Funding – Page 30
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Energy scheme completes rare longevity swap to buy-in conversion
£750m deal between Scottish & Southern Energy scheme and PIC marks fifth conversion
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FD: Dutch schemes not euphoric despite excellent results
Rising liabilities outpace investment returns
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Netherlands roundup: ABN Amro fund expects 20% accrual drop
BPL in court over trustee appointment, Rockwool delays pension provider switch
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NewsUK roundup: FTSE350 pension deficit shrinks as bond yields rise
Plus: Government responds to cross-party MPs on costs and transparency, private members’ bill introduced
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British Airways accelerates pension funding recovery measures
Company to pay an extra £150m in annual fixed contributions until 2023
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Regulator: Dutch sector schemes’ interest hedge varies widely
On average the level of interest rate hedge is 43.2%
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Trade union negotiator argues for calm after discount rate debate heats up
Pospone pension cuts and let the steering group discuss the discount rate, says FNV’s Elzinga
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Inflation measure changes could shift pension funding by up to 10%
Consultancy says prospective new measure could be 1% a year less than current RPI
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NewsSwedish municipalities group denies big pensions debt is big problem
Skandia report says most local and regional council pension liabilities are hidden
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Netherlands, Denmark first class in Melbourne Mercer pensions index
Employers may have to do more to close pensions gap in C+ rated UK, says consultancy
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Major Dutch funds still on course for pension cuts despite September lift
Coverage ratios improved a bit in Septmeber, but not enough
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NewsATP rejects criticism as board mulls solutions to rates, longevity problem
Business model of Denmark’s statutory pension fund ‘under pressure’, say CBS academics
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National Grid UK pension scheme seals £2.8bn buy-in
Transaction is the third large pension deal with Rothesay Life to have been announced within the last two weeks
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Alecta chief queries relevance of EU consumer protection lens to Swedish pensions
Billing argues that high risk-free capital requirements could lead to weak protection
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NewsDutch metal schemes to apply benefit cuts quickly
Smoothing the required reductions over a 10-year period would increase costs, according to PME board member Marcel Andringa
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‘Changing discount rate could destroy pension system’, warns Dutch PM
Mark Rutte warns a major change to the discount rate could discourage younger people from saving – but government vows to battle ‘unnecessary’ pension cuts
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Travel company’s £1.4bn scheme heads for PPF assessment [updated]
Thomas Cook’s UK pension plans are ‘marginally overfunded’ according to the lifeboat fund, meaning an insurance deal could avoid pension cuts
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USS ‘pushing regulator to the limit’ on risk, says CEO
£68.5bn scheme’s leaders say they have taken a position of ‘maximum flexibility’ in a bid to resolve a long-running dispute over contributions
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Weak funding levels are a threat to reform, says Dutch Pensions Federation
Schemes lack the cash to compensate older workers for a transition from average to degressive pensions accrual, says the industry trade body
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Swedish pension funds slam draft IORP II solvency rules
Folksam, AMF and Alecta home in on proposals for traditional guaranteed pensions while industry association says ambiguities in the draft must be addressed
