Returns – Page 113
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NewsActuaries enabling LGPS to 'postpone' funding decisions
UK – Local authorities putting off tough deficit decisions, Pensions Institute warns.
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NewsProfits at Danish pensions provider PFA surge by 178%
DENMARK – Contributions jump by 20% over period at country's biggest pensions provider.
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Swedish roundup: PP Pension, Länsförsäkringar, Skandia, Folksam
SWEDEN – Helen Nilsson takes reins at PP Pension after Ekberg’s sudden departure.
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NewsFinnish roundup: Varma, Tapiola, Etera, Ilmarinen
FINLAND – Varma returns 5.7% in quarter, bouncing back from 4.2% loss last year.
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NewsVattenfall to dismantle pensions foundation in Sweden
SWEDEN – Energy company to bring pension liabilities back onto balance sheet.
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NewsSwiss pension funds 'miscalculating' liabilities
SWITZERLAND – More 'honest' calculation could shrink number of schemes, Towers Watson says.
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Financial stocks boost Norway oil fund's equity returns
NORWAY – Equity rally offset by sovereign debt’s return of 1.4%.
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NewsDanish roundup: Danica Pension, PKA
DENMARK – Danica boosts profits at end of Q3 by 49% from half-year stage.
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NewsPNO returns 12.1% year to date, but rights cut still on cards
NETHERLANDS – UFR, returns boost coverage ratio by 6.5 percentage points to 95.3%.
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NewsIrish pension funds scaling back equity exposure, LCP says
IRELAND – Consultancy predicts increased use of contingent assets to boost funding levels.
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Printing industry scheme cites impact of new discount rate
NETHERLANDS – €13.2bn PGB returns 4.1% in third quarter, 10.2% year to date.
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NewsABP: New Dutch government's plans could slash pensions
NETHERLANDS – Scheme criticises plans to cap tax relief for pension savings.
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NewsDiscount rate remains stumbling block for Dutch pensions package
NETHERLANDS – Industry figures question credibility of 'ultimate forward rate'.
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Ireland's Social Insurance Fund shows 'significant' shortfall
IRELAND – Actuarial review predicts shortfall will expand to 6% of GDP by 2066.
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NewsEquity rally props up Dutch funding, finds DNB
NETHERLANDS – Figures from regulator show rise in coverage ratio from strengthened equity markets.
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NewsSwiss pension funds increasing risk in portfolios, survey shows
SWITZERLAND – Private schemes upping exposure to equities, alternatives, Swisscanto says.
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NewsPension fund for Dutch notaries to reconsider its independence
NETHERLANDS – Funding ratio drops to 89% despite 10.3% return on investments in 2011.
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Danish roundup: F&P on unit-link pensions, Unipension
DENMARK – Unit-link pensions account for 43% of total pension contributions, F&P says.
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NewsDeficit at Universities Superannuation Scheme balloons to £9.8bn
UK – Funding ratio at pension fund drops from 92% in 2011 to just 77%.
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NewsIrish risk reserve could force €3bn in additional pension contributions
IRELAND – Timeframe for completion of funding proposals 'particularly onerous', says IAPF chair.
