All Country Reports – Page 14
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Discount rates: Stranger things
Negative interest rates are making Swiss pension funds more expensive
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France: PACTE changes the landscape
The new PACTE law will transform pension saving in France
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System reform: A hot political plot
Pension reforms have reached a second stage as President Macron seeks to push through radical changes
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Pension regimes: The second pillar evolves
The second-pillar pension regime for private sector employees, AGIRC-ARRCO, is entering a new phase of its development
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UK: ESG moves up the trustee agenda
UK pension scheme trustees now bear the responsibility to weigh ESG and climate change risks more explicitly
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Welcome to the feedback age
DC funds are increasingly employing focus groups to gain insight into the motivations of their members. But pensions are not as easy to review as hotels or restaurants
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The future of trusteeship
The Pensions Regulator is aiming to tackle poorly run UK pension schemes, and has designs on the role that trustees can play
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NEST: More than a pension
NEST’s Insight unit is looking at how to improve pensions outcomes for the less fortunate
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Funding: Striking the right balance
Companies need to find the right balance between making pension deficit contributions and paying dividends to shareholders
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Private equity: Visions of the future
Is Project Iris, a joint effort by Italian pension funds to invest in alternatives, a sign of things to come?
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IORP II: Race to adopt new rules
Putting the new IORP II rules in place will be a challenge for Italian pension funds in areas like risk management
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ESG picks up steam
Italian pension funds have been late starters in embracing ESG principles but they are catching up fast
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COVIP: The glass is half full
Despite its several ailments, the health of the Italian pension industry keeps improving
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A real alternative to help Italy's economy
A review of think tank Itinerari Previdenziali’s and Borsa Italiana’s recent project on Italian pension funds’ real-economy investments
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First pillar: Ahead of the game
Italy’s privatised first-pillar pension funds are modernising their strategies
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ATP: Green signals
In its quest for better quant stock selection method, ATP has also reduced its carbon footprint by a quarter
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Denmark: Schemes challenge regulator on guarantee
Regulatory developments and the low-interest-rate environment are pushing pension funds to move away from guaranteed schemes
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Sweden: Reform focus turns to quality and cost
Phase two of Sweden’s premium pension system reform aims to weed out poor investment pension funds and preserve the best
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Per Bolund: Green future for Swedish pensions
Sweden’s financial markets minister tells Pirkko Juntunen that the government is preparing for comprehensive pension reform