Funding – Page 42
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Dutch transport sector pension schemes resume co-operation talks
Railways scheme and public transport fund revisiting collaboration options, including potential merger
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UK media group in talks to offload pension scheme
Johnston Press is exploring restructuring options as it struggles to meet £220m debt payment
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Southampton University to close DB scheme to new members
New non-academic staff to lose DB access, while existing members could see contributions increase
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NewsTPR reiterates deficit concerns as 2018 valuations disappoint
2018 valuations may not spell good news for UK defined benefit schemes
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PGB ditches ‘disappointing’ inflation-linked bonds
Multi-sector scheme reports investment return of 6.7% for 2017
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UK high street chain de-risks with £880m bulk annuity deal
Scottish Widows takes on its biggest single bulk annuity deal to date
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Irish employers making ‘generous’ contributions to DC plans: survey
Maximum employer contribution rate higher than 10% for half of replacement DB schemes
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Netherlands roundup: Parliament rejects minimum discount rate
Plus: Koolmees postpones transfer option; HaskoningDHV to merge; Federation leaks email list
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Media battle and market crash force pension policy rethink in Romania
PensionsEurope also criticised a plan to suspend contributions that caused a stock market crash
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Industry hits back at UK proposal for scheme funding requirements
DB white paper’s proposals for clearer, simpler funding regime is not necessary, industry and unions argue
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KPMG: Low interest rates pushing schemes to innovative accounting
Annual pensions accounting survey also finds life expectancy assumptions are being updated more often
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NewsPMT reports 8.4% gain as rising interest rates reduce liabilities
Metal scheme had set 1.5% goal to aid recovery and reintroduction of indexation
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NewsMortality rate change could boost Dutch pension scheme funding
Longevity drop could boost pension funds’ coverage by 0.5%, according to Sprenkels & Verschuren
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Universities finalise panel to scrutinise USS valuations
Influential pensions industry figures to assist in evaluating calculations and methodologies
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FTSE 100 companies report first pension surplus in 10 years
Changes to longevity and discount rate assumptions among main reasons for rise
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Dutch should adopt principles-based funding framework: Aon Hewitt
Approach similar to IORP Directive would offering more scope for innovation, says CEO
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Carillion disclosures used as 'good practice' 12 months before bankruptcy
FRC’s Financial Reporting Lab reflected views of investors, regulator says
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Pensions at UK subsidiaries ‘an extra burden for French firms’
Report finds British DB schemes account for third of French parent company liabilities
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UK pension lifeboat fund to support Mothercare’s voluntary restructuring
High street retailer provided ‘suitable assurances’ about pension schemes’ position, says PPF
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Revamped British Steel scheme reports £2.2bn accounting surplus
Steelworkers’ union calls for surplus to be passed on to members
