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Nest Sammelstiftung raises interest rate on pension assets to 4.5%
Highest interest rate of the last five years
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NewsDanish pension admin firm Festina to enter Dutch market
While many previous foreign entrants have failed to gain a foothold in the country, Festina hopes to announce its first Dutch client shortly
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NewsUK roundup: Tobacco scheme strikes £1.8bn buy-in deal
Plus: Société Générale moves scheme to Aegon master trust; Standard Life to include sustainable strategy; Fishermen scheme completes buy-in
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Swiss regulator consults on experts’ role in auditing pension funds
Supervisory authorities, pension funds, occupational pension experts are invited to express their views until 4 March
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News2021 busiest year for de-risking despite headwinds, says WTW
Recorded totals of just under £30bn of bulk annuities and £15bn of longevity swaps
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DekaBank to exit Riester-Rente market in June
It will stop offering new contracts under its Deka-ZukunftsPlan (Future Plan) in the classic and select investment options
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NewsProfond’s returns jump to 12.7% carried by equity, real estate strategy
The scheme’s total assets grew to CHF10.9bn (€10.4bn) as of the end of November last year from CHF9.8bn in 2020
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Qualified support for DWP portfolio alignment metric plan
ACA, UKSIF recommend guidance to avoid use of metrics driving specific investment decisions
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Pension funds call on pharmas to improve vaccine distribution
They threaten to vote against executive remuneration proposals and board appointments if insufficient action is taken
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NewsSwiss schemes miss out on returns in private markets, foreign allocations – study
On average, they invest more than 30% of assets in bonds denominated in Swiss francs and 13% in Swiss equities
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NewsSwiss APK divests from oil and gas, ups equity in new strategy
The fund is seeking two small-cap active equity managers for a total of $400m
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Compenswiss reaches CHF2bn in 2021 returns
An approximate 5% return was driven by equity and real estate markets
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NewsSolvency II reform could free up ‘tens of billions of pounds’ for UK infra, says PIC
PIC calculates appropriate reform could increase its planned investment of £30bn in productive finance by 2030 to £50bn
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NewsAegon reinsures Dutch longevity risk
Deal with Reinsurance Group of America involves 257,342 pension insurance contracts and €7bn in pension liabilities
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NewsVER’s Löyttyniemi sees high tension for markets in 2022 outlook
CEO of the State Pension Fund of Finland says next year looks very different from 2021
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Ageas, Emergo Wealth target first-wave PEPPs
However, interest is low as fee cap and mandatory advice requirements weigh in
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Spanish funds’ COVID recovery firms up with 10% returns to Q3
Total AUM for the Spanish occupational pensions sector stood at €37.1bn
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NewsSwiss cabinet consults on CO2 Act after botched referendum
The revised CO2 Act serves to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared with the level in 1990
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NewsDirect investments for private, public sector schemes show savers’ age range
Contributions in private sector employee and employer DC schemes grew
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Three high yield myths debunked
Default, convexity and liquidity – three misconceptions of high yield markets
