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Pension funds face lower returns and greater regulatory pressures
Sources: Pension assets - IPE research; Occupational pension assets as % of GDP - OECD June 2022; Working population, data as of end 2021 - World Bank; Projected old-age dependency ratio 2050 per 100 people - Eurostat 2021; gross average replacement rate - OECD Pensions at a Glance, 2021; Asset Allocation - OECD Pension Funds in Fugures, June 2022
Belgian regulator delivers latest annual statistical overview of IORP sector
PensioPlus attributed the improved returns to an investment policy focused on long-term investments in the real economy
The partnership aims to set a benchmark for ESG integration in Belgium and the Netherlands
Treasury minister to approach EU countries that banded together to fight off solvency requirements in Directive
One-third of managers have high expectations for US equity, real estate
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Belgian schemes achieved an average return of -14.98% in 2022
The Netherlands and Belgium must push through reforms to their pension systems to receive COVID recovery grants from Brussels
Pension funds reflect on the role of LDI in their portfolios and the risks associated with an unlikely, but not impossible, sudden rise in interest rates
Plus the association said over 80% of Belgian pension funds now incorporate some form of ESG factors within their investment policy
Think tank finds that though many European pension funds stand out in climate engagement with stocks they own, they are generally not actively influencing policy
A minimum monthly first-pillar pension will apply from 2024 but there has been little effort to boost supplementary schemes
‘Governance requires rotation’, says Neyt after more than 15 years of chairmanship
Commitments are planned to unlisted infrastructure, real estate and secure income assets
‘This will open doors for other multinational corporations,’ says Aon
The Vivaldi coalition wants to increase second-pillar coverage and boost contributions