All Country Report articles – Page 13
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Country ReportRisk Management: LDI strategy at a time of pandemic
Wild swings in UK bond yields caused by COVID have triggered a surge in hedging activity
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Country ReportM&A: Regulator set to scrutinise more deals
New tools granted to the Pensions Regulator could see it play a more prominent role in corporate activity such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
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Country ReportDB funding – a mixed recovery story
Last year brought both operational and financial challenges for defined benefit schemes but some have come out looking better for it
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Country ReportCommentary: A complex journey to net zero
Tackling climate change successfully is not just a matter of following rules. It is a continuum that trustees must embrace
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Country ReportFunding code: Deciphering the new code
With the Pensions Regulator consulting on a new code of practice for defined benefit (DB) scheme funding, trustees are advised to take a long-term view of investment, covenant and liabilities
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Country ReportPension dashboards – a need for clarity
Dashboards hold out the promise of allowing individuals to see all their retirement savings on one digital platform
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Country ReportClimate risk: Climate of change
Pension schemes will have to adjust their systems to cope with new regulations to tackle climate change
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Country ReportCountry Report – Pensions in UK (May 2021)
The UK’s Pension Schemes Act was finally signed in February 2021, after nearly two years of negotiations in parliament that were severely disrupted by elections, Brexit-related negotiations and the COVID-19 pandemic. The new rules have given the Pensions Regulator (TPR) new powers that could see it intervene in corporate actions such as mergers and acquisitions, as we analyse in this report. The report also looks at other key topics impacting the UK pensions sector, including DB funding, climate change, risk management and pension dashboards.
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Country ReportSocial partner pensions: An overlooked model
Just one new DC-type arrangement has emerged in Germany in the past three years. More could follow, bringing a boost to Germany’s neglected second pillar
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Politics and investment: Germany looks to Sweden
Politicians are looking abroad for ways to boost equity investment in long-term savings
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Country ReportPension Risk Management: Dealing with a challenging year
German pension investors are evolving to adapt to new realities in terms of assets and liabilities
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Country ReportAustria: Sustainable growth remains elusive
Austrian providers are calling for solutions to make occupational pensions more appealing in light of demographic pressures and COVID-19 fallout
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Country ReportCountry report – Pensions in Germany (March 2021)
Social partner pensions are just one of the new defined contribution (DC) pension arrangements which have emerged in Germany in the past three year and more more could follow, as we analyse in this report. Will this bring a boost to the country’s neglected second pillar? We also look at pension risk management and find how investors are evolving to adapt to new realities in terms of assets and liabilities, and assess why German politicians are looking abroad for ways to boost exposure to equities in long-term savings.
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What’s on the fiduciary landscape
The popularity of all-inclusive fiduciary management deals is likely to continue
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Country ReportCoverage ratio: Pensions facing contribution hikes
Funding pressures are forcing many pension schemes to increase their contribution levels
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Country ReportRisk tolerance: Dutch funds to assess member risk appetite
In measuring their members’ risk appetite as required by new laws, pension funds should not overlook desired pension outcome
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Country ReportSurge in alternative strategies among Dutch pension funds
Dutch pension funds turn to alternative assets and ESG investing in the hunt for income
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Country ReportCountry Report – Pensions in the Netherlands (March 2021)
After decades of intense debate surrounding pension reform, a ‘historic’ deal was reached last year between the social partners and the government about the direction of the new Dutch pension system. The move from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) under the new pension contract is having an impact on the sector as a whole. In this report, we explore some of the key issues facing the industry including funding pressures, assessing members’ risk appetite, the future of fiduciary management, and the surge in alternative strategies
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Country ReportA long and winding road
COVID-19 joins the line of obstacles slowing Irish pension reform plans
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Country ReportDB funding: Small rise in funding levels
Volatile financial markets continue to cause significant headaches for pension schemes
