All articles by Gail Moss – Page 38
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NewsUK roundup: ECJ, NAPF, Mercer, ONS, Barings
UK – European Court of Justice looks into possibility of exempting pension funds from VAT.
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Morgan Stanley survey reveals firms with largest pension liabilities
EUROPE – Alcatel Lucent has largest liability as percentage of market cap – 140%.
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NewsDeficit at Universities Superannuation Scheme balloons to £9.8bn
UK – Funding ratio at pension fund drops from 92% in 2011 to just 77%.
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NewsUK Public Service Pensions Bill aims to save £65bn over 50 years
UK – Office for Budget Responsibility estimates £430bn in overall savings on public sector pensions.
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NewsOne-third of trustees to leave within five years, survey shows
UK – Two-thirds of those who remain expect to de-risk schemes, according to MetLife.
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NewsSurvey shows drop in pension costs for FTSE 250 executives
UK – LCP says tax changes introduced last year have lowered pension costs for large companies.
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NewsUK schemes back government infrastructure project
UK – Mercer describes government's lack of detail around guarantee scheme as 'striking'.
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Country Report
UK: Super trusts – how they work
Gail Moss takes the NAPF’s super trust idea and runs an international comparison
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QE had 'broadly neutral impact' on pension funds, says Bank of England
UK – Central bank assumptions challenged by Hymans Robertson as too ‘broad brush’.
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NewsABI call for fee disclosure 'timely and appropriate'
UK – Insurance industry body outlines principles for fee disclosure across pension sector.
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NewsIrish NTMA sells €1bn of amortising bonds in first auction
IRELAND – Bonds with maturities of 35 years prove most popular, raising €330m.
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European pension funds lose millions on Facebook shares
EUROPE – Dutch asset manager APG, Sweden’s AP2 amoung those to suffer from share price halving.
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Trustees demand further action from regulator to reduce QE impact
UK – Poll shows support for smoothing of bond yields in calculating deficit.
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NewsGovernment gives green light for social investing by charities
EUROPE – Report by Lord Hodgson calls for shake-up of investment rules for UK charities.
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Country Report
Italy: Adopting diversity for growth
Gail Moss reports on how Compagnia di San Paolo has managed its assets while faced with the risks of low euro-zone growth and a major shareholding in an Italian bank – Intesa San Paolo
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Features
Vision to reality
Who’s ahead in the race for cross-border pension assets? Gail Moss reports on factors behind the choice of domicile
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NewsFoundations should not use crisis as 'excuse' to preserve capital
Endowments – unlike pension funds – able to move in 'new directions', experts say.
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Features
Bad news travels
Thanks to potential underfunding, most Dutch pension schemes have already announced they will cut pension payments.
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NewsEuropean investors chose to engage with Walmart's under-fire board
F&C to vote against some board members, while AP funds' Ethical Council says engagement will continue.
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Northern Trust, Alcatel Pension Scheme
Swiss investor tenders $150m global small-cap equity mandate, using IPE-Quest.
