All Country Reports – Page 18
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Swedish Premium Pension: Lundbergh’s nudge
How to formulate evidence-based pension reform proposals in 10 weeks
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Fiduciary managers: CMA sticks to its guns after data criticism
Competition regulator still finds adverse effects on competition after revisiting data on fiduciary costs
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Fiduciary management rule causes confusion for Dutch pension sector
Anton van Nunen argues that proposed law provides for a ‘solution to a non-existent problem’
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UK regulator sets out fiduciary manager concerns
TPR sees fiduciary managers’ investment teams more easily ‘let off the hook’
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Dutch parliament wants to limit scope of fiduciary managers
MP says amendment would prohibit supervision of scheme investment policies by fiduciary managers
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Robeco’s multi-manager subsidiary completes management buyout
Corestone aims to broaden its target market outside that of former parent
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Spain: Unintended outcomes
Spain has experienced recent constitutional turmoil, yet it is the politics of Italy that is troubling pension funds. How will this affect asset allocation?
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Portugal: The success story
Portugal is an example of how a bailout can turn around a nation’s finances. Sovereign debt has returned to investment grade and is popular again with domestic pension funds
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Mercer hits out at competition regulator’s data use
Data analysis errors ‘cast doubt on the credibility’ of CMA’s call for regulatory intervention in fiduciary management
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UK retailers: tough times
High rents, online competition and lower consumer spending are all squeezing retailers, with implications for pensions
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The Netherlands: Pensions reform poses IT puzzle
Dutch pension managers will need to significantly adjust their IT systems if a pensions contract with individual accrual becomes the key element in a new Dutch pensions system
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Consolidation: A way out for failing smaller schemes?
Consolidation could provide economies of scale, wider investment opportunities and better governance for pension schemes
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Multi-sector magnet
Since 2011, PGB has almost doubled its number of participants to 235,700 from pension funds from a diverse range of sectors
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Scotland’s LGPS: Don’t just dive in
Scottish local government pension funds looking to asset pool should carefully consider their options with a focus on their objectives
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Gresham House: Network effects
Gresham House CEO Tony Dalwood is fundraising for a UK housing and infrastructure fund, and has the LGPS in his sights
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Breaking all derisking records
Lower mortality assumptions and improved pension scheme solvency have created ideal conditions for derisking
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Netherlands roundup: Wood-processing scheme cuts Achmea
Also: Defence ministry ditches final salary arrangements