All Country Report articles – Page 25
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Country ReportNorway: A trillion dollar issue
Is managing its huge sovereign wealth fund distracting the Norwegian Central Bank from its monetary stability role?
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ATP: Domestic pressure
Denmark’s entrepreneur panel wants the country’s largest pension fund to do more to support the growth of young Danish companies
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Asset allocation: Opportunities ahead
Key findings on asset management trends from the latest Nordic Investor Survey
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Country ReportYou’ve got us wrong, investment consultants tell UK regulators
Aon Hewitt argues competition means there is no ‘big three’ dominance
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Reporting: On pause
The Swiss government has decided against further reporting standardisation for Pensionskassen
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Risk: Funding obligations force yield hunting
Coverage ratios have improved but riskier investments mean some pension funds are vulnerable to market shocks
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Case Study: CPEG
Switzerland’s most vulnerable pension fund has been offered a CHF4.7bn bailout from its sponsor, the canton of Geneva
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Country ReportAsset Allocation: Funds seek alternatives
Pension funds seek the right risk-return balance in a low-interest-rate environment. Opportunities seem few and far between
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Country ReportSwitzerland: Goodbye AV2020
The Swiss public has rejected a complex reform package for the first and second pillar. What comes next?
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Country ReportConsultants enquiry: Industry pushes back at CMA proposals [updated]
Initial feedback to competition enquiry highlights difficulties with watchdog’s ideas
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Country ReportConsultants enquiry: Schemes urge caution from watchdog
Competition enquiry must tread carefully despite ‘persistent concerns’ from pension schemes, says PLSA
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Country ReportAon outsources Dutch pensions administration to IT firm RiskCo
Move follows similar decision from UK business and reflects a focus on fiduciary management
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Country ReportUK roundup: CMA seeks trustee input for consultants inquiry
Plus: Russell’s £100m fiduciary mandate; NEST appoints new adviser; FCA launches manager authorisation hub
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Country ReportJoseph Mariathasan: Are consultants the referees or the players?
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority needs to know what game is being played before assessing the rules
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Country ReportUK roundup: BlackRock backs LGPS cost transparency code
Also: Tesco halves deficit with discount rate switch; Mencap pension scheme selects fiduciary
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Portugal: The Italian play
Portuguese pension funds are continuing to invest in Italian debt despite the fears for Italy’s banking sector
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Country ReportSpain: A new age of discovery
Spanish pension funds are breaking with traditionally conservative investment practices as they strive to achieve positive returns in the low-interest-rate environment
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Country ReportDutch doctors' scheme picks Achmea as fiduciary manager
Separation of asset management and fiduciary management has become a trend in the Netherlands
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Country ReportCompetition watchdog names committee for consultant inquiry [updated]
CMA inquiry publishes 40-page document detailing the scope of its work
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Country ReportUK regulator confirms competition inquiry for investment consultants
The Competition and Markets Authority will investigate concerns about conflicts of interest in the fiduciary space
