All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 63
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NewsImproving industry's fiduciary standards will lower fees – IMA
UK – IMA chief executive argues that greater focus on industry's 'end client' needed.
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NewsLicensing DC has 'significant advantages' – Irish Pensions Board
IRELAND – Chief executive, however, stresses regulator prefers 'as light a system as possible'.
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NewsDB fund closure due to funding standard 'unfortunate' – Pensions Board
IRELAND – Brendan Kennedy argues nothing achieved by keeping underfunded schemes open.
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NewsUK pensions industry divided over watchdog's new statutory objective
UK – NAPF welcomes revised 'marching orders' for pensions regulator.
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NewsUK Budget introduces new objective for Pensions Regulator
UK – Government rejects smoothing of liabilities, endorses idea of new statutory objective for TPR.
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NewsFund nationalisation 'unlikely', says Cyprus Hotel Employees CEO
CYPRUS – Marinos Gialeli laments 'small death' of euro, dismisses additional loans to Cypriot state.
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NewsUK roundup: Steve Webb, Barnett Waddingham, Towers Watson
UK – Pensions minister Steve Webb confirms earlier start date for new state pension.
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NewsIreland would be 'prudent' to issue inflation-linked debt
IRELAND – Brokerage tells IAPF delegates issuance would bolster country's pension industry.
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NewsChange Irish funding standard or 'game over', LCP warns
IRELAND – Re-write of minimum funding standard needed to preserve schemes, consultancy says.
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NewsCypriot pension funds still hold half of €4bn assets in deposits
CYPRUS – Cyprus deposit tax, bailout makes 'mockery' of deposit guarantee system, says Schroders.
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NewsUK roundup: Retail prices index, NAPF on state pension
UK – Formulation of RPI fails to meet international standards, ONS says.
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NewsIrish funding standard to allow infrastructure bonds as matching assets
IRELAND – Pensions Board says inclusion 'imminent' at Irish Association of Pension Funds conference.
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NewsHouse of Lords criticises 'major deficiencies' of UK pensions
UK – Report calls for greater pension certainty in DC, welcomes defined ambition ideas.
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Public pension liability disclosure a 'win for transparency' – MEP
EUROPE – Sharon Bowles welcomes agreement on government accounting standards.
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NewsUK roundup: Aon Hewitt, smoothing, PIC, Chamber of Shipping
UK – Consultancy says goals of smoothing only possible using 'illogical assumptions'.
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UK roundup: Mercer, Redington, smoothing, TPR, PPF
UK – Smoothing will simply create ‘narrow, rules-based approach’, Mercer warns.
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NewsEnd of contracting out will not have 'seismic' effect on DB funds, says Webb
UK – UK pensions minister identifies IORP II as far bigger threat to industry.
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Former BoE deputy governor predicts 'different sorts of QE'
UK – Canadian Mark Carney’s arrival will see further monetary activism, predicts Sir John Gieve.
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NewsPPF's Judge 'trying to help' to launch defined ambition
UK – Chairman says shift to DC leaves members 'ill-equipped' to deal with investment risk.
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See a storm? Smash the barometer!
Paul Marsh mocks proposal to change liability calculation to improve deficits.
