Pensions

Report Calls For More Schemes To Promote Partial Transfer Option

Greater access to partial transfers could be in the interest of members, financial advisers and schemes, according to Ro... Read more

UK Roundup: Cardano Completes NOW: Pensions Acquisition

Also: LGPS asset pool hires San Francisco-based analytics firm for ESG and reputational risk evaluation  Read more

Italy Roundup: Fon.Te Ups Equities Allocations In Raft Of Changes

 Separately, €3bn Laborfonds is seeking managers for its balanced, dynamic sub-funds Read more

Bid Quality Suffers As Danish Pensions Competition Worsens

Aon Denmark sees entry of traditional labour market pension funds as positive, but not entirely offsetting effect of few... Read more

Robeco Calls Time On Fiduciary Management Offering

The €186bn asset manager’s decision follows the departure of its largest customer earlier this year Read more

Dutch Metal Schemes To Apply Benefit Cuts Quickly

Smoothing the required reductions over a 10-year period would increase costs, according to PME board member Marcel Andri... Read more

LGPS Asset Pool Tenders Sustainable Equities Mandate For Up To £1.5bn

Brunel Pension Partnership says it will be looking for managers whose approach ‘embraces the vision of sustainable eco... Read more

UN Climate Summit: Asset Owners Commit To Carbon Neutral Portfolios By 2050

Members of ‘Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance’ will set and publicly report on targets for the same points in time as c... Read more

Changing Discount Rate Could Destroy Pension System, Warns Dutch PM

Mark Rutte warns a major change to the discount rate could discourage younger people from saving – but government vows... Read more

Tailoring Investment Strategies Can Benefit Members, Says Dutch Regulator

DNB says that the benefits would apply to all available pension arrangements being considered as part of reforms to the ... Read more

PRI To Commission Research On Sustainable Pension Systems

PRI wants to explore an assumption that structure, policy and regulation of pension systems have a significant influence... Read more

Aegon Pushes For DC Switch For Dutch Staff

Continuing with DB arrangements would cause a disproportionate increase in costs, according to the insurer – but other... Read more

Swiss Pension Funds Alternatives Allocation Hits Double Digits [updated]

Complementa study also finds that pension funds will have to cut benefits to close the gap between required returns and ... Read more

Dutch Pensions Federation Rings Alarm Bells Over Looming Disaster [updated]

Industry organisation calls for urgent consultations between minister and pensions sector to prevent serious damage to s... Read more

Top Pension Schemes Back Industry Cost Reporting Initiative

USS, Royal Mail, RBS and seven others pen letter endorsing new industry cost disclosure standard Read more