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Falling markets lead to summer of discontent
Global Pensions | 02 Sep 2010 | 15:34
IRELAND - Falling French and German bond yields coupled with declining equity markets in August have left Irish pension funds with the renewed prospect of funding difficulties, Hewitt Associates says.
Pennsylvania Public School fund gains 15% over year
US - Pennsylvania’s Public School Employees’ Retirement System posted a 14.59% investment return in the year ended June 30, adding $6bn in value to the value of the fund.
Global Pensions | 31 Aug 2010
Australia's growth super returns 2.2% in July
AUSTRALIA - Australia's median growth superannuation fund returned 2.2% in July on the back strong equity performance over the month.
Global Pensions | 23 Aug 2010
Other news
- New Zealand Super boosts global equity allocation
- Illinois TRS ready for absolute return hiring spree
- Pension funds assets should be 50% emerging markets, says Booth
- Chuo Mitsui and Standard Life form subadvisory partnership
- Balanced pooled funds post first negative return of 2010
- Poland may allow pension funds to keep 95% assets in stocks
- Canadian schemes down 3.2% in Q2
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Plugging the holes in portfolios
Equity allocations are causing massive outflows in pension fund portfolios. Giovanni Legorano considers the efforts focused on limiting these losses
Swedish AP system put to the test
Raquel Pichardo-Allison looks at what measures the five AP funds are using to deal with the impact of the global financial crisis and looks at the Swedish government's rumoured superfund plans
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