All Country Reports – Page 2
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ISIF: Impact investment fund with a difference
The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund’s focus is on driving the sustainable development of the Irish economy
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CEE country report 2024: Poland’s auto-enrolment system - five years on
Slow but steady progress in auto enrolment is driving growth in workplace pension assets and membership
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Poland’s pension online dashboard takes shape
Wider access to personal financial information is a step in a good direction – but will savers appreciate it?
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First-pillar pension reform versus fiscal consolidation in Romania
The law reforming the first-pillar pension system could amplify fiscal deficit problems in the shorter term
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Bulgaria’s pension funds look to Europe
The country’s pension sector is seeking greater flexibility in investment fund options
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Second-pillar pensions in Central & Eastern Europe
Assets, membership and asset allocation
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Nordic Region pensions funds report 2023: Norway's sovereign fund pivots north
Plans are afoot to set up a new base in northern Norway to manage sovereign wealth assets
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Sweden’s ethics body boosts engagement efforts
After a major review, the AP fund’s Council on Ethics has expanded its team and resources to give it more heft
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Swedish Fund Selection Agency ramps up procurement
As the first round of tenders for the country’s new premium pension system comes to a close, agency is preparing for the next ones
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Finland aims for pension stability
A pensions working group will investigate ways to improve the system to help strengthen the economy
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Icelandic pension funds show readiness to face challenges
The proposed liquidation of Iceland’s Housing Finance Fund is the latest of a string of challenges for Icelandic pension funds
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Switzerland pensions report 2023: funds consider next move with UBS and Credit Suisse
Fears of market concentration in asset management and custody services are leading Swiss Pensionskassen to rethink relations with the enlarged UBS
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Spanish pensions report 2023: funds ride a wave of uncertainty
Diversification remains a key tool in pension fund portfolios
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Swiss Pensionskassen strengthen their stewardship role
Swiss pension funds are broadening their proxy voting and exclusion policies while joining efforts to engage on real estate and biodiversity
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Ethos makes active use of voting rights
Ethos CEO Vincent Kaufmann speaks to Luigi Serenelli about the Swiss Foundation for Sustainable Development, which is composed of 252 pension funds and public utility foundations. Ethos was founded in 1997 and aims to promote socially responsible investment by its active participation in company AGMs
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Asset allocation for Swiss pension funds: end to the drift away from bonds?
Markets and a growing familiarity with alternative assets have seen portfolio structures move slightly last year but despite the rise in interest no sudden movements are expected
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Swiss retirement is becoming more flexible
Swiss pension funds are starting to offer members greater flexibility in how they access their retirement savings in their old age
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Swiss pensions: difficult 2022, partial recovery in 2023
The Complementa Risk Check-up is conducted annually and provides insights into the Swiss pension fund market. Andreas Rothacher and Ueli Sutter share some of the highlights of their findings
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Netherlands pensions report 2023: Dutch funds plot move back into active investing
Several large Dutch pension funds are planning to move back into active management while others choose to go passive and further tweak their indices. But these two trends are not as contradictory as they may seem
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Dutch pension funds evaluate member benefits and portfolio changes ahead of the transition
Early movers in the transition to a new Dutch pension system believe members could gain better benefits than under the old system