All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 54
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NewsRothesay Life completes £280m buy-in for Cobham scheme
UK – Aerospace firm's defined benefit fund will hold bulk annuity as investment.
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Four in 10 Irish DB schemes yet to submit funding proposals
IRELAND – Opposition Fianna Fail party reveals 40% remain in breach of June deadline, down from over 70%.
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NewsDutch should reconsider 'flawed' new FTK contracts
NETHERLANDS – Experts calls on social partners to design alternatives to real, nominal contracts.
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NewsIrish regulator proposes minimum standards for DC
IRELAND – Pensions Board proposes approach that would combat conflicts of interest in master trusts.
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London Transport pension scheme commits to LGIM fund
UK – Transport for London fund named as founding investor in new index-tracking vehicle.
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UK roundup: PPF, Towers Watson, eShare
UK – Coverage ratios at DB pension funds jump to 90% over course of July.
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NewsIPE-Quest mandates exceed $1.5bn after strong month
GLOBAL – Service sees 13 active searches over last month, many on behalf of Asian investors.
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NewsBP pension fund CEO joins IPE Awards as speaker
IPE AWARDS – Head of one of UK's largest schemes to discuss challenges facing industry.
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Royal Mail reports pension surplus after liability transfer
UK – Annual report sees IAS 19 surplus after government assumes legacy liabilities.
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NewsReal estate star performer for Norway's oil fund
NORWAY – Property holdings return 3.9% in second quarter, outperforming equities, bonds.
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NewsHermes veteran joins Norwegian oil fund's new governance board
NORWAY – Oil fund launches new board as part of more active approach to 'safeguard' assets.
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NewsTowers Watson questions Goldman's ability to sell Rothesay stake
UK – Investment bank reveals intention to offload UK pension insurance business.
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Norwegian oil fund sees quarterly return plummet after bond losses
NORWAY – NPFG sees equities, fixed income outperformed by real estate in second quarter.
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NewsUK roundup: Auto-enrolment, DWP, Sembcorp, SEI
UK – Auto-enrolment opt-out rates see only 9% of workers in large companies veto pensions.
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UK roundup: Xafinity, Buck Consultants, TPR
UK – Xafinity sees increase in UK-wide DB deficits despite £42bn increase in sector’s AUM.
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Aer Lingus to put €140m pension proposal to shareholders
IRELAND – Airline hopes extraordinary general meeting can be held later in year.
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PPF shift to bespoke insolvency risk model 'could increase transparency'
UK – Towers Watson says model catered to PPF’s needs could be more open with how companies are assessed.
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NewsUK regulator names interim CEO after Galvin's departure
UK – Head of DB regulatory division to fill vacancy until permanent appointment can be found.
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NewsUK fund for Icelandic bank recovers £2m from administrators
UK – Deposit made shortly before insolvency should not count towards Section 75 debt, court rules.
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Pension Protection Fund to design bespoke insolvency risk score
UK – Lifeboat fund to replace current provider Dun & Bradstreet with Experian.
