All Country Reports – Page 15
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Iceland: Full overhaul on the cards
Iceland’s government is preparing for a comprehensive review of pension fund issues
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Norway: Paving the way for competition
Municipal reform and proposed new public-sector scheme is creating a fertile environment for competition
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Fiduciary responsibility: A question of legality
Managers remain puzzled on meaning of legal amendment
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Investment: The limits of expectations
How are Dutch funds doing against their long-term targets?
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State pension age: Another hurdle for pensions reform
Unions mistrust politicians following ‘many broken promises’
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Almost solved...
Nicole Beuken, executive director of ABP, the largest pension fund in the Netherlands
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Key Dynamics: A market overview
Alternatives, ESG adoption and further fund consolidation are the key trends highlighted by INDEFI
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General pension funds: A market stirred but not shaken
General pension funds nearly doubled their AUM last year, to €10bn. However, one of the six commercial players has already closed and another will probably leave the market
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Netherlands roundup: PNO picks Kempen as fiduciary for DC plan
Plus: Construction company scheme to liquidate; Metal industry schemes increase lobbying against rights cuts
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Mercer parent completes $5.6bn JLT acquisition
Transaction sealed after JLT agreed to sell its aerospace insurance brokerage
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Germany: BRSG beyond the new DC plans
A year into the implementation of Germany’s BRSG law to strengthen occupational pension schemes many legal uncertainties remain
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Pensionskassen facing challenges
The number of insurance-based pension funds on the supervisor’s watchlist is falling. But some providers are in serious trouble
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Pensionsfonds flourish
Several trends have converged to bolster the popularity of Pensionsfonds
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Pension risk management
Portfolios are facing up to the challenges of the economic environment. But there is still room to improve expected returns
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VBV: Exciting possibilities
Günther Schiendl, CIO of VBV, Austria’s largest pension fund, talks to Barbara Ottawa about the importance of illiquidity and the EU’s sustainable finance initiative
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Asset manager roundup: Natixis launches thematics affiliate
Plus: Willis Towers Watson appoints tech provider for fiduciary business; BNP Paribas steps up sustainability efforts
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UK moves to enact changes to consultant, fiduciary sectors
Government pledges to legislate for CMA recommendations that require tendering for fiduciary contracts
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Lawyer: Dutch regulator scrutinising fiduciary management contracts
MP Peter Omtzigt has questioned the ability of pension funds to hold fiduciary managers to account
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BlackRock appoints former Aon fiduciary lead in UK push
Sion Cole to lead the growing department after 15 years at Aon
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Deficits: All set for a bumpy ride
Choppy markets, economic uncertainity and Brexit are among the issues faced by UK sponsors and trustees