All Country Report articles – Page 36
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Interview: The bigger picture
René van de Kieft, the incoming CEO of MN, talks about the current state of the Dutch pension system and its destructive focus on average contributions
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Asset Management: The rise of multi-asset
Gill Wadsworth looks at the changes adopted by pension funds as they seek investment opportunites that offer stability, diversification and healthy returns
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An introduction to the APF vehicle
Leen Preesman examines the Netherlands’ latest pensions creation, the general pension fund, or APF
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Local Government Pension Scheme: Is bigger always better?
After years of discussing local government pension reform, the government is no closer to a formal policy to restructure the system. This has not deterred frontrunners from exploring different methods of achieving scale and lowering costs
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Asset Allocation: The Dutch top five
The number of Dutch pension funds has halved in the past 10 years. Yet five funds – ABP, PFZW, PMT, BpfBouw and PME – account for over 50% of total pension assets
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Dutch Pensions Reform: Full speed ahead
Lans Bovenberg contends that the Dutch government should move fast to implement personal pensions with risk sharing
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Pensions in the UK: A 10-year scorecard
The advent of The Pensions Regulator and the Pension Protection Fund in 2005 changed the UK occupational pensions sector for good. But have they changed it for the better?
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Country ReportNestlé blocked from moving Dutch scheme to Belgium
Employee representatives refuse to approve proposal due to concerns over governance, fund structure
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Country ReportAon Hewitt awarded Lockheed Martin fiduciary management mandate
Company to provide full fiduciary services to defence company’s £230m in DB assets
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Country ReportMN exits UK fiduciary market despite vow to stand by business [updated]
Dutch manager sells business after seven years that have seen it struggle to transfer full-service fiduciary management to UK
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Politics: The land of perpetual reform
Maria Teresa Cometto looks at the recent changes to the Italian pension system and asks what has been achieved as politicians pander to popular opinion seeking to reverse key reforms
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Regulation: Frustration paramount
Italy’s pension system is in the midst of a reform process that started 20 years ago
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Country ReportItaly's pension reform must foster equality
The Italian government needs to implement equitable pension reform measures if it is to avoid tension between the generations
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Interview: Elsa Fornero - Easing Italy’s pain
Elsa Fornero explains how the pension reforms she introduced while in government brought Italy back from the brink of financial collapse
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Italy's Second-Pillar: Pension fund competition
A close look at Italian second-pillar pension funds reveals structural imbalances and growing risks. For the many employees without a supplementary pension it is hard to decide what to do
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Asset Allocation: Emerging hopes
Rachel Fixsen looks at the lifting of investment restrictions and their effect on the asset allocation strategies of Italian pension funds
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Country ReportSwitzerland: Pensionskassen keep calm under negative rate storm
Switzerland has not seen negative rates since the 1970s, years before the creation of the current BVG second-pillar system
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Q&A with Karin Oertli, head of UBS Global Asset Management Switzerland
The Swiss financial industry is changing, with providers facing stricter regulation, increased international competition and a heightened cost awareness by clients
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Asset Management Costs: Effects of transparency
The requirement to publish total expense ratios in the annual reports of Swiss Pensionskassen is changing the market
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Talking Heads: Ask the experts
Swiss Investors are grappling with negative bond yields and interests rates on cash deposits. We asked experts to assess the situation and share their thoughts for the future of the second-pillar
