Returns – Page 114
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Hedging assets help France's FRR ride out volatility of 2011
FRANCE – Hedging assets, which returned 4.5%, account for around 60% of portfolio.
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NewsStrong returns at Irish pension funds fail to offset liability increases
Estimates by several consultancies put February's growth at 2.9%.
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NewsDanish roundup: SME financing scheme, Sampension
Danish government aims to get pension funds more involved in SME financing.
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NewsSwedish roundup: AP6, AP7, Folksam, Skandia Liv
National buffer funds fall short of target returns for 2011.
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NewsDutch Total fund drops postponed indexation
€270m fund to consider indexation once funding ratio recovers to legally required threshold.
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NewsAustria's Valida makes first foray into 'social infrastructure'
AUSTRIA – Scheme to take over loan for energy provider and invest in companies that manage nursing homes.
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Nordic roundup: Ilmarinen, PensionDanmark
Finnish pensions insurer Ilmarinen attributes 4% loss to euro-zone debt crisis.
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NewsAer Lingus predicts strikes, lawsuits over refusal to fund deficit
Former state-owned airline stands by position not to address deficit.
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NewsSwiss pension funds remain flat in 2011, returning 0% on average
Returns boosted by performance of bonds and real estate, pension fund association says.
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NewsSwedish roundup: Norrporten, Vasakronan, Finansinspektionen, Pensionsmyndigheten
Companies owned by AP funds close property deals in Stockholm, Gothenburg.
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Czech pension funds return 2% in run-up to system reform
CZECH REPUBLIC – On average, funds allocated 90% of portfolios to bonds and just 3% to equities in 2011.
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NewsAustria's fair-finance fund returns 10% using sustainable bond strategy
AUSTRIA – New severance pay fund outperforms competitors by nearly 10 percentage points.
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NewsSwiss pension fund Publica applauds 'respectable' return
Public servants' scheme says coverage ratios year to date have already increased.
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NewsING pension fund rejects indexation for fourth consecutive year
Company cites 'important reasons', such as €3bn loan agreement with government.
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NewsDanish roundup: PFA on regulatory change, LD results
PFA chief executive says Danes have 'had enough' of changes to pensions system.
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NewsDutch regulator confirms more than 100 pension funds facing discounts
More than 30 pension schemes thinking to make maximum 7% discount, DNB says.
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NewsSwedish buffer fund AP1 to focus on reducing risk in equity portfolio
Geographical remit for in-house asset manager likely to be extended outside Europe.
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NewsUS equities boost Q4 returns at Dutch investment funds – DNB
North American equity portfolios return 15.5%, boosted by appreciation of dollar against euro.
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NewsDutch pension funds facing rights cuts of as much as 9%
GITP scheme for Dutch notaries concedes it may ultimately have to apply discount of 9.2%.
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NewsFixed income return cancels out equity losses as Swiss pension fund AHV
Scheme to increase hedge on yen, Canadian dollars and Australian dollars to 100%.
