All Country Reports articles – Page 4
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Country ReportUK: 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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Country ReportWelcome 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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Country ReportKey Dynamics: A market overview
Alternatives, ESG adoption and further fund consolidation are the key trends highlighted by INDEFI
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Country ReportAlmost 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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Country ReportPension 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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Country ReportDB 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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Country ReportIreland: Auto-enrolment strawman proposals
Auto-enrolment is one of the main goals of the Irish government’s pension reform plans
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Country ReportPoland: 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
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Swedish Premium Pension: Lundbergh’s nudge
How to formulate evidence-based pension reform proposals in 10 weeks
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Country ReportNordic Region: Shifting borders
Is the Nordic dream of a unified Danish-Swedish pensions market over?
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Change of focus at Apoteket fund
Gustav Karner cleans out old medicine at the pharmacy pension fund, as attention turns to cost cutting
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Country ReportAsset Allocation: Innovation for the future
Nordic institutions maintain an innovative diversification path
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Portugal: The success story
Portugal is an example of how a bailout can turn around a nation’s finances. Sovereign debt has returned to investment grade and is popular again with domestic pension funds
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Country ReportSpain: Unintended outcomes
Spain has experienced recent constitutional turmoil, yet it is the politics of Italy that is troubling pension funds. How will this affect asset allocation?
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Country ReportUK retailers: tough times
High rents, online competition and lower consumer spending are all squeezing retailers, with implications for pensions
