All first pillar articles
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Country ReportFrance: First-pillar pension reform faces impasse
The French state faces growing expenditure on pension but attempts to reform the system have stalled
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IPE Top 1000: Pension assets increase of well over €600bn reflects 2021’s markets
Developed market equities returned over 30% in euro terms in 2021, compared with losses of around 4.7% in global aggregate bonds
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Special Report
Sweden: Premium pension revamp takes shape
Following the appointment of a board, the new Fund Selection Agency is filling senior management slots and the AP7 default fund is undergoing a strategy revamp
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Special Report
Switzerland: First-pillar reforms put to the public
A referendum this autumn will decide the fate of reform to the first pillar, and parliament will debate the reform of the second pillar
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German state scheme sees contributions increase to €133bn in H1
Expenses for the first pillar scheme stood last year at €341.60bn, up from €288.98bn in 2020
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Switzerland roundup: Parliamentary committee to tackle second pillar reform
Plus: Cabinet recommends a vote for first pillar reform in referendum; Compenswiss to change accounting standards
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German government prepares Aktienrente bill
The statutory equity pension is an ‘integral part’ of the work of the current coalition government, says FDP’s Vogel
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German government plans €500m cut earmarked to finance first pillar scheme
Coalition partners promised to set up a fund for the third pillar system to offer an inexpensive pension product
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Swiss roundup: Reform mitigates AHV deficit
Plus: Cabinet in the dark on Russian assets; Crypto futures on SIX exchange
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Danish pensions industry veteran proposes radical overhaul of system
New book from Helen Kobæk creates vision of funded state pension to finance regular sabbaticals for all
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Swiss parliament passes first pillar reform expected to face public vote
Reform package is ‘affront to women who hardly receive any compensation for the increase in the retirement age,’ say Social Democrats
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Sweden agency warns pension robo-advisers are of limited use
State pension authority says automated digital advice can lead to risk level being too low
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German parties agree to allocate pay-as-you go pensions on capital markets
The possible next government will deploy in a first step in 2022 €10bn to the Deutsche Rentenversicherung, which manages the state pension scheme
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Compenswiss ready to increase equity allocation
The asset owner is also assessing the possibility of increasing allocations in other asset classes because of lacklustre returns in its bonds portfolio
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Swiss first pillar AHV down deficit path if no reform takes place
Returns on investments to fall from CHF774m this year to CHF459m in 2032, according to FSIO
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Swiss parliament’s committee sets compromise for first pillar reform
Committee votes in favour of pension supplement to compensate women whose retirement age increases in transition phase
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Sweden’s AP7 boosts diversification with more risk premia, PE
AP7’s premium pension default product beats private-sector competitors with 17.6% H1 return
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Proposal to reform German pension system creates resistance
The proposal causing the strongest pushbacks was the increase in retirement age to 68 in 2042
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Swiss first pillar AHV fund lifts earnings in 2020
Contributions from insured members and employers into the AHV fund rose by 5.0% last year as a result of the reform passed in 2019
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Swiss roundup: PKBS excludes fossil fuels from investments
Plus: 2020 annual returns for Solothurn and Vaud cantons; Reform for the first pillar system approved
