Andrew Sheen
Unfunded public schemes need to double contribution rate to 40%
Published online only
Contribution rates for unfunded UK public pension schemes would need to double to 40% if a market-consistent discount rate were applied to their valuations, according to a member of the Public Sector Pension...
Published online only
Schipol-based Dutch civil service pension fund ABP has confirmed it has started the process of recruiting a new chairman of the €200 billion pension scheme's board, following the resignation of Ed Nijpels...
Published online only
Pension fund performance in 2008 was appalling, with funding levels plunging across the globe – but some schemes sidestepped a funding crisis by focusing on effective risk management.
Worried about regulation?
Read in-depth analysis of top regulatory issues today!
Find the information you need in articles from across Risk.net on Basel III, the Dodd-Frank Act, and Solvency II.
More Andrew Sheen articles
Australian annuities - from boom to bust
Published online only
The Australian superannuation system contains over A$1.2 trillion of assets, but the country’s annuity industry has yet to see any tangible inflow from the sector. As baby boomers retire, will this change and if so, does the industry have the risk management...
Reader’s Digest insolvency ‘domino effect’ fears
Published online only
The controversial rejection of a pension deficit funding deal between publishing company the Reader’s Digest Association (RDA) and the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) by the UK’s Pensions Regulator, which forced Reader’s Digest into administration,...
People
Published online only
Allianz board retirement prompts reshuffle Munich-based insurer Allianz has announced Gerhard Rupprecht, currently a member of the group’s board of management and chairman of the board of management of Allianz Deutschland, is to retire at the end of...
Ceiops: Basel II and Solvency II can diverge on pension issue
Published online only
Moves to force banks to account for pension scheme deficits as part of their core Tier I capital will not necessarily be included in Solvency II, despite the recent push for cross-sectoral regulatory consistency, the Committee of European Insurance and...
APG shifts to short-term inflation hedging strategy
Published online only
Amsterdam-based pension fund administrator APG denied its decision to increase its use of inflation-linked instruments in 2009 was a repudiation of its previously stated strategy of matching its inflation exposure using real assets – assets that have...
UK’s pension regulator warns over longevity swap lock-ins
Published online only
Provider lock-in and inappropriate contracts may make it difficult for pension schemes entering into longevity swap deals to move to a full buy-in further down the line, the UK’s pensions regulator has warned. Simon Wasserman, senior actuary with...
CRO Forum identifies emerging risks
Published online only
The developing market for carbon-nanotube technology may pose as big a risk to the insurance industry and public health as asbestos, according to a report by the Chief Risk Officers’ (CFO) Forum’s Emerging Risk Initiative. Carbon nanotubes, believed...
Forgot your Risk.net password?
Renew your password now!
Make sure you don't miss a day of Risk.net's essential content. Refresh your password today online!
Related conferences
-
Risk South Africa
South Africa, 28th - 2nd Mar 2012
-
OpRisk North America 2012
USA, 20th - 23rd Mar 2012
-
Risk Annual Summit
UK, 20th - 23rd Mar 2012
-
Risk & Return Россия 2012
Russia, 25th Apr 2012
-
Risk and Return Russia
Russia, 25th Apr 2012
Related training
-
Nexus-Risk Training
USA, 26th Oct 2012
-
Marcello Minenna on Derivative Pricing and Model Calibration: Tools and Techniques
UK, 15th - 17th Feb 2012
-
Basel 2.5 to Basel III: Challenges and Objectives for Risk Management
UK, 16th - 17th Feb 2012
-
Basel 2.5 to Basel III: Challenges and Objectives for Risk Management
USA, 23rd - 24th Feb 2012
-
Patrick Hagan on Fixed Income
UK, 23rd - 24th Feb 2012
Updating your subscription status 
Email alerts
Weekly poll
Technology white papers
Related Jobs
