All Country Reports articles
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Country ReportRomania: Still under threat
Political decisions have damaged Romania’s second-pillar system. How will it respond to a change of government and a bullish stock exchange?
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Estonia: Reforms face opposition
Proposals designed to strengthen the Estonian first pillar are proving controversial
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Baltic private equity: Faith in the new
BaltCap is championing business integration in the Nordic and Baltic economies
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Central & Eastern Europe - Poland: Auto-enrolment off to a slow start
Disappointing take-up in first phase of auto-enrolment pension plan
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Russia puts a spotlight on pension age
Low levels of trust in financial services have scuppered plans to reform the pension system
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Spain: The tide turns
Investors hope that this month’s general election brings much needed stability to a faltering economy
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NEST: More than a pension
NEST’s Insight unit is looking at how to improve pensions outcomes for the less fortunate
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Funding: Striking the right balance
Companies need to find the right balance between making pension deficit contributions and paying dividends to shareholders
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UK: ESG moves up the trustee agenda
UK pension scheme trustees now bear the responsibility to weigh ESG and climate change risks more explicitly
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Welcome to the feedback age
DC funds are increasingly employing focus groups to gain insight into the motivations of their members. But pensions are not as easy to review as hotels or restaurants
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General pension funds: A market stirred but not shaken
General pension funds nearly doubled their AUM last year, to €10bn. However, one of the six commercial players has already closed and another will probably leave the market
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Fiduciary responsibility: A question of legality
Managers remain puzzled on meaning of legal amendment
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Key Dynamics: A market overview
Alternatives, ESG adoption and further fund consolidation are the key trends highlighted by INDEFI
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Almost solved...
Nicole Beuken, executive director of ABP, the largest pension fund in the Netherlands
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State pension age: Another hurdle for pensions reform
Unions mistrust politicians following ‘many broken promises’
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Pension reform: Signs look good for this year
The comprehensive nature of the government’s pensions reform road map is significant progress
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DB funding: Calm waters or the eye of the storm?
An update on the accounting deficits in Irish defined benefit (DB) pension schemes
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Ireland: Auto-enrolment strawman proposals
Auto-enrolment is one of the main goals of the Irish government’s pension reform plans
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Poland: A policy gear change
Auto-enrolment to be rolled out in Poland as the second pillar is wound up
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Swedish Premium Pension: Safe and sound
Reform of the Premium Pension System aims to root out poor management practices and make the system sustainable
