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NAPF: Mortality rules a step too far

UK - The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) and industry have raised concern about the use of new mortality assumptions for defined benefit (DB) schemes, with the NAPF claiming the move is “one step too far”.

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Friends Provident “buy in”

UK – In the first deal of its kind, the trustees of Friends Provident Pension Scheme (FPPS) have entered in to a bulk annuity ‘buy in’ with Norwich Union to de-risk its investments.

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S&P research

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Funds launch unabated

GLOBAL - Investor demand has driven the launch of absolute return and alternative funds, according to research by S&P.

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More negative NZ results

DC members missing out at decumulation stage

Pensions business stable

RBC announces write down

Advisers failing Generation Y

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Paternoster cracks FTSE100 nut

Dutch pensioners growing costly

Pension saving participation revealed

WW questions Italian annuities

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Interviews

The long view

Alex Beveridge talks to Nobel Prize laureate Harry Markowitz and Erik van Dijk (senior advisor and CEO at Netherlands-based Compendeon Investment Advisors respectively) about liquidity for pension funds, how to solve the current credit crisis and the role of emerging markets

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Home bias hurts Irish pension funds

Recent market events have had a big impact on Irish equities and this loss has translated to the domestically biased Irish pension funds themselves. Elizabeth Pfeuti reports from Dublin

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Stepping towards reform

Elizabeth Pfeuti talks to Orlaigh Quinn about the recent government green paper and the steps Ireland is taking towards pension reform

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The long view

Alex Beveridge talks to Nobel Prize laureate Harry Markowitz and Erik van Dijk (senior advisor and CEO at Netherlands-based Compendeon Investment Advisors respectively) about liquidity for pension funds, how to solve the current credit crisis and the role of emerging markets

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Management on a huge scale

The upside to climate change

Blossoming interest in timber

Taking a responsible approach to alternatives

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Delivering pensions to a nation

Growing pains for KiwiSaver

Targeting active management

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Global Pensions T-Charter debate

Global Pensions has hosted a debate with key players in the transition management industry following the release of the T-Charter. The debate examines why the T-Charter took so long to agree, and asks whether it goes far enough. The panel also look at the controversial issue of pre-hedging and offer practical advice for pension schemes seeking to use the charter.

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Round Table

How best to access emerging market alpha

Global Pensions gathered key industry experts in Amsterdam to discuss alpha generation in emerging markets, pension fund appetite for the asset class, and issues of capacity and manager selection

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Video of the T-Charter debate
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