All Country Report articles – Page 14
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Country ReportIAPF view: Positive aspects in a year of upheaval
There are signs that a significant movement towards pensions reform in Ireland could take place this year
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Country ReportHigh hopes for new ILP Act
The new types of funds should be the vehicle of choice for investment in private assets
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Country ReportCountry report – Pensions in Ireland (February 2021)
In 2018, the Irish government published its “Roadmap for Pensions Reform”, which set out plans for a national auto-enrolment system to be implemented for 2022. The implementation of changes has been dogged by delays, with COVID-19 joining the long list of obstacles slowing the country’s pension reform, as we analyse in this report. We also look at how volatile financial markets have impacted funding levels of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, and explore the potential of the new regulated investment limited partnerships for institutional investors in private assets.
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Country ReportCEE – Croatia: Real diversification
A lack of local diversification opportunities is holding back Croatian pension funds
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Country ReportCEE – Romania: Funds fight through
Conservative portfolios have served Romanian pension funds well through the crisis
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Country ReportCEE – Estonia: Preparing for a liquidity storm
A rule allowing early withdrawals is changing the dynamics of the Estonian pension business
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Country ReportCEE – Poland: Auto-enrolment limps to the finishing line
Lack of trust underpins poor take-up of new plans
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Norway: Tangen’s reshuffle at NBIM
The colourful new CEO of Norway’s sovereign fund is targeting a more diverse and technologically resilient organisation
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Country ReportNorway's individual pensions: Pots follow member
New rules should drive consolidation and inject competition into the supplementary pensions business
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Country ReportIceland: A country unites around sustainable recovery
Iceland’s post-Covid 19 sustainability pledge to boost ESG and active ownership
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Country ReportSweden's AP funds: Alternatives are go
AP funds welcome the removal of the ceiling on their investment in alternatives
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Country ReportDenmark's ATP: Accelerating diversity
ATP has written its own manual to boost diversity among its senior workforce
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Country ReportSwitzerland: Moves to ease the passage of reforms
Changes to the first and the second pillars are running in parallel to make them acceptable to the public
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Country ReportSwitzerland: The road to digital pensions
From letters still sent by pension funds, to apps and portals, the road to digitise the Swiss pension system looks long but promising
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Country ReportSpain: COVID triggers reviews
Nothing could have prepared Spain for the turmoil of 2020
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Switzerland: Building up for infrastructure
Will Swiss pension funds increase allocations to infrastructure?
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Country ReportFrance: U-turn for FRR
COVID-19 has put paid to the FRR pension reserve fund’s planned transition to a new status and investment model
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Country ReportFrance: Steady workplace demand
New occupational pension savings plans are taking root, despite the lack of a regulatory push from pension reforms
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Country ReportFrance: Institutional market barometer
A snapshot of France’s institutional investment landscape as seen through the lens of Indefi’s latest survey
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Country ReportNetherlands: New paths
The new Dutch pension agreement could unleash a new wave of thinking around risk taking and portfolio construction, with strong similarities to the way some Nordic schemes are run
