Austrian pension funds post 5.3% average loss for 2018
Funds hit by equity volatility but long-term average remains over 5%
Austrian pension hunts emerging markets manager for €30m mandate
Investor stipulates compliance with local laws and ESG exclusion list
Belgium adopts IORP II law with transitional measures
Industry keenly awaiting guidance from the regulator on risk management elements
New pan-European pension fund opens for business in Denmark
Belgium-based IORP to shake up “conservative” Danish pensions market
Georgia’s auto-enrolment pension law faces constitutional challenge
Auto-enrolment system is mandatory for younger workers, while older ones must opt out
Industry fears ‘de-facto nationalisation’ of Romanian second pillar
Government cuts fees for occupational pension providers and increases capital requirements
Danish roundup: MP, Industriens, Sampension post weak 2018 returns
Brexit, trade war and rising interest rates dragged markets down, says academics’ fund
Sampension completes office sale to JØP/DIP
JØP/DIP partnership seeks to increase property portfolio by 50% in next few years
IPE Conference: Veritas CIO on ‘beautiful’ Finnish pension system
‘Unfortunate’ pro-cyclicality said to be price for long-term functioning
IPE Conference: AP4 chief in no rush to add illiquids
NEST CIO Mark Fawcett is on the hunt for DC-ready private credit managers
ERAFP awards ‘unbenchmarked’ EM corporate bond mandate
Portfolio run by Aberdeen to comprise conviction holdings meeting certain ESG criteria
ESG: France’s Article 173: taking stock
France’s ground-breaking reporting duty for institutional investors is being reassessed after a two-year test period
Major German pension providers invest in rating agency Scope
European rating agency gets Swiss license and appoints new head of digital development
Accounting roundup: Discount rates on the rise
Also: DB, DC plan definitions under IAS 19; IASB staff still working on DC discount rate anomaly
Beyond pensions: Debating auto-enrolment’s potential
Could auto-enrolment pension savings be used to pay off loans or buy a house?
IPE Conference: How Ireland’s sovereign fund will invest from 2019
Eugene O’Callaghan, director of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, tells delegates of the €9bn fund’s new strategy
Tages Group: Sailing the high seas
Saying that Tages is an investor in alternative asset management businesses does not really do justice to its eclectic nature
Italian funds team up to invest in alternatives
Eight industry-wide schemes are pooling resources in an innovative approach to illiquid assets
Supervisory board of €11bn Dutch real estate manager quits unexpectedly
All four members of the board of the €11bn Dutch property investor quit after falling out with parent company over strategy
Dutch regulator warns of €97bn ‘water scarcity’ risk
Pension funds, insurers and banks hold hundreds of billions worth of equity exposed to ESG risks, according to DNB research
Norway’s new coalition vows to boost private pension saving
Lobby group says pledge must feed into design of savings vehicles
€13bn Danish benefits fund manager issues call for more capital
Lack of clarity on inflow “poses challenges for fund’s strategy”, says LD Pensions
Norway’s new coalition vows to boost private pension saving
Lobby group says pledge must feed into design of savings vehicles
KLP boss champions SME interests in Oslo bourse bid
Second-biggest shareholder of Norwegian exchange yet to decide on Euronext offer
Danish pension fund must resolve lawsuit in Portugal, UK court rules
Investors including TDC and NZ Super cannot pursue Novo Banco in UK over loan to now-defunct Portuguese bank
Spanish pension funds eke out return despite volatility
Occupational pension funds returned an average 0.7% for the 12 months to end-September
Melbourne Mercer: Netherlands beats Denmark as world’s top system
Finland takes third spot; Spain debuts with a C grade for its system
AP1 divests from nuclear weapons, tobacco and fossil fuels
Swedish buffer fund is second to announce divestments this month following new investment guidelines
AP4 adds nuclear weapons, oil sands to investment blacklist
Fund nets SEK3bn from sales of companies including Airbus, Boeing and Lockheed Martin
Major German pension providers invest in rating agency Scope
European rating agency gets Swiss license and appoints new head of digital development
Swiss regulator: More pension funds to be underfunded after 2018 volatility
Authority defends the introduction of further risk assessment tools for collective pension funds
NEST granted £329m contingency to meet new regulations
UK government pledges a ‘contingent liability’ but other firms call for clarity on NEST’s status as a public body
British Steel: Report urges regulators to learn lessons from restructuring
Scheme trustees should be able to recommend financial advisers for their members, report says
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