All Country Reports
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Country ReportNordic Region pensions funds report 2024: Finland's funds face call for greater defence investment
Allocating capital to preparedness could boost European competitiveness
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Country ReportDanish pension funds split over venture capital opportunities
PensionDanmark is backing early-stage venture capital investments but its peers are shying away from VC
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Country ReportHelen Kobæk: is it time for a career break?
Former PenSam CEO Helen Kobæk calls for a shake up of the Danish pension system
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Country ReportDenmark: ATP boss stands by investment strategy in face of critics
Labour market fund CEO Martin Præstegaard: ‘Stick to current investment strategy but be open to change’
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Country ReportSweden: Mixed opinions on AP funds merger
The main AP funds have expressed their opinions, with reservations, about the proposals to merge them from five entities to three
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Country ReportSweden's buffer fund AP4 considers doubling allocation to defensive equities
An overhaul of buffer fund’s dynamic normal portfolio is already under way in a bid to adapt to greater global uncertainty
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Country ReportInterview: Tina Rönnholm, Erik Fransson, Fondtorgsnämnden (FTN)
FTN urges fund management companies to dedicate time and resources to its RFPs
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Country ReportSwitzerland country report 2024: The trouble with Swiss second-pillar pension reform
Attempts to reform occupational pensions continue to fail, risking undermining public trust. But pension funds have already been making their own pragmatic changes
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Country ReportSpanish country report 2024: Pension funds eye a new rate environment
Buoyed by strong returns, pension funds have been lengthening the duration in their fixed-income portfolios
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Country ReportIs Switzerland’s pension system facing a crisis following referendum on reform defeat?
In a referendum in September, Swiss voters rejected proposals to reform the supplementary pension system, known as BVG in German.
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Country ReportLower interest rates see Swiss pension funds adjust asset allocations
Lower rates are nudging Swiss pension funds to rethink their approach to fixed income and private markets
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Country ReportTransition strategy one step at a time
Pension funds and asset managers are upping their game when it comes to the transition to a low-carbon economy
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Country ReportNetherlands country report 2024: Dutch pension funds distribute buffers
The arguments heat up over what to do with excess funds in Dutch pension schemes
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Country ReportTwo Dutch pension funds outline plans for defined contribution transition
Two schemes explain how they intend to transform into DC plans.
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Country ReportNew Netherlands coalition government agrees to disagree over pension reform
The reform of the Dutch pension system is likely to go ahead as planned by the previous government
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Country ReportFrench workplace pensions grow as reform controversy recedes
Macron’s controversial pension reforms look likely to survive, at least for now, and despite the political turmoil of the recent elections
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Country ReportChanging of the guard at France's buffer fund FRR
Fonds de réserve pour les retraites has had a management and investment refresh
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Country ReportUnderstanding France’s new second-pillar regime
IORPs have now taken root in France as providers have shifted from the previous insurance-based regime, but allocations to fixed income remain high
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Country ReportItaly Country Report 2024: How local pensions could support the economy
The Italian pension industry and policymakers are discussing ways to channel more pension investment towards the country’s business sector
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Country ReportItalian pension funds fine-tune asset allocation
Growing appetite for private market investments, amid shifting equity and bond portfolios, are keeping Italian pension funds busy
