Funding – Page 112
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NewsUK roundup: Self-administered schemes, PZ Cussons, Mercer
Self-administered pension schemes registered £70bn in income last year – close to 2006 peak.
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News£300m deficit forces UK Coal to close DB pension scheme
Chairman says 3,000-strong workforce to co-operate, understands need for change.
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SPT board vows to stay on until 'administrator takeover'
Fired board at pension scheme for dentists fights back against its recent sacking by BPVT.
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NewsSwiss roundup: Swisscanto, Complementa, Credit Suisse
Funding levels at Swiss pension schemes remain stable in first quarter of 2011.
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NewsUK roundup: Pensions Regulator, Unilever
Pensions Regulator publishes 'how-to' guide on administration in drive to improve procedures.
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NewsMigros outperforms benchmark after portfolio restructuring
CHF17bn scheme for retailer returns 4% after successfully restructuring to core-satellite portfolio
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NewsDutch paint scheme relaunches merger talks
Chairman says talks with scheme underway after previous talks with construction industry stalled
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NewsUK companies could be forced to pay off pension deficits – Towers Watson
Revised EU Pensions Directive could shorten length of permissible recovery plan.
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NewsSampension breaks 10-year record with 16.2% return
Denmark's fourth largest pension fund reports 16.2% return for with-profits product.
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News€750m Siemens pension fund joins industry-wide scheme PME
Siemens Netherlands had been exempted from mandatory participation in scheme.
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NewsFunding at Irish DB schemes rises as global equities fall
Strengthening of euro weakened global equity returns in March, Aon Hewitt says.
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NewsSwiss roundup: Towers Watson, Swiss Leader Index, Zurich BVK
Largest listed Swiss companies increase coverage ratios to 88% – far from pre-crisis levels.
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NewsIrish government funds new bailout with NPRF funds
Funds earmarked for EU bailout but not drawn down will now recapitalise troubled Irish banks.
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NewsSolvency II 'to weaken' German occupational schemes – Towers Watson
Consultancy says unique German system means Solvency regulations inapplicable.
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NewsSwedish roundup: Local authorities pension foundation, Kåpan Pension
Pension foundation of Swedish local authorities and regional governments returns 9.7%.
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NewsDutch Pension Agreement will lead to more risk taking, regulator warns
Director Joanne Kellermann says new system will therefore require strong supervision.
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NewsZurich city pension scheme confirms 'unavoidable' contribution hike
Scheme for the city's civil servants blames increase on diminishing bond returns.
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NewsUK roundup: Aon Hewitt, PwC, Bribery Act, FairPensions
Aon Hewitt's latest survey on pension administration predicts ever more outsourcing.
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NewsUK roundup: BT Pension Scheme, Pitmans Trustees
BT brings forward deficit contribution by nine months to benefit from better tax deduction.
