All Country Reports – Page 49
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Switzerland: Caution reigns supreme
Andreas Niedermann and Jürgen Rothmund note that Swiss institutions have not abandoned their euro hedge
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Switzerland: Design fault
Conflict between active members and retirees, costs and market factors will all drive changes to the Swiss second pillar, according to Barbara Ottawa
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Switzerland: Transparency required
The current redistribution of funds from active employed members to pensioners can be traced back to structural deficiencies, argues Gérard Fischer. Introducing separate accounting for active members and pensioners would be an effective move
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Switzerland: How to avoid Gloor 2.0
A lack of staff, organisation and control were the main factors contributing to the corruption scandal at the pension fund of the canton of Zurich (BVK), a parliamentary commission has found. Barbara Ottawa asks whether new regulation will actually help prevent future cases
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Switzerland: Happy anniversary, OAK
A year into its existence, response to the new Swiss supervisory body, the Oberaufsichtskommission, has been mixed. Some want it to do more, while others would like to hear as little from it as possible, writes Barbara Ottawa
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Nordic Region: Not too much, not too little
Consensus could wreck the chances of effective reform to Sweden’s buffer funds, writes Pirkko Juntunen
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Nordic Region: Good governance is essential
Pirkko Juntunen finds the chairman of the buffer fund inquiry, Mats Langensjö, pragmatic about his committee’s proposals
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Nordic Region: Bouncing off the floor
A temporary reprieve from the regulator to deal with ultra low rates has largely been rebuffed by Swedish pension funds, finds Nina Röhrbein
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Nordic Region: Continued caution
Henrik Hoffmann-Fischer outlines the key findings of the seventh Nordic Investor Survey on asset allocation as Nordic investors search for yield
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Nordic Region: Beyond Finland
Reeta Paakkinen spoke to Finnish pension fund chiefs about their changing asset allocation in the face of low yields and the euro-zone crisis
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Nordic Region: Time to talk about pensions
Regulatory changes have put the spotlight on how Danish pension funds are communicating with their members, writes Rachel Fixsen
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Spain: Crisis philosophy
Gail Moss finds that Spanish pension funds are confident about their ability to weather the storms of financial and economic turmoil
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Spain:Looking ahead
Cécile Sourbes interviews Angel Martínez-Aldama, director of the Spanish investment and pension fund association (INVERCO)
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Portugal: Serious challenges
The 2011 nationalisation of pension assets reduced Portugal’s supplementary pension savings by a third, writes Gail Moss. Development of the second pillar remains a priority
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The Netherlands: Fault lines
Leen Preesman and Mariska van der Westen read the runes of Dutch politics, which will be the crucial factor in determining the future of the country’s occupational pension system
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The Netherlands: Anxiety management
Nina Röhrbein gauges views on how the likely changes to Dutch pensions will affect investment and risk strategies
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The Netherlands: PPI to spur DC growth
The Dutch affinity with defined benefit schemes has limited the take-up of defined contribution, writes Nina Röhrbein. Could the PPI vehicle change this?
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The Netherlands: From FTK to FBK
Jean Frijns, Guus Boender and Theo Kocken inspired a lively debate at the IPNederland conference in June. Leen Preesman and Mariska van der Westen report
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UK: The third way
Nearly two decades after Tony Blair espoused a ‘third way’ in UK politics, the current government is in favour of a defined ambition approach in occupational pensions that would combine elements of DB and DC. Jonathan Williams asks whether the industry wants it
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UK: Reassurance needed, not insurance
As longevity improves and fewer people are saving for pensions, Malcolm McLean argues for the industry to rebuild confidence
