All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 55
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NewsMost of UK pensions industry backs DC models for defined ambition
UK – Aon Hewitt poll finds little appetite for bare-bones defined benefit.
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NewsPwC warns of higher longevity-swap costs as competition cools
UK – Increasing interest in de-risking worldwide to spread reinsurance capacity more thinly.
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UBS 'freezes' defined benefit pension fund in UK [updated]
EUROPE – Closure appears to be linked with drive to comply with Basel III capital requirements.
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NewsFalling prices breathe new life into bulk annuity market
UK – Towers Watson expects deals to total £5bn by year-end after prices fall to 2012 levels.
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Report hails benefits of direct lending, other alternatives
UK – UBS says commercial mortgage lending shortfall is ‘worth exploring’ for pension funds.
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NewsTrustees must be 'more aware' of impact of asset-liability model
UK – IC Select launches programme allowing trustees to compare consultants' ALM approaches.
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Deficit contributions outstrip dividends at some FTSE 350 companies
UK – Consultancy Barnett Waddingham identifies nearly two dozen companies.
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NewsBNP Paribas buys into GOEF market with Depotbank deal
GERMANY – BNP Paribas Securities Services buys Commerzbank's Depotbank business for undisclosed sum.
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NewsContract schemes' governance boards risk being 'cosmetic' – TUC
UK – Union umbrella group warns badly-executed policy could lead to 'veneer of governance' without real change.
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News'Comply or explain' urged for manager research on long-term investing
UK – MPs suggest regulator should clarify amount to be spent on stewardship-related research.
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UK roundup: Premier Foods, RHM, SEI
UK – Premier sees group-wide pensions deficit fall £70m on back of discount-rate increase.
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NewsLehman trustees welcome Supreme Court ruling on 'financial support directions'
UK – Supreme Court ruling overturns previous verdict from Court of Appeals.
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NewsPension funds should reconsider 'narrow view' of property – Cardano
GLOBAL – Schemes should consider asset-backed securities based around property portfolios.
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Basic collective DC would not trigger 'massive' new burden
UK – Barnett Waddingham suggests collective model would be preferable to ‘DB-lite’ model.
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Majority of Irish DB schemes fail to submit funding proposals
IRELAND – Social Protection figures show fewer than one-in-three met 30 June deadline.
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NewsAsian investor tenders private real estate, infrastructure mandate
IPE-QUEST – Asian investor makes amendments to previous tender made in June using IPE-Quest.
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NewsAcademic paper questions merits of property as inflation hedge
GLOBAL – Only commercial real estate shows any evidence of 'real link' between inflation, returns.
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Redington warns UK pension funds on stagnation 'predicament'
UK – Consultancy says schemes could find themselves reliant on Gilt holdings for positive returns.
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NewsUK talks up defined ambition in response to House of Lords ageing report
UK – Certainty of outcome more important than clarity on return estimates, government says.
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Irish airline scheme yet to submit formal funding proposal
IRELAND – Pensions Board letter rejecting preliminary proposal sent two weeks after deadline.
