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NewsFormer pensions minister warns retired workers’ income set to fall dramatically
‘We have been living in a fool’s paradise when it comes to incomes at retirement,’ says Webb
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NewsEIOPA opines on IORP cost reporting, DC scheme risk management
IORP II-related opinions aimed at enhancing supervisory convergence, feedback invited
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NewsPerformance fee smoothing will ease DC illiquid investment ‘a little’
Bigger change will require other significant barriers to be tackled
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Dutch pension fund wins court case against Booking.com
The verdict could mean the Amsterdam-headquartered travel company will be forced to join Reiswerk, the pension fund for the travel sector
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UUK floats ‘difficult’ USS covenant requests, new DB/DC balance
Staff union accuses employer body of proposing ‘unnecessary and damaging cuts’
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NewsLGIM DC business sets out interim targets for net-zero by 2050 goal
2025 and 2030 carbon emissions intensity reduction targets set for auto-enrolment default funds
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FeaturesLong term assets: Proposed vehicle aims to help DC funds access private asset classes
The UK’s chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has set an ambitious timetable for the launch of a new UK-authorised fund vehicle, the Long-Term Asset Fund (LTAF), by the end of 2021. The LTAF is envisaged to simultaneously help achieve several policy goals by directing pension savings into alternative investments.
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Country ReportSocial partner pensions: An overlooked model
Just one new DC-type arrangement has emerged in Germany in the past three years. More could follow, bringing a boost to Germany’s neglected second pillar
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NewsDC master trust NEST chooses Octopus for renewables partnership
‘A potential £1.4bn could be invested in total by the end of the decade’
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NewsHow JP Morgan’s DC fund is addressing the decumulation problem
The maturing DC market is still lacking effective decumulation options, according to PLSA conference panellists
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NewsSwedish politicians agree to cull of over half of premium pension funds
Pensions Group says number of funds made available to savers will probably be about 150-200
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NewsUK roundup: Mowlem scheme avoids lifeboat fund with £150m L&G buyout
Plus: NEST chooses administrator for digital future-focussed scheme
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IORP II review an opportunity for ‘paradigm shift’, says EIOPA’s Bernardino
Outgoing chair says more needs to be done at national and EU level to incentivise funded private pension provision
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Norway’s NHO signs new pensions deal with Storebrand
New agreement takes account of incoming regulations for individual pension accounts
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Country ReportA long and winding road
COVID-19 joins the line of obstacles slowing Irish pension reform plans
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Special ReportAccounting Matters - IAS 19: the negative view
Negative interest rates are probably the most daring policy move most of us will ever see. The idea that a borrower is paid to take out a loan, but a saver is penalised for setting aside money for their retirement turns our understanding of the fundamentals of finance on its head. But Europe has had them for more than a decade. And if the experience of today’s financial crisis is anything to go by, it will do so for a while longer yet. So where does this leave defined benefit (DB) sponsors and their accountants?
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Opinion PiecesLetter from US: Don’t anticipate radical reform
The new Joe Biden administration is unlikely to revolutionise US pension plans, but it could broaden the base of workers able to join defined contribution plans such as 401(k)s. It may also cancel recent rules and return to the previous regulations set under Barack Obama.
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Special ReportDefined contribution: Australia's super review re-opens old battlegrounds
The Callaghan report on Australia’s universal superannuation system has rekindled a row between the government and the labour movement
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Special ReportDefined contribution: ESG not enough to get young on board
Engaging younger savers with their defined contribution pension pots requires far more than just an up-to-date responsible investment policy
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Special ReportDefined contribution: The engagement fallacy
The idea that successful defined contribution (DC) pension solutions require a high level of member engagement is being questioned
