IPE's CEE Coverage – Page 6
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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
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PensionsEurope joins criticism of Romanian reforms
European pension fund lobby group calls new capital requirements “disproportionate”
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Georgia’s auto-enrolment pension law faces constitutional challenge
Auto-enrolment system is mandatory for younger workers, while older ones must opt out
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Industry fears ‘de-facto nationalisation’ of Romanian second pillar
Government cuts fees for occupational pension providers and increases capital requirements
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EU aims to boost investment in small cap, CEE with new indices
SMEs in central and eastern Europe not on investors’ radar screens, European Commission says
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Country ReportPoland: A policy gear change
Auto-enrolment to be rolled out in Poland as the second pillar is wound up
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Romania: Weighing the second pillar
Romania must weigh short-term budgetary constraints against long-term capital market development as it considers its second-pillar pension system
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Bulgaria: Can investors rely on pensions?
Bulgarian pension savers receive paltry returns after inflation and costs
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Country ReportCapital markets: Power to the centre
There is a trend among regional capital market participants for the increased centralisation of regulation, but it needs to be counterbalanced by increased trust
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Country ReportSecond-pillar pensions in Central & Eastern Europe
Analysis of assets, membership and asset allocation
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Poland’s second-pillar funds suffer losses as equity market falls
Falling Warsaw Stock Exchange prices drag down returns amid macro concerns
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Polish parliament gives auto-enrolment law the go-ahead
First enrolments to start in July 2019, subject to approval from the upper house and president Andrzej Duda
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NN to boost Slovakian pensions business via Aegon acquisition
NN also to acquire Aegon’s Slovakian and Czech life insurance businesses
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Media battle and market crash force pension policy rethink in Romania
PensionsEurope also criticised a plan to suspend contributions that caused a stock market crash
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IMF sees ‘step in the right direction’ in Lithuanian pension reform
Baltic country’s government has agreed on pension reform and put it to parliament
