Funding – Page 48
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British Airways to shut £16bn fund, roll out new DC scheme
New DC fund to replace existing DC offering with company contributing up to 11%
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UK roundup: Royal Mail and union to discuss CDC option
Plus: Xafinity to buy Punter Southall businesses; Strathclyde Pension Fund tops 100% funding ratio
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UK schemes' equity allocations at all-time low
Data from PPF shows decline in domestic allocations but high points for private equity, property allocations
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Netherlands roundup: Douwe Egberts, Ortec transfer schemes to APFs
Plus: NN to merge DC vehicles following Delta Lloyd takeover
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NewsUK roundup: Dock workers’ pension scheme seals £725m buy-in
Also: BAE Systems to cease deficit contributions within 10 years; UK pension fund equity ownership falls
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ABP to raise contribution to 22.9%
No indexation for five years, but threat of benefit cuts is receding
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UK roundup: De La Rue makes CPI switch, FCA eyes BSPS advice
Plus: Politicians oppose benefit ‘clawbacks’; TPT appoints Redington
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AnalysisAnalysis: Could the UK’s largest pension scheme close… and re-open?
Employers have proposed a ‘temporary’ switch to DC-only that could be reversed in the future if DB funding improves
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Universities propose closing DB scheme of largest UK pension fund
University staff trade union has threatened industrial action, warning of ‘chaos’ if no resolution
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NewsMinister: Social partners must agree on pension system by early 2018
“Time of sellotape and plasters has passed,” says Netherlands’ social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees
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Mercer creates German pension fund outsourcing vehicle
Consultancy’s external vehicle targets companies thinking about offloading pension liabilities
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NewsAccounting standards body rejects complaint over due diligence
Anonymous complaint alleged that standard-setter had made changes without going through formal processes
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NewsSponsor covenant concerns rising for UK trustees
Survey reveals trustees are worried that employers will struggle to fund pension deficits
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Two-thirds of Dutch pensions still at risk of cuts
The Netherlands’ two largest schemes are still underfunded, according to DNB
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NewsLarger Dutch schemes return up to 1.9% in third quarter
Funding improves significantly following combination of rising interest rates and returns on investments
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NBIM chief warns of volatile stocks as oil fund boosts equities
Norway’s giant SWF posts 3.2% return in third quarter
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Dutch pharmacists' scheme to reduce accrual and raise contributions
Scheme and sector association say the move is a ‘balanced approach in respect to all groups of participants’
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KLM pilots' scheme to switch to collective DC
Sponsor grants one-off €194m payment but gives up obligation to fund indexation
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OECD: Funded and private pension assets hit record high of $38trn
Pension asset growth outstripping economic growth in many countries
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NewsQuarterly results boost funding for largest Dutch schemes
Pension funds report quarterly returns of up to 1.9% and year-to-date results of up to 3.9%
