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16/04/2012 / Pensions News Update - April 2012:
Pensions News Update - April 2012: The Social Welfare & Pensions Bill 2012
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16/04/2012 / Perspective - April 2012
Perspective April 2012 - Rally Continues Across Markets
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12/03/2012 / Perspective - March 2012
Perspective March 2012 - Further Good Progress Being Made
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13/02/2012 / Perspective - February 2012
Perspective February 2012 - 2012 - Off To A Good Start
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16/01/2012 / Perspective - January 2012
Perspective January 2012 - All's Not Well That Ends Well
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19/12/2011 / Perspective - December 2011
Perspective December 2011 - The Debt Crisis Strikes Back
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08/12/2011 / Pensions News Update - December 2011: Budget - Changes Affecting Pension Benefits at a glance
Pensions News Update - December 2011: Budget - Changes Affecting Pension Benefits at a glance
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30/11/2011 / Perspective - November 2011
Perspective November 2011 - Positive Returns - first time in 4 months
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11/11/2011 / Pensions News Update (Part 3) - Nov 2011: Recovery Plan deadline of 16 December 2011 under current regime
Pensions News Update (Part 3) - November 2011: Recovery Plan deadline of 16 December 2011 under current regime
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07/11/2011 / Pensions News Update (Part 2) - Nov 2011: Regulatory Changes to Defined Benefit Pension Provision
Pensions News Update (Part 2) - November 2011: Regulatory Changes to Defined Benefit Pension Provision
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01/11/2011 / Pensions News Update - October 2011: Defined Benefit Funding Changes
Pensions News Update - October 2011: Defined Benefit Funding Changes
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27/10/2011 / Attain in the news - Call for fairer deal on pension savings
The Irish Times - Thursday, October 27 2011 IRELAND NEEDS to create a more equitable regime for all pension savers, the Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF) said yesterday. As the ind...
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27/10/2011 / Attain in the news - Expert group to find solutions for pensions retirement
The Irish Independent - Thursday, October 27 2011 THE Government is to set up a commission to find solutions to the crisis in pensions, it emerged yesterday. And tough rules on funding for com...
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10/10/2011 / Perspective - October 2011
Perspective October 2011 - 10% losses on Pension Funds since start of year
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05/09/2011 / Perspective - September 2011
Perspective September 2011 - Worst Returns since of 2008
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16/08/2011 / Perspective - August 2011
Perspective August 2011 - Debt Crisis upsetting Funds
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11/07/2011 / Attain in the news - John A Wood pension restructured on career average basis
ATTAIN in the news: John A Wood pension restructured on career average basis
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06/07/2011 / Perspective - July 2011
Perspective July 2011 - Continued financial unsettlement in Greece leads to a disappointing month to end Q2
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08/06/2011 / Perspective - June 2011
Lacklustre month for funds again Monthly returns were marginally positive again in May despite the fact equities performed poorly across the month. The average managed fund rose 0.7% during May...
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20/05/2011 / Pensions News Update - May 2011: Finance Bill No. 2 - Pension Levy
Pensions News Update - May 2011: Finance Bill No. 2 - Pension Levy The Finance (No.2) Bill 2011 was published on May 19 and contains provisions to bring into force the widely debated and controversia...
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09/05/2011 / Perspective - May 2011
Funds marginally increase in April Monthly returns were positive for April, primarily due to equities performing well throughout the month. The average managed fund rose 0.8% during April 2011, but w...
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18/04/2011 / Attain in the news - Pension Deficits drop to €5.3bn
Irish Examiner Friday, April 15, 2011 DEFICITS at the country’s biggest defined benefit pension schemes in the public and private sector fell from €13.3 billion in September 201...
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18/04/2011 / Attain in the news - Good news for defined-benefit schemes
Good news for defined-benefit schemes Sunday Business Post - 17 April 2011 Irish defined-benefit pension schemes reduced their combined deficit during the first quarter of this year, according to fi...
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15/04/2011 / ATTAIN PENSION ACCOUNTING INDEX (ATTAIN PAI)
ATTAIN PENSION ACCOUNTING INDEX (ATTAIN PAI)- Continued Strong Improvement in Pension Deficits in Q1 2011 - Irish pension deficits fall by 17% from €6.4bn to €5.3bn New figures show tha...
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14/04/2011 / Attain in the news - Pension fund deficits shrink in 1st qtr.
Business World - Thursday, April 14 15:29:23 New figures out today show that the total deficit on defined pension schemes at semi states and quoted Irish plcs fell by close to a fifth in the firs...
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11/04/2011 / Ensuring success when conducting Focus Groups
Conducting "Focus Group" sessions can be the ideal method to gather the thoughts, views and attitudes of a group of people, on a particular topic, product or service. Focus groups ca...
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11/04/2011 / Perspective - April 2011
Earthquake disaster and nuclear crisis in Japan affect returns in March- Monthly returns were negative in March mainly given that equities fell significantly in the middle of the month due to the ear...
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23/03/2011 / The Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010
The Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 came into effect on 1 January 2011. Civil partnership is available to same sex couples from that date. As in the case o...
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21/03/2011 / Perspective - March 2011
Perspective March 2011 - Clustering Returns in February- Fund returns were positive for the month of February 2011 due to rising confidence in the US and European economies. The average managed fund ...
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16/02/2011 / Pensions News Update - Feb 2011: Finance Act 2011
Pensions News Update - Feb 2011: Finance Act 2011 The Finance Act 2011 has now become law. As a result, many of the changes flagged in our December 2010 update have now been implemented, with varying...
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09/02/2011 / Perspective - February 2011
Unsteady Start for 2011- Fund returns were mixed for the start of 2011. The average managed fund rose 0.1% during January 2011, and 4.7% in the last 3 months. Five managers produced negative ...
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31/01/2011 / Perspective - January 2011
Perspective - January 2011 Perspective recaps on how the markets and managed funds performed in December 2010. Following positive returns throughout October and November pension funds ros...
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21/01/2011 / After The Pensions Review
What Happens After The Pension Reviews: A New Beginning? Tara Flynn takes a look at the next chapter after a pensions review has been completed. Read more......
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04/01/2011 / Pensions Board appointments
We are pleased to advise that Phelim O’Reilly, Consultant with Attain Consulting is one of the 14 appointments to the new Pensions Board, announced by the Minister of Social Protection ...
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22/12/2010 / ATTAIN PENSION ACCOUNTING INDEX
Attain PENSION ACCOUNTING INDEX- Pension deficits show improvement in 3 months to end November 2010. Attain has just completed up to date research on the current accounting position of Irish pension...
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22/12/2010 / Attain Appointments
Attain Consulting is delighted to announce that Mr Phelim O’Reilly has recently joined the company. Phelim has previously worked for the Construction Industry Federation, where he held the po...
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21/12/2010 / Perspective December 2010
Perspective - December 2010- Perspective recaps on how the markets and managed funds performed in November 2010. November was a stable month for Irish Managed Funds following positive returns...
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08/12/2010 / Attain’s Pensions News Update Pension changes in Budget 2011
Attain's Summary of the Budget Pension Changes announced on Tuesday 7 December 2010 Download pdf &nb...
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24/11/2010 / Launch of The Pensions Board's E-learning – press release
Since 1 February 2010, it has become compulsory for all pension scheme trustees to undertake training at least every two years.
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15/10/2010 / Registered trustee trainers with The Pensions Board – press release
Attain is delighted to announce that we are registered trustee trainers with The Pensions Board.
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