Funding – Page 90
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Finnish roundup: Varma, Veritas
FINLAND – All assets produce positive return in 2012 at pension provider Varma.
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NewsBerkshire rejects disclosure of council tax data in pension scheme funding
UK – Percentage of council taxes used in local pensions a 'meaningless statistic', county says.
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NewsNumber of pension funds in Polish second pillar set to shrink
POLAND – Country's pensions regulator approves takeover of OFE Polstat.
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Finland's Etera touts new strategy for strong returns
FINLAND – Finnish scheme returns 9.9% after increasing emerging market bond allocation.
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NewsFarmland, loan portfolio drive 11% return at Sweden's AP1
SWEDEN – Buffer fund allocates SEK630m to Australian, New Zealand farmland holdings.
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NewsPension fund for Dutch printing industry returns 13%
NETHERLANDS – PGB cites effectiveness of 'defensive' investment policy.
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NewsSwedish buffer fund AP2 seeks to grow timber, agricultural portfolio
SWEDEN – Chief investment strategist sees assets as better diversifier than traditional real estate.
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Swiss roundup: AHV, Publica, BVK
SWITZERLAND – First-pillar pension fund AHV reports return of 6.8% for 2012.
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ING ordered to pay pension fund for inflation compensation
NETHERLANDS – Arbitrators reject company’s ‘serious grounds’ for refusing payment.
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Danish roundup: Danica Pension, FunktionærPension
DENMARK – Danica profits surge by more than 200% last year on back of high investment returns.
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NewsDutch pension funds' coverage ratios slide in January
NETHERLANDS – Aon Hewitt, Mercer highlight impact of UFR, RTS on liabilities.
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Longevity drags down Philips coverage ratio despite strong returns
NETHERLANDS – Scheme says participants’ life expectancy has exceeded national average.
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NewsFunding at Dutch pensions giant ABP weighed down by longevity figures
NETHERLANDS – Funding drops by 1 percentage point to 96% despite reporting a 2.4% return in Q4.
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NewsPFZW's assets rise to €130bn on back of 13.4% return for 2012
NETHERLANDS – Pension fund to review hedge fund strategy this year after poor results.
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NewsPolish pension funds playing greater role in equity financing
POLAND – Membership in second-pillar pension funds increases 12% year on year.
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Equities help Finland's Keva, VER post double-digit returns
FINLAND – Government-backed funds see fortunes reverse over 2011, as returns top 10%.
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NewsATP reduces risk, achieves nearly 10% return in 2012
DENMARK – Largest pension fund in Denmark sees returns more than halved year-on-year.
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Dutch roundup: Progress, KLM
NETHERLANDS – €5bn pension fund of Unilever reports nominal funding of 133% at year-end.
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NewsTwo more Dutch pension funds agree to inflation compensation
NETHERLANDS – Douwe Egberts scheme grants active participants 3% 'additional indexation'.
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Lack of action on RPI to increase deficits, Mercer warns
UK – Consultancy says decision to leave RPI unchanged will increase market-implied inflation.
