Funding – Page 45
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UK roundup: BT to replace £49bn DB scheme with hybrid plan
Plus: GKN-Melrose latest; expert panel to scrutinise USS valuation; Brunel gets FCA green light
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German companies paid €13.1bn into pension plans last year
Aggregate funding level now at highest since 2007, according to analysis from Willis Towers Watson
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NewsDutch housing scheme develops financial dashboard proposition
Online program developed in partnership with APG and Ortec Finance
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NewsUK to consider criminal sanctions against negligent scheme sponsors
DB white paper outlines proposals for new powers for The Pensions Regulator, consultations for consolidation regime
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New British Steel scheme ‘passes size and funding tests’
Restructuring scheduled for 28 March, subject to regulatory approval
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Unions reject proposal for UK universities scheme
UK arbitration body had facilitated an agreement but union branches turned out in force to reject it
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UK roundup: £41bn LGPS pool appoints third-party operator
Plus: GKN-Melrose latest; Northern Ireland scheme rejects divestment pressure
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NewsWhy quantitative tightening won’t happen
Asset owners and economists argue that the UK central bank will struggle to ‘normalise’ its balance sheet any time soon
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Joseph Mariathasan: Discount rates and error margins
If too much credence is given to measurements without understanding their limitations, it can create chaos
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UK government relaxes debt rules for multi-employer schemes
Employers to get more time to pay off debts under rules due for implementation next month
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UK regulator’s stance has let sponsors keep investing: BoE
Bank says macroeconomic fallout from big DB deficits has been “relatively small”
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NewsGerman workplace pensions ‘must double to cover pension gap’
Employees need to match employer contributions, Willis Towers Watson says
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UK pension liabilities grew by £1trn in five years
Unfunded state pension liabilities accounted for more than half of £7.6trn total, reports ONS
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First pillar pension reform gets priority in Switzerland
Proposal for AHV on the table, second pillar reform approach still to be negotiated
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NewsAuto-enrolment comes to Ireland in sweeping pension reforms
‘Roadmap for pensions reform’ will boost state pension, bring in auto-enrolment and improve scheme governance
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UK roundup: Post Office seals £450m derisking deal [updated]
Plus: Universities and staff seek USS deal; Trustees growing more concerned about fraud
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Carillion: TPR could pursue former directors for recoveries
Politicians press the UK regulator over its actions related to Carillion’s pension schemes
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Unions demand €400m from AkzoNobel to boost pension fund
Workers’ representatives argue that Dutch pension fund should benefit from proposed sale of chemicals unit
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UK roundup: Regulator under fire again over Carillion negotiations
Plus: Frank Field urges former BHS owner to get regulatory sign-off on any sale of Arcadia
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Former ABP CIO: How to increase scheme funding by 20%
“Current risk-free discount rate has become a risk in itself,” argue former ABP senior staff
