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US DB sponors to receive billions under new legislation - Towers Watson
Global Pensions | 02 Aug 2010
US - Employers with defined benefit (DB) pension plans could receive up to $63bn in temporary pension funding relief as a result of new legislation, research by Towers Watson suggests.
Allocations to alternatives triple over past 10 years
GLOBAL - Scheme allocations to alternative assets have increased almost three-fold over the past 10 years, Towers Watson research has revealed.
Feature: Captives – the reinsurance solution?
GLOBAL – Multi-national companies have started to look at using in-house insurers to tackle their funding issues. Helen Fowler reports
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Captives – the reinsurance solution?
Sponsors have been looking at using in-house insurers to tackle their funding issues. Helen Fowler asks if this is the most effective way
An evolving fiduciary model
Dutch pension experts ask whether trustees have shed too much responsibility, as Giovanni Legorano reports
Green Paper reveals European Solvency II plans for schemes
EUROPE - A European Commission Green Paper – due for release next week – is set to reopen the issue of solvency standards in pension schemes.
Comment: Obama not to blame for BP investor plight
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster may not only be catastrophic for the environment.
South Korean pension assets set to soar by year-end
SOUTH KOREA – Corporate pension assets in South Korea could nearly triple by the end of the year to KRW40trn (US$32bn) once new tax rules come into effect, Towers Watson estimates found.
European financial crisis remains threat to global stability
GLOBAL - The financial crisis remains a threat to global stability despite the intervention by Euro policymakers, Towers Watson said.
Italian pension funds under-estimate transition management
As Italy has largely ignored transition management, Giovanni Legorano looks at the reasons for this and asks if this is set to change in the near future
Microfinance: the new frontier?
In recent years microfinance has steadily risen in significance. However, it is not on everyone’s radar and questions remain about its sustainability, as Alison Swersky reports
US large companies continue to eliminate DB plans
US – Account-based retirement plans for new salaried employees are increasingly replacing defined benefit plans at large US companies, a study by Towers Watson revealed.
DC learns from crisis but needs re-engineering
GLOBAL - Defined contribution schemes across the world are more robust following the financial crisis but need further refining to best meet members’ needs, Towers Watson said.
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