All Country Report articles – Page 28
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Lombard Odier Pension Fund: A blueprint for multi-asset
Lombard Odier Pension Fund has developed an innovative multi-asset approach based on absolute return and diversification
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Good governance boosts returns
Best practice in governance has been shown to produce above-average investment returns, say Manuel Ammann and Christian Ehmann
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Country ReportPensions In Switzerland: Make or break
The referendum in September will decide the fate of the Swiss pension reform package. Barbara Ottawa analyses the first stages of the political campaigns leading up to the vote
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Fees: Clear on management costs
Ueli Mettler and Benita von Lindeiner examine the difficult question of costs in Switzerland’s second-pillar pension system
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Country ReportPensions In France: Why make it simple?
French pension schemes are up in arms over plans for a decree they say imposes harmful constraints on how they manage their assets. Susanna Rust reports
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Ircantec raises risk profile
Appointing an overlay manager is the corollary of a new strategic asset allocation at the €9.8bn French public sector scheme. Susanna Rust reports
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Country ReportBlackRock wins fiduciary mandate from Bpf Meubel
Dutch furniture industry scheme latest to split fiduciary and asset management duties
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Country ReportMandate roundup: Ircantec on the hunt for dedicated transition manager
Plus: NEST renews proxy voting contract, SP Forbo extends MN fiduciary contract
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Country ReportDutch insurer appoints Kempen to €7.3bn fiduciary mandate
Allianz Global Investors will lose existing mandate in October
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Country ReportDutch roundup: Insurer Zwitserleven backs €400m buyout
Two Syntrus Achmea clients have found new administration providers; ASR enters property investment market
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Aba: DC and auto-enrolment, German style
Verena Menne and Klaus Stiefermann outline concerns about planned reforms to introduce defined contribution pensions to Germany
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A long-awaited reform: Allianz Global Investors
The reform to introduce pure defined contribution plans is a huge opportunity. But if it does not succeed it may mark the beginning of mandatory corporate pensions
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Asset Allocation: Uncertainty focuses minds
German pension investors continue to diversify their assets against a backdrop of political uncertainty, writes Rachel Fixsen
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Asset Allocation: Investors embrace change
The latest Willis Towers Watson risk-management study reveals the ongoing challenge that German pension funds face in meeting their liabilities
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Pensions In Austria: Funds take real risk
Real assets such as infrastructure are on the radar for Austrian institutional investors, finds Barbara Ottawa
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Pensions debate in camera
Germany is preoccupied with debates on pensions, while in Austria the issue is discussed behind closed doors, according to Barbara Ottawa
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Regulation: Costs not caps
New rules for BaFin-regulated institutional investors in Germany might appear cap-free, but costs could restrict movement, according to Barbara Ottawa
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Country ReportPensions In Germany: Draft law under discussion
Germany’s discussion on new pension vehicles without guarantees has revealed a much deeper challenge with promises, disappointments and misunderstandings, finds Barbara Ottawa
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Country ReportUK roundup: Longevity swap 'unwound' in landmark move
Plus: PPF levy could cut costs for smaller schemes, and University of Bristol seeks fiduciary
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Country ReportDutch GP scheme to split asset and fiduciary management
PGGM to lose fiduciary mandate for €10bn pension fund
