All articles by Shayla Walmsley – Page 10
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NewsUK roundup: Self-administered schemes, PZ Cussons, Mercer
Self-administered pension schemes registered £70bn in income last year – close to 2006 peak.
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News£300m deficit forces UK Coal to close DB pension scheme
Chairman says 3,000-strong workforce to co-operate, understands need for change.
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NewsIcelandic pension funds acquire controversial energy firm
Group acquires 25% of geothermal power company HS Orka from Swedish subsidiary of Magma Energy.
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NewsA third of girls born in 2011 will live to be 100 – DWP
Office of National Statistics figures show 46-day surge in life expectancy in single year.
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NewsPension schemes to 'escape' derivatives law despite US pressure
MEP Kay Swinburne says European schemes are likely to receive a full carve-out on proposed legislation.
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NewsPension funds abandoning 'set and forget' investment strategies
Schemes now focusing on social housing, mortgages and infrastructure, Redington says.
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NewsCourt rules Prudential acted in good faith on pension fund
Insurer had changed basis for granting discretionary increases to pension scheme members.
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NewsCommission re-introduces prudence to pensions
European body seeks industry advice ahead of overhaul of cross-border pension vehicles.
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NewsBond yields to rise amid global shift in consumption
Mass baby-boom retirement predicted to reverse downward trend in bond yields, London conference told.
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NewsIrish government funds new bailout with NPRF funds
Funds earmarked for EU bailout but not drawn down will now recapitalise troubled Irish banks.
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Women in France, Spain and Italy live longest of all EU countries
New Eurostat shows average life expectancy after 65 is now 20.7 years.
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NewsUK pension fund allocates 10% of portfolio to hedge funds
Additional funds – £10m each to Blackstone and Fauchier – come on top of existing 9.6% allocation.
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NewsUK roundup: JLT Pension Capital Strategies, Mercer
Private sector DB schemes cut deficits from £156bn to £63bn in year to March.
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Pensions regulators risk 'destabilising global economy'
Pension funds under pressure to invest for short term, warns World Economic Forum.
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NewsFitch forecasts further shift to alternatives for pension funds
Ratings agency says mainstream assets 'under threat' from DC schemes.
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NewsSovereign wealth funds flock to infrastructure
More than 60% of sovereign wealth funds to invest in asset class, up from 47% in 2010.
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NewsPension funds set to de-risk £50bn in liabilities by 2012
Risk transfer market to reach £50bn by end of 2012 as bespoke deals replace buyouts.
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NewsOECD criticises insufficient pension reforms
Report pins hope on old-age employment, as working age population is set to decline 10%.
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NewsPolish lower house stalls on pension reform
POLAND – Changes would see mandatory contribution threshold drop by five percentage points.
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NewsNorwegian Pension Fund Global returns close to 10%, outperforms benchmark
Strong equity performance dampened by underperforming holdings in European banks.
