Pensions

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