Study Highlights Imbalance Between Dividends And Pension Payments
LCP found that FTSE 100 companies paid £90bn to shareholders and just £13bn to pension funds in 2018 Read more
Swiss Voters Approve €4bn Recapitalisation Of Geneva Pension Fund
A plan worth CHF4.4bn will take the Swiss canton’s public pension scheme to a funding level of 75%, but without a DB ... Read more
Swiss Back Top-up Cash For State Pension Fund In Referendum
Proposal, which was linked to corporate tax reform, foresees an extra CHF2bn (€1.8bn) annually for state pension plan... Read more
Largest UK Pension Scheme Names New Investment Chief
Former CEO of fixed income at M&G Prudential to join USS in October Read more
Swedish Pension Boss Calls For More Action On The Gender Pension Gap
KPA Pension’s Britta Burreau presses social affairs minister to address issue as data shows women’s pensions only 67... Read more
PGB Introduces Dynamic Equity Risk Management
The multi-sector scheme has made changes to its investment strategy after incurring its first annual investment loss sin... Read more
Fresh Proposals For USS Funding Fail To Satisfy University Staff
The higher education staff union says a proposed new contribution schedule for the £64bn scheme is not sufficient to br... Read more
Life Expectancy Will Continue To Fall In 2019: KPMG
Longevity swap contracts could be ‘out of the money’ given major shifts in data on life expectancy, warns accountanc... Read more
What Does Aligning With The Paris Climate Agreement Mean?
An asset owner project launched by the IIGCC aims to develop a common understanding and support implementation of the la... Read more
Foreign Pension Funds Set For Tax Refunds On UK Property Income
A recent ruling by the UK Tax Tribunal decided that the imposition of UK income tax on the property income of a German p... Read more
PEPP: No Straightforward Route
Some entities will not be eligible to offer PEPP products in Bulgaria, which looks like a recipe for market confusion Read more
UK Roundup: Carillion DC Schemes Join Willis Towers Watsons Master Trust
Plus: Capita’s DC master trust allocates £320m to Schroders sustainable multi-factor fund; L&G backs £95m 3i pen... Read more
EIOPA To Prioritise IORP II Supervisory Convergence
2019 priorities to include ‘promotion of supervisory convergence in the European pensions sector regarding the impleme... Read more
LGPS To Create Compliance System For Cost Transparency Code
Compliance and reporting system would be accompanied by policy for delisting Read more
Debenhams Schemes Enter PPF Assessment, Cash Increase Agreed
Assessment period triggered by CVAs, creditor meeting scheduled for 9 May Read more