All Country Reports – Page 9
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Country ReportSwitzerland: ESG and pension reforms top the agenda
Martin Roth, president of ASIP, the Swiss pension fund association, tells IPE’s Luigi Serenelli about his outlook for the country’s retirement system
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Country ReportSwitzerland: Good returns in 2021 provide pension buffer in 2022
Deteriorating economic conditions saw Swiss pension funds return on average -10.7% for the year to end-September
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Country ReportSwitzerland: Pension funds edge towards alternative investments
Swiss pension funds are cautiously but decisively taking steps to build a portfolio of alternative investments
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Country ReportSpain: Industry gives a partial thumbs up to pension proposals
Can Spain’s new workplace pension system work well without auto enrolment?
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Country ReportPortugal: Pension funds navigate uncertain times
Schemes are employing defensive measures to protect against portfolio risk
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Country ReportCountry Report – Pensions in France (October) 2022
The French pension system is in good health with a first-pillar pay-as-you-go system in surplus. But long-term forecasts are cause for concern, showing that the French state will have to raise expenditure on pensions from the current 13% to nearly 15% of GDP to maintain the system.
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Country ReportFrance: First-pillar pension reform faces impasse
The French state faces growing expenditure on pension but attempts to reform the system have stalled
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Country ReportFrance: Third-pillar pensions and sustainability take centre stage
Clémence Droin, senior engagement manager at Indefi, talks to IPE about the two main areas of focus for the French institutional investment community lack of a regulatory push from pension reforms
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Country ReportFrance: The biodiversity reporting enigma
France’s financial institutions must report on biodiversity impacts but face a lack of corporate data push from pension reforms
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Country ReportNetherlands: Pension transition drives consolidation
Pension schemes are turning to mergers as one way to cope with the rising costs of complying with greater regulation
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Country ReportNetherlands: Dutch pension funds make early switch to DC
There are various HR and corporate motives for switching to defined contribution arrangements before the new pension system comes into play in the Netherlands
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Country ReportNetherlands: Implications of the new pension system
The move towards a new Dutch pension system will have significant effects on swap curves and asset allocation
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Country ReportCountry Report – Pensions in Italy (July/August 2022)
Italy’s pension industry continues to develop, albeit at a slow pace. Italian pension funds are adapting their strategies to the volatile and uncertain market regime, by purchasing inflation-linked assets and by taking advantage of potentially higher yields on domestic government bonds. However, as our lead article highlights, they are generally staying true to their long-term diversification strategies, which consist of gradually allocating to alternatives including private equity, private debt and infrastructure. Some have bought shares in the Bank of Italy, a private equity-like investment.
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Country ReportItaly: Pension funds adapt to a new regime
Inflation, higher interest rates and geopolitical tensions are leading Italian pension funds to recalibrate their investment strategies
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Country ReportItaly: The greening of the pension industry
Italian pension funds are developing their approaches to sustainable investing, with increasing focus on impact and engagement
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Country ReportItaly: Struggles of the pension sector
Italian industry-wide pension funds fail to attract new members, with potentially serious long-term consequences
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Country ReportCountry Report – Pensions in the Nordic Region (June 2022)
We open our June Nordic Region report with a stark question: are asset managers living up to asset-owners expectations on ESG, in particular when it comes to climate change reporting?
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Country ReportNordic Region: Pension funds look to asset managers for climate action
Asset managers have been criticised for slow actioning of investors’ ESG policies
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Country ReportNordic Region: Sweden prepares for a pensions reboot
The Swedish Fund Selection Agency is set to take over the reins of the SEK 2trn premium pension system following a series of scandals
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Country ReportNordic Region: KLP fosters healthy start-up culture
The Norwegian pension fund’s accelerator programme teams up with CoFounder to help early-stage businesses with investment, advice and management
