IPE's CEE Coverage – Page 8
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Swedbank exits from Lithuanian third-pillar provision
Local asset manager INVL buys fund; becomes second biggest investor in Lithuanian SME Fund
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Polish pension fund overhaul postponed until July 2018
Regulatory and technical complexities cited for the delay
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World Bank calls for full independence for Bulgarian regulator
Recommendations include powers to raise levies, improve staff salaries, and receive statutory indemnity
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Russian roundup: Non-state funds’ Q1 returns average 5%
Central bank encourages funds to diversify into assets backing the ‘real economy’
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Polish second-pillar funds net average 12-month gain of 17.6%
Law dismantling second pillar to be published by mid-year
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EBRD exits investment in Slovenia’s Prva Group
Investment furthered Slovenian group’s expansion and market share
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Bulgarian review leads to writedown of asset values
System is nevertheless deemed sustainable by Financial Supervision Commission
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Croatia’s mandatory pension fund returns strengthened in 2016
Pension fund association president says increased real assets exposure will help maintain returns in the future
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Latvian second-pillar funds boost 2016 returns
Equity-weighted funds outperformed other classes
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All Lithuania’s pension funds generate positive returns in 2016
Bond-weighted funds underwhelm, while equity funds exceed 9%
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Pensions in CEE: New dawns for Baltic pensions
Baltic second-pillar pension funds face common challenges in a low-return environment, such as searching for yield and illiquid opportunities in a challenging regulatory environment
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Baltic pension funds: The way forward
Harijs Švarcs addresses challenges for Baltic pension funds
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Croatia's pension reform: An uncertain future
The election of a new government has added an element of uncertainty to pension reform
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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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Poland: Dismantling the second pillar
Krystyna Krzyzak reportson the latest reforms to Poland’s second-pillar pensions system
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Russia's pensions system: Economies of scale dominate
Krystyna Krzyzak reports on the trend for consolidation among pension providers as the Russian government tries to modernise a system it appears unable to afford
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Bulk of Polish second-pillar assets looks set to stay in private sector
Alternative plan for total nationalisation resurfaces
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Russian pension funds return more than 10.5% year to date
Investment in corporate bonds, equities rises while deposits share declines
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IPE Conference: Russia the biggest political risk facing investors
‘Being boring’ best asset long-term investors can deploy in face of resurgent political risk
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Polish ministries deny report of second-pillar asset nationalisation
Statement calms stock exchange after earlier sell-off