Funding – Page 53
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IMF paints bleak picture for DB funds
DB funds across the world will require more capital and benefit cuts in the long term
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NewsUK roundup: Regulator hits trustee and solicitor with fines
Also: Master trusts on the rise, and Northern Ireland public fund closes funding gap
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NewsSwitzerland’s Publica to reduce future pension benefits
The CHF38bn pension fund will be cutting the conversion and technical rate in 2019
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UK roundup: FTSE 250 firms face heavy DB burden
JLT assesses mid-cap index liabilities; former BHS owner under fire (again); BMW’s workers in pension-related strike
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UK could face €10bn bill for 'underfunded' EU staff pension scheme
‘Unjustified’ discount rate discrepancies could pose problems as UK and EU debate the Brexit bill for staff pensions
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NewsThe future of Germany's on-book pension reserves
Companies call on government to ease fiscal burden on pension funds held directly on company balance sheets
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PensionsEurope calls for ‘legislative calm’ until IORP II review
Single-scenario stress test to be launched mid-May, EIOPA confirms
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Investment gains for DAX pensions beat expectations
German funds’ returns and top-up payments helped keep funding level as interest rates fell
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DAX companies’ liabilities reach record high
German companies’ pension liabilities approach €400bn, but asset increases leave funding position unchanged
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NewsUK roundup: Union proposes risk-sharing scheme for Royal Mail
Also: Aggregate liabilities spike in February, PIC confirms two de-risking deals
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Dutch funding shortfall rises despite asset growth
Financial supervisor says 71% of workers are in an underfunded scheme
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German province pressured to tackle 'pension lie'
Court and opposition parties criticised hidden government debt increase through reserves for civil servants
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NewsDutch political group tables legislation for higher discount rate
Maximum rate of 2% to be cancelled when ECB ceases quantitative easing, party for the elderly says
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UK roundup: Regulator steps in over Vauxhall sale
Regulator and politicians seek assurances over UK schemes, while British Steel sets date for closure
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Dutch Caribbean scheme to sue state over funding shortfall
Chairman says ‘wrong assumptions’ used when pension fund was established in 2010
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BoE staff blog posits financial stability risks from DB schemes
Warning follows government declaration of ‘no affordability crisis’ in DB sector
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Spanish social security 'to run out of money in July': report
Retirement age increase mooted as policymakers grapple with funding crisis
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Dutch brewery scheme joins Centraal Beheer APF
Pension fund cites ‘rising costs and increase expertise requirements’
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Dutch Co-op scheme benefits boosted by merger
Participants to be compensated for funding difference between pension funds
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PPF sets out proposal for levy for schemes without sponsors
Consultation could have important impact on schemes such as British Steel
