroness Eaton, Aviva, Carlyle, Hymans Robertson, NEST, NAPF
Government to reconsider contribution increases for local government pension schemes.
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NewsPension scheme for Bern forced to postpone switch to DC
'Unclear' whether canton wants fully funded BPK or only partly capitalised with state guarantee.
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NewsDelta Lloyd pension scheme grants full indexation
Fund officials cite previous commitment from employer, 11% return on investment in 2010.
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NewsNumber of active Irish pension schemes slumps by 10%
Pensions Board says three-quarters of defined benefit schemes in deficit in 2010.
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NewsDentists' pension scheme boosts funding, but misses target
Beleaguered fund appointed administrator this spring after sacking board over governance dispute.
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NewsUK roundup: PensionsFirst, ONS, PPF, NUT, Unison
Higher than expected inflation could reduce pension deficits, PensionsFirst claims.
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NewsAhold pension scheme overhauls investment, risk management
Increases fixed income allocation to 50% at expense of equities after conducting ALM study.
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NewsUK roundup: DWP, Financial Assistance Scheme, PPF, NEST
Department for Work and Pensions opens consultation on Financial Assistance Scheme regulations.
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NewsUK government set to absorb Royal Mail pension fund deficit
Parliament agrees to keep scheme's £26bn assets, £8.4bn deficit in state ownership.
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NewsMercer claims Irish funding proposals will kill private sector schemes
Consultation document issued by government to achieve full funding may add €20bn liabilities.
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NewsSwaps liquidity risk demands attention, says DNB
Survey of 27 Dutch schemes shows not all have sufficient assets to comply with collateral requirements.
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NewsBuy-outs to increase as corporates shelve pension risks, says LCP
Consultancy argued insurers were already pricing in cost of Solvency II regulation.
