DB Consolidators Pose Covenant Trade-off Questions For Trustees: Study
Trustees must weigh strength of existing sponsor covenant against replacement financial covenant Read more
Industry Working Group To Develop Pension Equalisation Guidance
UK regulator backs working group set up to produce best practice guidance following guaranteed minimum pension ruling Read more
€1.3bn Dutch Shipping Scheme To Overhaul Board Structure
Director and CIO to become executive board members as part of professionalisation drive Read more
Swiss Pension Fund Group Criticises Regulator On Proposed Reforms
Industry lobby group publishes statements on consultations regarding second pillar interest rate, collective pension sch... Read more
UK Roundup: Cold-calling Ban Comes Into Force
Plus: Local authority funds urge regulatory rethink on data standards Read more
Dutch Military Unions Lodge Appeal Against Abolishing Final Salary Plan
Civil service pension fund ABP still to decide whether to appeal against verdict in separate court case Read more
New USS Valuation Could Slash Deficit, Notably Lower Contributions
Pension scheme seeks employer views on 31 March 2018 valuation, including raising retirement age Read more
Analysis: First Estimates Of UK Equality Ruling Costs Emerge
Equalising guaranteed minimum pensions estimated to cost between 0.2% and 1.7% of liabilities, according to early comp... Read more
Turkey Acts To Address Auto-enrolment Opt Outs
New rules aim to reduce the high proportion of workers opting out of retirement savings Read more
ABP Introduces Temporary Average Salary For MoD Staff
Decision follows confusion caused by contradictory court rulings on move from final salary to average salary arrangement... Read more
Accounting Roundup: Discount Rates On The Rise
Also: DB, DC plan definitions under IAS 19; IASB staff still working on DC discount rate anomaly Read more
UK Schemes In Race Against Time To Deal With GMP Ruling
Actuaries warn companies and schemes have very little time left to deal with the impact of October’s equality ruling Read more
ESG: A Responsible Investment Wishlist For 2019
What would your wish be? NBIM, AP2, USS, Ircantec, APG, and the PRI share their aims for 2019 Read more
Swiss Regional Parliament Agrees To Split €4bn Pension Fund
Canton of Wallis/Valais to close its public Pensionskasse and inject CHF1.35bn Read more
Public Pension Funds Underwhelmed By Managers On ESG
LAPFF report ‘throws down the gauntlet’ for managers to up their stewardship Read more