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NewsDanish roundup: PensionDanmark, Danica, FSP, Lærernes
PensionDanmark invests €25m in residential project, aims to step up property investment in 2012.
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NewsIrish pension funds end 2011 on high note but see overall decline
US equity rally not enough to reverse year of turbulence, Aon Hewitt says.
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NewsPension fund for energy giant Shell increases premiums to 45%
Employer to shoulder entirety of 9.5-percentage-point increase.
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NewsSPMS pension fund grants 3% indexation despite underfunding
Board says matching standard inflation compensation is both 'achievable and responsible'.
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NewsUnderfunded Dutch physios scheme to grant 2% indexation
Coverage ratio 7% below recovery plan target, leading to lower-than-planned indexation.
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NewsDutch youth parties call for increased transparency as part of Pension Agreement
PensioenOpStand argues that how contributions are used should be made clear to each scheme member.
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NewsDutch firm PostNL moves to scale back 'generous' pension arrangements
Aims to hold talks with three pension schemes, union members over possible changes.
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NewsDanish pension funds maintain account dividends despite uncertainty
AP Pension, Unipension concede future payments will depend on economic environment.
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NewsNordic roundup: Skandia, Old Mutual, Industriens Pension
Skandia pensions unit changes ownership structure as Old Mutual offloads Nordic business.
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NewsDutch Vopak to grant pension fund additional €50m
Contribution, meant to improve fund's coverage ratio, is windfall from oil terminal sale.
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NewsUniq completes £830m buy-in with Rothesay Life
Scheme, formerly sponsored by the sandwich maker, looks to ensure benefits as good as PPF payments.
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NewsDanish financial sector fund predicts 25% contribution rise
Increase comes on back of merger with other scheme, welcoming two further companies into plan.
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NewsDenmark delays asset management levy, increases taxes on investment returns
Industry association Forsikring og Pension says government using pension money to address deficit.
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Central bank intervention did little to reverse pension deficits – Mercer
Consultancy says move was insufficient to reverse declines seen since October.
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NewsDutch pension funds beat benchmarks over last decade despite two crises
Between 2000 and 2010, schemes return 4.8% on average against benchmarks' 4.6%, says DNB.
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News€240bn ABP to consider benefit cuts if financial situation fails to improve
Trustees to decide on 'additional measures' if no improvement seen by 31 December.
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NewsDutch ING scheme pledges continued opposition to indexation refusal
Announcement comes after court verdict ruling that fund could be a party in arbitration.
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NewsPME's premium rise, benefits cut could be 'start of trend'
Economist warns that low long-term rates could force other schemes to make similar moves.
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Swedish roundup: Swedbank, Nordea, Alecta, Mercer
Swedbank follows in Länsförsäkringar’s footsteps in closing its guaranteed pension product.
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NewsSwiss pension funds 'struggling' to cover investment risk
Aon Hewitt says underfunded accounts putting 'entire second-pillar system' at risk.
