IPE's EU Coverage – Page 42
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France: Shaking things up
French pension funds and first-pillar reform are on the horizon
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Germany: Germany goes DC
The German parliament has passed one of the most comprehensive pension reform bills in the country’s history – rendering a complex system even more intricate
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Ireland: Long path to DB protection
Politicians seek protection for defined benefit pension schemes that have been wound up
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator September 2017
Investment managers’ expectations have been welcomingly accurate throughout the year. For example, positive sentiment toward European equities began to rise sharply near the end of 2016, followed by a roughly 20% rise in 2017. Additionally, expectations for dollar strength have been falling since January, and the dollar index (DXY) was down nearly 10% year-to-date through the recent survey period. What are managers’ views as we enter the second half of 2017?
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Setting Sweden’s buffer funds loose
Sweden’s four largest AP funds appeared to have had their greatest wish granted this summer
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Italy: Focus on flexibility
Lawmakers in Italy are increasing flexibility of access to pensions to soften the impact of the rising retirement age and boost savings
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The Netherlands: Still brooding on a new system
All stakeholders continue to work on creating a sustainable Dutch pension system
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Portugal: Gradual improvements
Pensions gain from the country’s steady economic recovery
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Spain: Sustainability quest continues
Several strategies are being considered to ensure the country’s statutory pension scheme remains affordable
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Sweden: More freedom to invest
Rules limiting investment by national pensions buffer funds have been relaxed
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Switzerland: Reform hurdles to overcome
AV 2020 reform package faces public referendum as well as approval by the cantons
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UK: Expanding the rulebook
Pension schemes face a multitude of new regulations and guidelines
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News
Global dividends forecast to hit record $1.2trn in 2017
Upgrade comes after dividends hit quarterly all-time high in Q2
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‘Meaningful’ risk of no deal outcome to Brexit negotiations: survey
But pension schemes should have time to prepare response given ‘signposting’ of progress
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NewsSchemes 'unprepared' for incoming EU data laws
Pension trustees feel ‘out of their depth’ on data protection and cybersecurity issues, survey reports
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EC consults on mediation of investor, public authority disputes
Commission also identifies lack of awareness of existing protection for investors
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Joseph Mariathasan: Greece – is there hope?
With the troubled country returning to bond markets, there may finally be reasons to be cheerful in south-east Europe
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NewsEIOPA criticised over pension fund data consultation
Regulator told to focus data gathering on regulators, not pension funds
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NewsState Street Global Advisors reshapes EMEA leadership [updated]
Cuan Coulter to transition to head of EMEA over the summer; Rory Tobin to become chairman
