IPE's CEE Coverage – Page 5
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CEE – Estonia: Preparing for a liquidity storm
A rule allowing early withdrawals is changing the dynamics of the Estonian pension business
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PensionsEurope, Better Finance at odds over Bulgaria pensions analysis
PensionsEurope and Bulgarian member association claim analysis draws false conclusions based on incorrect information
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Controversial Estonian pension reforms cross the finishing line
New law turns second pillar into a voluntary system
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Think tank recommends public-private route for CMU index family
CEPS delivers feasibility study on creation of ‘Capital Markets Union indices’ for European Commission
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Latvian pension funds consider COVID-19 business recovery fund
The fund will provide equity and debt to around 30 companies
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Romanian funds’ Q1 slump softened by April gains
Returns for the 12 months to 30 April 2020 were positive, at 4%
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Romania’s second pillar pension returns at nine-year high
The capital increases have been scrapped, and the system has once again become compulsory
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Poland: Auto-enrolment off to a slow start
Disappointing take-up in first phase of auto-enrolment pension plan
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Baltic private equity: Faith in the new
BaltCap is championing business integration in the Nordic and Baltic economies
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Estonia: Reforms face opposition
Proposals designed to strengthen the Estonian first pillar are proving controversial
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Romania: Still under threat
Political decisions have damaged Romania’s second-pillar system. How will it respond to a change of government and a bullish stock exchange?
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Russia puts a spotlight on pension age
Low levels of trust in financial services have scuppered plans to reform the pension system
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Estonia's LHV, SEB invest in new regional private equity fund
LHV invested on behalf of its pension funds alongside the SEB pension funds and other institutional investors
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Estonia cuts fee cap, relaxes investment rules for pension funds
The new rulebook is designed to cut management fees and promote more investment in local companies that are often unlisted
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Estonia set to overhaul €4.4bn second-pillar system
Coalition government’s decision follows similar moves in Poland and Romania to scale back second-pillar coverage
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Romanian government eases grip on second-pillar system
Crippling capital requirements on providers have been defused significantly, and the industry sees a “chance for survival”
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Poland finalises abolition of €38bn second-pillar system
Transfer to state or private provision set for January 2020, subject to consultation and parliamentary approval
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Romania faces ‘last call’ to save second pillar
Industry fears nationalisation by the back door through government reforms
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CEE roundup: Third provider targets North Macedonia [updated]
Slovenian insurer Triglav to bring more competition to Macedonian pension fund market
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How the financial crisis took the shine off the Dutch pensions system
Ultra-low interest rates mean the state pension is now the best element of Dutch system, says pensions law professor Yves Stevens