Funding – Page 5
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AnalysisDutch pension funds keep increasing interest rate hedges
Funds increasingly want to protect their funding ratios in the run-up to the pension transition and see an opportunity to lock in rates at current high levels
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NewsIncreased funding levels raises ‘novel issues’ for funds, SAB says
Funding levels increased from 98% in 2019 to 107% in 2022
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NewsAba expects ‘small changes’ to rules on underfunded pension funds
The association also expects possible changes with regard to the definition of Pensionskasse
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NewsDutch harbour pilots to see 8% pension rise in new system
The rise is applicable at the fund’s current funding ratio of 121%
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NewsCurrent inflation turns pensions indexation thinking on its head, says OECD
International economics body says may be OK in exceptional times for higher-income pensioners to have less of an uprating than poorer individuals
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NewsDe-risking gains in importance for pension schemes approaching endgame
56% of survey respondents identify de-risking as investment priority
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NewsGermany’s Growth Fund raises €1bn with Allianz, BlackRock, Generali backing
Over 20 institutional investors allocated capital to the fund, investing in German and European venture capital and venture debt funds
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NewsBT Pension Scheme sees assets drop despite improved funding position
The scheme’s deficit dropped to £3.7bn in 2023 compared with £8bn in 2020, while its liabilities also declined to £41bn in 2023 compared with £51.28bn in 2022
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NewsSuperfund transfer ‘viable’ solution to schemes, poll finds
Trustees agree more schemes will follow now that first superfund transaction is completed
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NewsIndustry raises concerns over DWP’s UK general levy proposals
APPT believes removing £10,000 charge for smaller schemes would lead to higher standards of governance
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NewsLCP urges UK DB sponsors to prepare for challenging economic times
Covenants under scrutiny: LCP urges sponsors to be ‘proactive’ as corporate insolvencies look set to increase
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NewsClara’s first superfund transaction marks ‘significant milestone’ for UK pension industry
LCP estimates there could be £5bn or more further superfund transactions in the next few years
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NewsSwiss pension schemes see funding ratios decline in Q3
Commodities help sustain returns as situation in oil market remains tense, says Swisscanto
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NewsSouth Yorkshire pension fund delivers surplus of assets over liabilities
This is the first time South Yorkshire Pensions Authority delivered surplus of assets over liabilities since 1990s
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NewsStandard Life highlights barriers for trustees to deliver endgame strategy
Market volatility was cited as a key concern by trustees to deliver their endgame strategy
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NewsEquities performance knocks Swiss fund market in Q3
Almost all asset classes suffered outflows in the first nine months of the year, says AMAS
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NewsAustrian Pensionskassen returns slow down in Q3
Pension schemes will ‘continue to rely on their diversification strategies to achieve solid long-term results for their beneficiaries’, says association
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NewsUK sees record £21.2bn transferred to insurers in first half of 2023
LCP research shows number of UK private sector DB schemes fully-funded on buyout has increased to 20%
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NewsWTW expects Swiss corporate pension funds to lift technical interest rates
Discount rates increased during the third quarter of this year, pushing down liabilities by 0.5%, according to the consultancy
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NewsPension schemes encouraged to run on to avoid potential value loss
Van Lanschot Kempen launched a solution for schemes approaching their endgame to encourage longer term thinking for the benefit of members, trustees and sponsors
