Pension System – Page 137
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Merchant navy fund converts longevity swap to £1.6bn buy-in
Transaction said to have been helped by use of Guernsey captive cell in 2014
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Danish pensions lobby chief quits after 15 years as latest action plan kicks in
Per Bremer Rasmussen steps down from role at Insurance & Pension Denmark (IPD)
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NewsPLSA warns against ‘hasty’ reactions after report of ESG policy failings
UKSIF reports ‘large scale non-compliance’ with new policy disclosure duties
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NewsESG, risk sharing and more in EU pensions expert group final report
High-level group delivers recommendations for developing supplementary pensions
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Dutch minister: APF now important vehicle for consolidation
The consolidation process had boosted the number of participants and pensioners at sector schemes
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‘Fresh thinking in pensions’ leads to new worldwide analytics tool
A new digital platform has been developed to provide visualisation of how assets and costs are distributed across countries and schemes
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NewsConsultants unravel coronavirus implications for Dutch schemes
Dutch pension funds remain vulnerable because of the sector’s widely shared expectation of lower returns in the coming years
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More university strikes planned as USS talks fail to win over union
UCU wants employers to contribute more to rising pension costs
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PwC: Dutch pensions reform unlikely to cause costs explosion
Pensions providers found it difficult to come up with an estimation of costs after the transition to a new pensions system
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NewsPFZW preps pilot for self-employed to join sector schemes
The current pensions legislation needs to be adjusted
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Fiduciary duty and global warming
ESG is not the same as global warming, or climate change. There are overlaps, but the differences are more important. In essence, ESG is on the same level as a political conviction.
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AnalysisEFRAG: Reaching a compromise
It is hard not to feel some sympathy for the technical staff working on the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group’s pensions research project
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Special ReportLongevity & risk transfer: A booming market
Consultants expect high growth in UK pension risk transfers to continue after last year’s record figures
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Opinion PiecesTrustees should always protect pensions
The proposal to phase out the Retail Prices Index (RPI), one of the main measures of inflation in the UK is among the pension industry’s biggest topics of debate.
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Opinion PiecesLetter From US: New Secure Act – a step in the right direction
New rules encourage employers to offer annuities in 401(k)-type retirement plans
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NewsDutch watchdog: Bundled advice and asset management ups costs
Additional costs apply particularly to small and medium-sized pension funds
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NewsUK actuarial body to dig into ‘the great risk transfer’
Campaign to investigate drivers and implications of transfer of financial risk from institutions to individuals
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VNU scheme to transfer assets to Aegon in buyout
Move will eliminate risk of not being able to grant indexation
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France’s Conseil d’Etat delivers critical pension reform opinion
Concerns expressed about a range of aspects
