Funding – Page 16
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NewsVesuvius seals seventh, final buy-in with PIC
The metal flow engineering scheme priced its first buy-in with PIC in 2012
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Danish pensions industry veteran proposes radical overhaul of system
New book from Helen Kobæk creates vision of funded state pension to finance regular sabbaticals for all
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Pension funds get go-ahead to contest RPI reform plan in court
Hearing expected to take place in summer 2022
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Pub, steel company schemes secure bulk annuity deals for £1.4bn
Mitchells & Butlers buy-in followed two years of preparation and price monitoring
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NewsSecond UK DB funding code consultation delayed until late summer
Delay due to timing of government regulations
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FTSE 350 companies could save £15bn by taking TPR’s ‘bespoke’ funding route
40% of FTSE 350 companies should consider a ‘bespoke’ strategy, says Hymans
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Grandfathering accruals a non-starter for Dutch social partners
Dutch social partners believe buyouts or carve-outs are out of the question
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UK pension scheme funding improves despite £129bn deficit
Purple Book also shows fixed income allocation increases to 72%
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NewsFinnish pension sector still resilient in Q3 despite risk-taking, says FSA
Sector solvency rises to record level of 135%, up 1% in three months - but FSA says uncertainty continues in operating environment for financial firms
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UK DB schemes’ surplus should lead to more efficient investing, says PwC
Pension scheme investment in Gilts has more than doubled, from 23% to 50% of their assets, the firm found
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NewsGermany sets course to draw investor capital for digital, green transformation
The aim is to facilitate the flow of private capital from institutional investors, including insurance companies and pension funds
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NewsDutch retirement benefits up 10-20% in new DC system, say consultants
The new projected return metric allows pension funds to use higher expected returns to calculate benefits
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Dutch government to allow faster indexation
Pension indexation threshold to be lowered from 110% to 105% as of 2022
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Swedish PFs tell of COVID toll, rising interest rates, benefiting clients
Reduction in DB premiums due to rising interest rates in 2021 and good return on asset side, says Alecta’s head of product
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Philips pension fund dials down risk in run-up to DC switch
The scheme is reducing its equity allocation by 7.5 percentage points to 32.5% in order to protect its €5bn buffer
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NewsSwiss roundup: Govt consults on new accounting rules for Compenswiss
Plus: Occupational pensions’ interest rate stays at 1%; Commitments to fight climate change in developing countries
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USS says legal challenge sought by academics without merit
Lecturers’ union has separately said it considers USS may have breached its own scheme rules during the valuation process
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NewsGermany roundup: Uniper awards trust management mandate
Plus: MetallRente’s pension contracts shoot up
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UK roundup: TPT master trust invests in private equity
Plus: John Townsend scheme agrees £30m buy-in
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Solvency edges higher for most Finnish pension insurers on Q3 returns
At Veritas solvency capital dipped, however, despite an 8.3% nine-month return
