All Country Reports – Page 60
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Cyprus: Stepping off the path
Nina Rohrbein looks at the effects of Regulation 2/2010 on the conservative asset allocations of Cypriot pension funds
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Egypt: Towards reform
Egypt is to supplement its €42bn of social security reserves with a new defined contribution system that has been developed in partnership with the World Bank. The Egyptian deputy minister for finance, Dr Mohammed Maait, told Pirkko Juntunen about the planned new system
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Malta: UK QROPS in Malta
As the economic climate stalls national pension reform, UK expatriates can now adminster funds from the locale. Stephanie Testaferrata reports
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Turkey: Sector growth
A new generation of investment funds is emerging in Turkish pensions, whose assets could grow to €60bn in 10 years, writes Reeta Paakkinen
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Turkey: Inflows from foundations
Reeta Paakkinen finds mixed views on the expected inflow of assets from some 250 associations and foundations
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Turkey: Foreign pension players
Expect market consolidation in Turkey’s young private pensions sector. Reeta Paakkinen outlines the issues behind this as 13 pension insurance companies battle for a market of two million, with the potential to grow tenfold
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France: Tactical moves
In a country of defined contribution schemes, French pensions have historically been risk averse. Nina Röhrbein reports on whether this trend in asset allocation is continuing
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Gilles Dureuil outlines taxation changes that will affect defined benefit pensions in France
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Norway: Active enquiry
The €346bn Norwegian Global Pension Fund lost more than 23% in 2008 but went on to book a stellar 2009 with returns of over 25%. However, transparency also means scrutiny, and an enquiry into active the benefits of active management followed, writes Pirkko Juntunen
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France: Showing the way on ESG
ERAFP and FRR are two of the most socially and environmentally aware pension funds in France, writes Nina Röhrbein
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Pirkko Juntunen reviews the activities and performance of Swedish pension funds and companies
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Finland: Temporary rules extend helping hand to long-term plans
An extension of temporary solvency and investment rules has helped pension funds to hold on to their long-term strategies, finds Reeta Paakkinen
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Denmark: Where ATP leads...
The Danish pensions giant is renowned for cutting-edge work in liability-driven investment and separation of alpha and beta. But Martin Steward finds that the reality is different from what the buzzwords imply – and even more pioneering
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France: Morning of a long day of mergers
Pirkko Juntunen assesses the changes in the French asset management landscape
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Reform to the French social system is less politically unacceptable than it was a few years ago, writes Alain Lemoine
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Many German institutions already use their tight risk budgets to finance minimum returns. Now, with inflation on the horizon, the task is to allocate risk effectively, writes Nina Röhrbein
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Germany: Local and global
Nina Röhrbein assesses the state of play in the German asset consulting marketplace following the merger of Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt
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Germany: A pan-German conundrum
Greater subsidiarity for the 16 German provinces could lead to a multitude of pensionprovision regulations for civil servants and significant mobility problems, finds Barbara Ottawa
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Germany: Pensions at a time of rising PSV contribution rates
Nikolaus Schmidt-Narischkin assesses the problems arising from increasing corporatecontributions to Germany’s PSV pension guarantee system
