Pensions

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