IPE's CEE Coverage – Page 16
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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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FTT backers push forward as institutions respond with damning letter
German, French finance ministers meet to discuss implementation
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Czech minister confirms closure of second pillar by 2016
Cross-party working group to determine fate of existing fund savings
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Polish pensions reform to hurt domestic bond market, Goldman Sachs warns
Second-pillar changes to make Polish bond market even more sensitive to shifts in global risk sentiment
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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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Equities drive strongest returns in three years at Romanian schemes
Pension funds return nearly 12% on average over 2013, according to local association
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Polish roundup: Ernst & Young, OFE advertising ban, Confederation Lewiatan
Ernst & Young wins mandate for advising on, auditing OFE transfer
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Armenians protest introduction of mandatory private pensions
Opposition party describes controversial law as governmental ‘racket’
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Lithuanian second-pillar pension funds enjoy strong 2013
All but one of 28 funds generate positive returns
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Central and Eastern Europe: Beyond the Roundtable of Babel
CEE savers do not necessarily want the same things from their pensions as their Western counterparts
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Country ReportCroatian minister threatens contribution freeze for second pillar
Calls on country’s four funds to invest more heavily in capital, infrastructure projects
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Polish president signs controversial pensions reform bill
In unexpected move, however, Bronisław Komorowski refers law to Constitutional Tribunal
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New pensions law goes into effect in Russia
Non-state pension funds will have to convert from non-profit organisations to joint-stock companies
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Central & Eastern Europe: Croatia bucks the trend
In contrast with Poland, and despite the poor state of its economy, the EU’s newest member backs second-pillar pensions and is making proactive changes to the system, as Krystyna Krzyzak outlines
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Central & Eastern Europe: Worth the long-term risk?
The Polish government is set on its plan to dismantle the second pillar. Krystyna Krzyzak sees grave implications for Poland’s capital markets in the plan, which could also backfire on the government’s plan to reduce the debt burden
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Central & Eastern Europe: A temporary pensions raid
Managers of Russia’s non-state pension funds are openly critical of the government’s current reform track, according to Krystyna Krzyzak
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Central & Eastern Europe: A progressive step
The Caucasus nation of Armenia has taken a very international approach to setting up a funded second and third pillar, writes Barbara Ottawa
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Central & Eastern Europe: Tempered optimism
Latvian pension funds remain cautiously optimistic about their future as the country enters the euro area on 1 January, according to Rachel Fixsen
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Central & Eastern Europe: Another odd one out
Romania wants to strengthen its second pillar, according to Barbara Ottawa, bucking a regional trend away from funded pensions
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Special Report
Central & Eastern Europe Investment: Diversity in convergence
If there is one conclusion to draw from our survey of the investment opportunity in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), it is the importance of acknowledging the diversity of the region.
