Pensions

Norways Oil Fund Eyes Bigger Green Bonds Allocation, Low Cost Cited

CEO Slyngstad also says upstream oil & gas divestment will take time Read more

Netherlands Round-up: €25bn Rabobank Scheme Preps Accrual Cut

Plus: Total scheme weighs industry-wide fund for consolidation  Read more

Netherlands Roundup: €25bn Rabobank Scheme Preps Accrual Cut

Plus: Total scheme weighs industry-wide fund for consolidation  Read more

Perfect Storm Brewing Over NHS Pensions [updated]

Doctors’ association warns tax and pensions rules may drive clinicians to cut NHS working hours  Read more

Local Authority Pension Funds Back UK Audit Market Reform Proposals

But long-standing critics rue missed opportunities Read more

German Supervisor Disagrees With EIOPA Over IORP Inspection Cycle

EIOPA issued recommended actions to IORP supervisors in 16 countries after a peer review  Read more

Moodys: PEPP Rollout To Boost Insurers And ESG-focused Managers

New cross-border product will open up markets for managers and pension providers, rating agency says Read more

BaFin Warning On Pensionskassen Was Wake-up Call To Sector

Chair of Wacker Chemie Pensionskasse argues that regulatory intervention was ‘beneficial shock’ for some organisatio... Read more

Chart Of The Week: Auto-enrolment Boosts UK Pension Coverage

As minimum contributions rise from 5% to 8% of salary, fresh data reveals the transformative nature of auto-enrolment in... Read more

Accounting Roundup: Guidance Issued On Pension Equality Costs

Plus: Hybrid pension plan accounting; Politicians call for break up of ‘big four’; FRC publishes draft plan and budg... Read more

BaFin Approves Sale Of Generali Life Insurance Arm To Viridium

Members’ interests “sufficiently safeguarded” in takeover, says supervisor Read more

BPs UK Pension Fund Backs High-growth European Tech Fund

Zenith III is managed by Octopus Ventures and focuses on later stage funding Read more

Generali Germany, Viridium Confident About Run-off Regulatory Approval

Talks with regulator still going on, but executives hopeful of approval ‘before summer’  Read more

Supermarket Scheme To Up Risk Exposure With Indexation In Mind

Pension fund lost 0.8% last year and funding did not improve Read more

​Swedish Government Moves To Ease Pension Transfers

Per Bolund, minister for financial markets, wants to stop companies locking customers in Read more