All articles by Gail Moss – Page 22
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Features
Regulation Roundup: Pension outlook in Europe
IPE reviews regulatory and legislative changes affecting pensions in key European countries
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Country Report
Pensions in Belgium: Look to the future
Gail Moss finds that despite healthy returns last year, 2017 will be more challenging for Belgian pension funds
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NewsChurch Commissioners turns up pressure on ExxonMobil
Church’s £7bn fund leads second attempt to secure greater disclosure at oil and gas giant
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News
Spanish pension funds return 2.7% over 2016
Pension funds join search for alternative assets as average returns decline
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NewsAverage returns 'are not enough to judge outcomes'
300 Club chairman warns different return paths can give the same average but very different outcomes
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Country ReportPensions In Ireland: Funds still under pressure
Gail Moss assesses the effect of two new regulations on the asset allocation of Irish pension funds in a continuing low-yield environment
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News
Maltese Falcon Funds fraud turns into Swedish noir
Malta-based asset manager investigated for fraud
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News
Red light for proposed changes to Sweden’s traffic-light system
FSA drops plans to change model for insurance companies, pension funds
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Country Report
Romania: Political uncertainty casts shadow on second-pillar growth
Political uncertainty means Romanian pension funds will have to wait for clarity on an increase in the second-pillar pension contribution rate
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Special Report
Pension Funds: The bigger cost picture
Asset management costs are only one part of the total equation. Assessing the total cost picture means taking into account investment, transition, custody and administration costs
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NewsAPG, Sampension, AP1 among institutions sharing £800m RBS pot
UK pension funds also among the institutions having agreed a settlement with the bank
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News
Portuguese pension funds move into positive return territory
Third-quarter performance brings returns into positive territory for first time in 2016
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NewsWellcome Trust returns 18.8% after taking Brexit bet on sterling
Tactical bet on outcome of UK’s EU referendum helped push investment returns
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News
Spanish third-quarter pension fund returns continue upswing
‘Outstanding’ performance came from plans with more exposure to long-term fixed income
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FeaturesNeuromarketing: Cerebral pension matters
What happens when you put members in an MRI scanner? The Dutch pension provider APG has done just that. Gail Moss outlines how understanding the subconscious and intuitive neural processes that affect decision-making can benefit pension providers and members
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NewsDanish pension fund forced to resolve Espirito Santo lawsuit in Portugal
British Court of Appeal tells investors legal action should be resolved in Portugal
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NewsEstonian pensions back launch of forestry fund
Two of country’s biggest pensions are backing Birdeye Capital’s second timber fund
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News
AP1, Bpf AVH among investors settling with Brazil's Petrobras
Investors settle with oil company following bribery, fraud scandal
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Features
Regulation: Pension funds join fray on systemic risk
The consultation by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) on its proposals to address structural vulnerabilities for asset management activities has set off a skirmish between those institutions wanting mandatory stress-tests to include pension and sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), and those that do not.
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NewsWest Midlands Pension Fund files lawsuit against Porsche
Action marks first claim against Porsche to be heard in court
