All Country Report articles – Page 43
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Belgium: A DC future: KBC Pensioenfonds
KBC has introduced a DC pension fund for new members starting from the beginning of 2014 and closed its DB fund. The fund is one of Belgium’s largest pension schemes, founded in 1941 with €1.2bn in assets and 15,500 active members.
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Belgium: Belgian funds on course
Belgium has doubled occupational pension fund participation in the last 10 years and returns were a healthy 6.7% in 2013, writes Iain Morse
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The Netherlands: All eyes on the homeland
Pension funds are under pressure to raise their domestic investments from the current level of 14%. Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at how they have dealt with this imperative
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The Netherlands: Absolute confusion
A further delay of the long awaited change in financial rules for pension funds is looming, writes Olaf Boschman
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Ireland: Robbing Paul to pay Peter
Ireland’s wind-up order has finally been amended, addressing some of the inequities that saw actives lose out to fund the benefits of those already retired, writes Jonathan Williams
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Ireland: Be a pro-active trustee
James Kavanagh outlines a six-step approach for trustees of Irish pension funds
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Ireland: The long grass
Ten months after an OCED report on Ireland’s pension system, Christine Senior outlines faltering progress towards increasing pension coverage
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Ireland: A vision of the future?
Iain Morse finds out what makes the CWPS scheme so confident that its members cannot find an alternative offering the same benefits at a lower cost
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Ireland: Economies of scale
Rachel Fixsen outlines progress on the Irish Pension Board’s review of DC pension provision
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Ireland: Deficits persist
Conor Daly and Fergus Collis provide an update on the deficits in Irish DB pension schemes
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Country ReportUK government accused of retreat on DC charge cap
Defined contribution charge cap, due in April, now expected in 2015
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Country ReportDeficits at UK pension funds drop to new low [amended]
Schemes edge closer to collective surplus, last seen in June 2011
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Country ReportJLT moves to cover £85m of pensioner liabilities with Prudential
Deal takes total buy-in contracts with Prudential to £205m
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Country ReportCroatian minister threatens contribution freeze for second pillar
Calls on country’s four funds to invest more heavily in capital, infrastructure projects
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Central & Eastern Europe: Worth the long-term risk?
The Polish government is set on its plan to dismantle the second pillar. Krystyna Krzyzak sees grave implications for Poland’s capital markets in the plan, which could also backfire on the government’s plan to reduce the debt burden
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Central & Eastern Europe: A temporary pensions raid
Managers of Russia’s non-state pension funds are openly critical of the government’s current reform track, according to Krystyna Krzyzak
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Central & Eastern Europe: A progressive step
The Caucasus nation of Armenia has taken a very international approach to setting up a funded second and third pillar, writes Barbara Ottawa
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Central & Eastern Europe: Tempered optimism
Latvian pension funds remain cautiously optimistic about their future as the country enters the euro area on 1 January, according to Rachel Fixsen
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Central & Eastern Europe: Croatia bucks the trend
In contrast with Poland, and despite the poor state of its economy, the EU’s newest member backs second-pillar pensions and is making proactive changes to the system, as Krystyna Krzyzak outlines
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Central & Eastern Europe: Another odd one out
Romania wants to strengthen its second pillar, according to Barbara Ottawa, bucking a regional trend away from funded pensions
