Returns – Page 101
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Czech third-pillar membership drops after changes
CZECH REPUBLIC – Market nears saturation point, with 80% of workforce enrolled.
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Provisum touts active management with 4% hedge-fund outperformance
NETHERLANDS – Pension fund talks up 30 managers’ active approach in 2012 annual return.
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NewsRabobank scheme makes foray into non-euro government bonds
NETHERLANDS – Portfolio to include bonds from Australia, Canada and Switzerland.
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Irish schemes see 'slight uplift' as domestic equity returns 4%
IRELAND – Results for May see assets gain in value, but liabilities kept high by low yields.
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NewsDutch schemes should take supervision conclusions to heart – DNB
NETHERLANDS – Dutch regulator says quality of visitation reports must also be improved.
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NewsDutch giant ABP may need to cut rights again despite strong 2012 returns
NETHERLANDS – 'Significant' chance recent 0.5% cut not enough to achieve minimum funding.
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ING pension fund bolsters coverage ratio with Q1 returns
NETHERLANDS – Equities, property main contributors to 1.6% first-quarter return.
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Ahold pension fund hangs on to poorly performing commodities
NETHERLANDS – Scheme to ‘assess’ manager, wait for outcome of new ALM study.
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NewsDutch giant PGGM in talks to acquire A&O Services
NETHERLANDS – Parties in exclusive talks to hammer out 'contours' of acquisition.
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Japanese equities return 17.5% over first quarter at SPMS
NETHERLANDS – Pension fund for Dutch medical consultants reports overall Q1 return of 2.75%.
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NewsEquity markets drive 3.8% Q1 return for Dutch pension funds
NETHERLANDS – DNB figures point to 1.4% average first-quarter loss on government bonds.
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Deficit widens at BT Pension Scheme as liabilities grow
UK – Liabilities at £41bn pension fund increase twice as fast as assets.
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Pension fund for KPN beats benchmark with 13% return
NETHERLANDS – Scheme for telecommunications company beats index by 1.3 percentage points.
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NewsShell scheme bemoans continual changes to Dutch pensions law
NETHERLANDS – Calls for 'stable framework' to provide clear view of future results.
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NewsInflation portfolio at Philips pension fund returns 21%
NETHERLANDS – Portfolio consists mostly of French bonds, according to annual report.
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Swedish roundup: AMF, Volkswagen, Scania, Folksam
SWEDEN – AMF condemns Volkswagen’s move to abolish Scania board nomination committee.
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OECD warns pension funds against 'excessive' reliance on ratings agencies
GLOBAL – Think tank backs active shareholder approach.
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NewsDutch coverage ratios stabilise in April, says Aon Hewitt
NETHERLANDS – Mercer says average coverage ratio may have increased to 108%.
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Swedish roundup: AP2, Swedwatch, AP funds, AP6, Aibel, Ratos, Ferd
SWEDEN – Swedwatch blasts AP2 for lack of transparency on Brazilian farmland investments.
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Ilmarinen cuts domestic equity exposure in favour of Nordics
FINLAND – Finnish pension fund returns 2% over first three months of year.
