All Country Report articles – Page 64
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PADA’s 2012 challenge
Nyree Stewart investigates how the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority is faring in its task of delivering a national low cost DC scheme within three years
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Arrivederci to the era of La Dolce Pensione
Italy can no longer afford a generous state pension, that left little room for private provision. But there is little appetite for a new approach following the financial and economic crises, finds George Coats
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Divided views on raising the retirement age
Politicians, trade unions and employers have different opinions on the desirability of further reforms, finds Maria Teresa Cometto
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Less is more
The new head of the Covip supervisor has taken office with a lively agenda. Maria Teresa Cometto examines his new proposals
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Three into one doesn’t always go
Everyone agrees that pension fund mergers are a good idea. But doing something about it is another matter, finds Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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Country ReportCommon factors despite diversity
Cyprus, Malta, Greece and Turkey have many factors in common. Not least is a need for pension reform, finds George Coats
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Economic crisis slows private sector
The impact of the global slowdown and growing unemployment have had the effect of limiting private pensions to the third pillar and delayed discussion of creating a second pillar, says Reeta Paakkinen
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Patching up a monolith
Patching up a monolith Pension reform in Greece has been a work in progress for the past 75 years and there is still a long way to go, finds George Coats
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Location, location…
The Competence Centre for Pension Research of Tilburg University and the Dutch Circle for Pension Specialists organised a debate to determine the best location for pan-European pension funds. Peter Schonewille reports
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A way forward to the past
As the Maltese government stalls on a commitment to introduce second and third pillars, George Coats points out that the island nation had an occupational system some years ago
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Country ReportSharp shift in focus
Italian asset managers are use to dealing with conservative, short-term investors. But the main impact of the financial crisis has been a switch of asset classes, finds Nina Röhrbein
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Different views of sustainablilty
The government is claiming that recent changes increasing contributions to the state pension system are a major reform. But George Coats finds there are those calling for a more fundamental overhaul
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A cautiously traditional approach
Popular sentiment as well as well as restrictive regulation limits the asset allocation of Turkish pension funds to all but the most basic assets, notes Reeta Paakkinen
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Cross-border developments
The EU Commission has published the findings of a consultancy process on pension solvency it launched last year. Cornelia Schmid assesses the process and outlines the view of the German corporate pension fund association (aba)
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Who’s afraid of BilMoG?
As the domestic accounting reform BilMoG passes into legislation, Alfred Gohdes and Nigel Cresswell assess the implications for German corporates
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A review of performance
Austria’s government has responded to the poor 2008 performance of pension funds by establishing a pension reform commission to discuss possible changes to the system. George Coats makes an assessment
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Frank Schnattinger gives an overview of the most recent IPE Institutional Investment survey of German investors attitudes and intentions
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Two pairs of eyes
Clemens Schuerhoff and Hans-Jürgen Dannheisig argue that the German regulatory principles have helped maintain investors’ trust in the asset management and servicing sectors
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Funding in a changed world
Liam Kennedy assesses the measures German companies are taking to address pension funding issues and future plan design
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Case for complexity
Liam Kennedy spoke with Dr Boy-Jürgen Andresen, a grandee of German pensions who is shortly to retire as chairman of the board of Watson Wyatt Heissmann
