Low gilt yields have led to a sharp rise in sponsors and trustees who are worried about their schemes.
IAS 19 to end “accounting bias in favour of return-seeking assets”
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October 22, 2012
Changes to IAS 19 accounting standards will eliminate accounting biases towards return-seeking assets, according to pensions analyst Peter Elwin.
Provider encourages moving staging date to beat RDR
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October 22, 2012
A pension provider has been advising firms to bring forward their staging dates to beat retail distribution review rules on commission, PW has learnt.
PPF gains 25% investment return in 12 months
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October 22, 2012
Hedging and alternative investments has helped the Pension Protection Fund to a 25 per cent return on assets in the past year.
FDs not doing enough to alleviate deficit burden
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October 15, 2012
One of the UK's leading insolvency specialists says too many firms are going out of business due to finance director inaction on pension deficits.
Change to RPI is ‘politically motivated’
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October 15, 2012
The Office for National Statistics consultation on altering the retail price index formula is politically motivated, according to sources across the
industry.
Discount rate drop to push pension fund liabilities through the roof
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October 15, 2012
Pension funds will end 2012 with their liabilities marked around 20 per cent higher than at year-end 2011, due to ever lower discount rate predictions.
Regulator: Solvency II delay is damaging EU credibility abroad
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October 8, 2012
A strongly worded letter to Michel Barnier from the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has called for greater urgency on Solvency II.
'Upward bias' in RPI to be removed
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October 8, 2012
A formula change for the retail price index, which will see it fall by up to 1 per cent, is the key recommendation of a consultation published this morning.
Solvency II is losing credibility over delay says EU regulator
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October 5, 2012
In an unorthodox letter to the European commissioner for internal market and services, the chairman of Eiopa, has called for greater urgency on Solvency II
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