DB 'can still play a role for years to come' despite rise of DC
Debate covers future of DB, DC, and hybrid plans in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands at conference in Vienna
ESG roundup: First Austrian pension fund signs Montreal Carbon Pledge
Plus: ERAFP awards €4.6bn of European equity mandates
Dutch supervisor warns against overly high return assumptions
Expected returns for past two years have failed to materialise
Belgian pension funds slash liability discount rates
Supervisor FSMA indicated that some schemes still use ‘too optimistic’ assumptions for returns
Russian roundup: Non-state funds’ Q1 returns average 5%
Central bank encourages funds to diversify into assets backing the ‘real economy’
Polish second-pillar funds net average 12-month gain of 17.6%
Law dismantling second pillar to be published by mid-year
ATP leverages domestic equities success with pan-Nordic strategy
Danish pensions giant has also increased focus on small caps
AP Pension hires PenSam’s Hemmingsen for insourcing push
Danish pension fund seeks equities chief after creating separate equities, bonds departments
Finland asset allocation: Views from Helsinki
Three major Finnish pension investors in focus
Finland regulation: Seeking pension diversity
Finland is making it easier to set up a pension fund, with the aim of increasing competition
Joseph Mariathasan: The Macron phenomenon
France’s new president is a stark contrast to counterparts in the US and UK, but his work has only started
ERAFP plans €50m low carbon equity fund investments
Fund selection was inspired by performance on a virtual asset management platform
Time to start thinking about interest rate rises: Aegon
Expected increase will cause ‘considerable damage’ to portfolios of euro-denominated government bonds
ESG roundup: Publica, North Rhine-Westphalia, AP2
Swiss and German funds take action to divest from companies; AP2 backs Dutch housing bond
Irish schemes face new funding requirements in pensions bill
Department of Social Protection wants to bring in strict timetable for funding agreements
How Brexit could affect investment fund 'passports'
Existing passporting rules for fund domiciles should keep disruption to a minimum, experts say
IPE 360: Financial literacy can lower political cost of pension reform
Ex-Italian labour minister says financial literacy is key to successful pension reform
Italy: The EU’s next existential threat?
Italy’s political system has shifted since the early 1990s from one based on traditional parties to an emphasis on personality-based politics
Time to start thinking about interest rate rises: Aegon
Expected increase will cause ‘considerable damage’ to portfolios of euro-denominated government bonds
Pensioen Pro Awards: Unilever's APF voted best pension fund in the Netherlands
“Merging closed DB scheme and new CDC scheme into APF significant step toward future-proof pension plan”
ATP leverages domestic equities success with pan-Nordic strategy
Danish pensions giant has also increased focus on small caps
AP Pension hires PenSam’s Hemmingsen for insourcing push
Danish pension fund seeks equities chief after creating separate equities, bonds departments
ESG roundup: AP2 backs impact investment fund with $50m
Also: UK public pension funds team up with 50/50 Climate Project; KLP excludes 10 companies
Norway: Ahead of its time
Norway’s local government fund makes extensive use of ESG strategies
Portuguese funds see returns fall as debt allocation struggles
Average return for 2016 was less than 2% due to ‘cash drag’ effect, says Willis Towers Watson
Portuguese pension funds move into positive return territory
Third-quarter performance brings returns into positive territory for first time in 2016
Banco Popular bailout costs Dutch healthcare scheme €1m [updated]
PFZW and PME both lost out, while ABP sold before the Spanish bank was rescued
Equities boost Spanish pension fund returns in Q1
Investor interest in alternatives growing but without major asset allocation shift
ATP leverages domestic equities success with pan-Nordic strategy
Danish pensions giant has also increased focus on small caps
ESG roundup: Publica, North Rhine-Westphalia, AP2
Swiss and German funds take action to divest from companies; AP2 backs Dutch housing bond
Consultancy floats Swiss 'time-limited' pension pay-out model
Falling conversion rates prompt proposal for flexible decumulation from Willis Towers Watson
ESG roundup: Publica, North Rhine-Westphalia, AP2
Swiss and German funds take action to divest from companies; AP2 backs Dutch housing bond
LGPS transparency code to show investment costs 'over £1bn' [updated]
Improved disclosure to reveal the true level of fees as asset managers brace for regulator’s report
IPE 360: Asset managers should 'fight back' against regulator
Carillion Pension Trustees chair Robin Ellison argues that UK watchdog is going too far with asset management review
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