IPE's Austria Coverage – Page 12
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NewsAustrian pension system has diversification problem, expert says
Net replacement rate set to sink to 60% as complexity in second pillar prevents broader appeal
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Special Report
Top 1000: Austria - The fight against inertia
Every Austrian born after 1955 who has accrued pension benefits in the state pension system now has a new account, the Pensionskonto. And for the first time, each citizen has also received a letter in which they are informed about their pension benefits from the first pillar pay-as-you-go scheme.
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Special Report
Top 1000: Finland - A focus on solvency and governance
Implementation of Solvency II continues apace. Wide-ranging reforms will raise the retirement age and there has been a focus on transparency following a governance scandal.
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NewsAustrian pension funds return nearly 5% over first half of 2014
Pensionskassen membership still increasing slowly, FVPK says
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NewsAustrian pensions situation shows 'limits' of IORP Directive – arithmetica
Large parts of pension promises remain unfunded in Austrian listed companies’ books
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NewsNew CEO at Austria's Raiffeisen streamlines company, focuses on SRI
Michael Höllerer, Richard Schnabl succeed Mathias Bauer and Gerhard Aigner at asset manager
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Austrian pension fund VBV laments regulatory bias against derivatives
Head of asset management complains of regulatory bias against hedging instruments in wake of ECB rate cut
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NewsAustrian companies not obliged to offer pension plan choice, experts say
Employer free to offer just one company pension plan despite new law
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Austria's derivatives cap hindering would-be SRI investors, VBV warns
Severance pay funds call for more flexibility on hedging instruments, real estate investments
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NewsThree largest Austrian Pensionskassen increase hold on market
Austrian supervisor FMA presents figures on retirement sector showing largest funds account for three-quarters of assets
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Country Report
Austria: Keeping it complicated
Austrian Pensionskassen portfolios are highly diverse, which not only makes it difficult to speak of ‘average performance’, but also complicates administration and liability management, writes Barbara Ottawa
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Raiffeisen to pull out of Czech pensions market after changes
Austrian bank blames new government’s plan to abolish second pillar
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Austrian severance-pay funds express growing interest in infrastructure
Vorsorgekassen call on government to foster more products with guarantees
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NewsAustria's Valida to increase exposure to equities, higher-yielding bonds
Valida Pensionskassen returns more than 5.3% over course of 2013
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NewsAustrian multi-employer schemes outperform over 2013 – Mercer
Consultancy sees wide spread in returns by Austrian Pensionskassen, Vorsorgekassen
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FTT backers push forward as institutions respond with damning letter
German, French finance ministers meet to discuss implementation
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United Capital pulls out of deal to acquire Bulgarian pension fund Doverie
Insurer ‘open to offers’ on all pension fund businesses, including those in Austria
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NewsRecord equity exposure boosts performance of Austrian pension funds
Total assets increase by 7% over 2012, according to FVPK
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Austrian, Swedish pension funds shy from floating-rate investments
Chief executive at APK Pensionskasse has ‘mixed feelings’ about committing fund to floating-rate assets
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EU gathers intelligence on pensions tracking as Germany rolls out platform
Tracking platform for researchers to be rolled out as pilot project from early next year
