Asset Allocation – Page 173
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Russian evolution
The new Russian pension system, based on the Swedish funded system, was launched on 1 January 2002 when the new pension legislation was enacted. Originally, males born before 1952 and females born before 1956, did not get the right to participate in the funded pension pillar. For everyone else, employers ...
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How tight a hold on the reins?
Last month, Paternoster, a company created by former Prudential UK head Mark Wood, announced that it has secured £500m (e722m) of equity financing. The firm has been set up to transfer the defined benefit pension fund liabilities off a corporation’s balance sheet and into an FSA regulated insurance company. Amongst ...
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The practical realities
There was much fanfare and press coverage about the pensions directive, which was finally a legal requirement from 23 September 2005. In comparison, the proposed portability directive has received relatively little in the way of media attention – but the financial consequences of this legislation are far more worrying for ...
