Irish Government Faces €280m Pension Bill after Court Ruling
Top European court rules government was obliged to protect Waterford Crystal employees after the company and its pension became insolvent.
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Eurozone Investors Remain Buoyant…
Investors are continuing to invest in the Eurozone despite recent troubles results from a survey has shown.
…While UK Pensions Fear the Worst
Being an island nation is not helping UK pensions feel the love toward their continental cousins.
What’s Danish for “Outperform”? ATP Has 17th “Satisfactory” Quarter
Listed domestic equities help Danish giant secure DKK 3.3 billion for Q1.
Corporate Pensions Not Actually Bottomless Money Pits, Says Report
After record-breaking contributions and shortfalls in 2012, Milliman data shows that average funding status has finally improved.
OECD: Greater Flexibility on Irish DB Payouts Needed
Thinktank calls for cuts for pensions in payment to be considered.
Cardano Departures and Pension Hires
The spring carousel continues – departures and appointments in the UK and Netherlands.
Pension Funds Engage in Cat Bond Spending Spree
Investors are eager to explore the extrinsic asset class as figures show its total value outstanding is close to $16 billion - their highest value on record.
Trinity Mirror Cuts Employer Contributions by a Third
UK Regulator approves reduction to newspaper giant’s contributions as its pension deficit balloons to £300m.
Insurers: The Next Big Thing for Pension Investors?
Investors may have been missing out by lumping insurers in with banks as a risky bet, a fixed income specialist has claimed.
ABP Settles RMBS Suit with Goldman Sachs
ABP settles the last in a series of cases brought against investment banks over mortgage-backed securities sales.
Why People Don’t Buy Annuities: They’re Confusing.
Liquidity lust isn’t the major barrier to annuity purchase, researchers have found. It’s complexity.
Third Point’s Loeb, AQR’s Asness Named on DB Pension Enemy List
The list, published by a top teachers union, names 34 hedge funds managers involved with organizations it claims are attacking educators’ DB pension plans.
Risk Parity – the Sharpe Option
Risk parity divides opinion like no other investment option – but (past) performance cannot lie.
Can you Brie-Lieve it? UK Pension Offers Cheese as a Contingent Asset
Dairy Crest offers its DB scheme cheese inventories to shore up its funding.