Returns – Page 106
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Romanian pension funds report double-digit returns for 2012
ROMANIA – Industry association lauds growth despite ‘very tense’ political situation.
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Equities help €7bn Swiss scheme get returns back on track
SWITZERLAND – Fund seen as barometer for other Swiss schemes.
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Dutch regulator seeks to 'economise' pension arrangements for employees
NETHERLANDS – Mandate involves development of new arrangement, advising on negotiations with unions.
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Irish Labour Court backs new DC pension fund for Aer Lingus
IRELAND – Ruling gives unions, company until end of month to agree on remaining issues.
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Pension fund for KLM pilots bucks trend in granting full indexation
NETHERLANDS – Scheme boasted coverage ratio of nearly 130% at end of last year.
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Dutch pension funds increase euro-zone exposure by 5% in Q3
NETHERLANDS – Regulator's figures show increasing interest in French, German markets.
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COR sounds alarm over first-pillar pension funding in France
FRANCE – Country will need 1% of GDP to sustain public system without further reform, organisation says.
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Dutch roundup: PGGM, Rabobank, ultimate forward rate committee, BpfBOUW
NETHERLANDS – PGGM, Rabobank to jointly manage new pensions vehicle PPI.
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Austria's Valida finalises takeover of Siemens pension fund
AUSTRIA – New Valida Industrie Pensionskasse to be run as separate entity.
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Dutch roundup: PGGM, SPH, KNVG on board seats, Eumedion
NETHERLANDS – €8bn SPH to become first client for PGGM’s tailor-made services.
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Dutch metal scheme PMT to increase contribution by 2%
NETHERLANDS – Beleaguered fund has already announced rights cut of 7% in April 2013.
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Pension fund for Dutch civil servants to increase contribution to 25.4%
NETHERLANDS – Cites increasing life expectancy, 'developments' among participants.
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Finnish retailer Kesko reclaims €71m pension surplus
FINLAND – Regulator allows Kesko Pension Fund to transfer surplus back to parent company.
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Swiss pensions watchdog to alter calculations for funding levels
SWITZERLAND – Number of underfunded schemes increases by 6 percentage points year on year.
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PFZW to stand by indexation promise in pensions contract
NETHERLANDS – Scheme 'prepared' for switch from nominal contract to plan based on real terms.
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Swiss BVK wins vote of confidence from members
SWITZERLAND – Members had threatened to leave scheme due to funding gap, uncertainty over aid.
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ATP study shows 'no link' between pension funds' returns, costs
DENMARK – Lægernes Pensionskasse dismisses analysis as 'academically useless'.
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Dutch roundup: Sponsor refunds, PostNL, ING
NETHERLANDS – Government rules out probe into pension fund refunds to sponsor companies.
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Momentum in Germany's second-pillar pension system slows – report
GERMANY – Government report says system has developed 'positively', but erratically.
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Irish roundup: AIB, IBOA, Arnotts, Mandate
IRELAND – Negotiations over closure of AIB fund referred to Labour Relations Commission.