Ireland
Ireland: The long haul
01 Feb 2013
Pension funds are still missing key pieces of the regulatory puzzle, finds Jonathan Williams, despite the re-introduction of the minimum funding standard. And sponsors face lengthy recovery plans
Ireland: Clear intentions
01 Feb 2013
Jerry Moriarty reviews the direction of Irish pension tax policy, the funding standard, sovereign annuities and wind-up plans
Ireland: Funding standard in context
01 Feb 2013
Philip Shier outlines the issues surrounding the funding standard, and looks at European pension funding trends
Ireland: Comparative easing
01 Feb 2013
The government’s 2013 budget appears to have taken on board pensions industry concerns over tax relief on pension contributions and the pensions levy, writes Christine Senior
Ireland: For better or for worse
01 Feb 2013
Iain Morse outlines how the NPRF has fared over the last year
Ireland: Reduce, derisk
01 Feb 2013
Pension funds now hold a third of their assets in fixed income, and corporate bonds are set for a boost, writes Rachel Fixsen
Ireland: Pressure mounts
01 Feb 2013
Conor Daly and Fergus Collis outline the ways in which Irish defined benefit schemes are dealing with economic uncertainty and the pressures of regulation
Ireland: Working and retiring in Ireland
01 Feb 2013
The retirement age will increase to 66 from 2014. Fiona Thornton puts these changes in context and argues that rules should be changed to allow phased benefit drawdown
Ireland: Greatly diminshed
01 Feb 2012
The National Pensions Reserve Fund was designed to help fund future government pension liabilities, writes Pádraig Floyd. How has it fared amid the chaos of the financial markets of 2011?
Ireland: Reform under way
01 Feb 2012
Frances Kehoe evaluates Ireland’s minimum funding standard and the introduction of sovereign annuities
Ireland: Funding for the future
01 Feb 2012
The re-instatement of the funding standard, as well as an overhaul to increase capital buffers, come at a time when pension funds in Ireland have yet to recover from the recession. Jonathan Williams...
Ireland: Beyond bailout
01 Feb 2012
Ireland should not lose its perspective on long-term issues like pensions, argues Jerry Moriarty
Ireland: Work extension
01 Feb 2012
Employers will need to consider the impact of the change in state pension age on their HR policy and occupational pension schemes, writes Aisling Kennedy
Ireland: Move to sustainment
01 Feb 2012
Reform of the funded state pensions system foresees a planned single-career average pension fund for all employees, writes Pádraig Floyd
Ireland: Put on a green jersey
01 Feb 2012
Infrastructure is the asset class hotly tipped as austerity budgets bites, writes Jonathan Williams. But can Ireland’s industry be attracted to an illiquid asset at a time when funding concerns are...
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