All Country Reports – Page 25
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Country ReportCOVIP: Plenty more work to do
Italy’s second-pillar pension system is growing and strengthening, but several areas of concerns remain
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Governance: a work in progress
A recent episode involving major Italian pension funds shows how pension fund governance in Italy is still under the spotlight
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Bail-in regulations: Questions on rules
First-pillar pension funds for white-collar workers are being treated differently when it comes to protection from bank insolvency
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Country ReportFCA rejects bid from consultants to avoid competition review
UK regulator will consult on rejection of proposals from ‘big three’; competition enquiry decision in September
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Sweden: AP funds power on
Buffer funds seek greater flexibility to invest in alternatives
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Asset strategy: Threat or opportunity?
Outlining the dynamics of the Nordic institutional investment market
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Country ReportNorway: Ahead of its time
Norway’s local government fund makes extensive use of ESG strategies
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Finland asset allocation: Views from Helsinki
Three major Finnish pension investors in focus
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Finland regulation: Seeking pension diversity
Finland is making it easier to set up a pension fund, with the aim of increasing competition
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Denmark: Pension risk faces scrutiny
Assessing responses to the Danish FSA’s recent discussion paper on pensions risk
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Asset allocation roundup: Busy in alternatives
Recent investment activity of large Nordic institutional investors
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Country ReportPensions In Switzerland: Make or break
The referendum in September will decide the fate of the Swiss pension reform package. Barbara Ottawa analyses the first stages of the political campaigns leading up to the vote
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Country ReportPensions In France: Why make it simple?
French pension schemes are up in arms over plans for a decree they say imposes harmful constraints on how they manage their assets. Susanna Rust reports
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Lombard Odier Pension Fund: A blueprint for multi-asset
Lombard Odier Pension Fund has developed an innovative multi-asset approach based on absolute return and diversification
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Asset Allocation: Ticino maintains aim
Pierre Spocci, director of the Istituto di Previdenza del Cantone Ticino, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the pension fund’s stable strategy
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Asset Allocation: A diversification call
Gail Moss writes that French pension providers are looking to diversify their asset allocation to counter political and economic uncertainty
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Good governance boosts returns
Best practice in governance has been shown to produce above-average investment returns, say Manuel Ammann and Christian Ehmann
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Ircantec raises risk profile
Appointing an overlay manager is the corollary of a new strategic asset allocation at the €9.8bn French public sector scheme. Susanna Rust reports
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Asset Allocation: When diversification fails
What do Swiss pension funds do when risk budgets are stretched and diversification has failed? Barbara Ottawa reports
