All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 52
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Basel-Land to fund CHF2.2bn deficit fully after vote
Plan to remove state underwriting of public scheme approved in plebiscite
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Pension Insurance Corporation buys £70m social housing bond
Buyout provider sole bondholder for PFI project renovating 1,300 homes near Manchester
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BT exemption from PPF levy thrown out by European court
Ruling follows prior directive from EU competition commissioner that BT should be subject to same rules as rest of UK pension market.
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DC pot-consolidation plans 'lack ambition' – UK think tank
UK – Think tank proposes pension clearing house to facilitate transfers, virtual aggregators.
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Lifestyling wins out over default funds for DC – NAPF research
UK – Survey finds increase in length of de-risking period in number of default funds.
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Irish Pensions Board OKs INM plan to cut pension benefits
IRELAND – Independent News & Media to decrease fund deficit by €110m, slash benefits by 40%.
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NewsEFAMA unveils 'blueprint' for Europe-wide personal pensions
EUROPE – Association's proposed OCERP plan could 'boost' European Long-Term Investment Fund.
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Norway urged against creation of standalone real estate vehicle
NORWAY – Conservative Party’s proposal to split fund would ‘jeopardise economies of scale’.
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NewsContract, trust-based funds must be held to 'equal' standards – NAPF
UK – Equal footing for pensions arrangements 'vital' as part of minimum DC standards.
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NewsUK roundup: TPR, LGPS, AMP Capital, West Midlands
UK – Regulator surveys state of governance in public sector schemes ahead of new oversight role.
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NewsPublic funding should not 'crowd out' private long-term capital – OECD
GLOBAL – Revised principles for long-term investing drop mention of prudent person principle.
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NewsUK must launch independent infrastructure authority – report
UK – Body launched by UK opposition backs commission similar to design of Infrastructure Australia.
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PPF increases levy estimate by 10% but leaves rules untouched
UK – Lifeboat scheme’s estimated levy income to rise to £695m in 2014-15.
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NewsBP Pension Scheme swaps retail parks with M&G for supermarket
UK – CEO says swap focuses property portfolio more on liability-matching holdings.
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Irish DB funds shift to fixed income, passive management
IRELAND – IAPF survey shows decrease in equity holdings, alternatives in favour of bonds.
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TPR prepared to 'be creative' when helping pension funds
UK – Watchdog’s comments come after Kodak Pension Plan finalises acquisition of subsidiaries.
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Edmond de Rothschild to expand reach of asset management division
GLOBAL – Group aims to grow division’s assets by a third following restructuring.
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Buyout market in flux, but outlook rosy
Is market consolidation or overseas interest in de-risking bigger threat to UK deals?
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AP2 sees strong equity returns offset by fixed income losses
SWEDEN – Healthy domestic and Swedish equity returns in six months to June.
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Country Report
UK: Soft but firm
The UK Pensions Regulator has a new statutory objective and is encouraging funds to adopt an integrated approach to risk. Jonathan Williams outlines the implications
