IPE's EU Coverage – Page 42
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Pension funds 'have purest approach to long-term investment': PensionsEurope
Trade body responds to consultation by European Commission’s High Level Expert Group on sustainable finance
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European financial supervisors to take sustainability into account
EU’s pensions regulator could include ESG risks in stress tests, HLEG says
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Managers should cover research costs, pension funds tell IPE
Latest montly IPE focus group asks pension funds for views on MiFID II research cost question
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European Commission proposes industry levy to fund EIOPA
Industry contributions to depend on extent sector or institutions ‘benefit from supervision’
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NewsPerformance fee funds ‘can be cheaper’: research
At managers offering a choice of fee structures the performance-fee shares are cheaper, research shows
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NewsNetherlands' new draft code for engagement, responsible ownership
Stewardship Code to replace six-year-old best practices for engaged share ownership
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NewsFour managers U-turn on MiFID II research costs [updated]
IPE lists 31 managers as having decided how they will comply with European cost unbundling rules
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Joseph Mariathasan: The ethics of advertising need more scrutiny
The Bell Pottinger case raises deeper questions about advertising and related industries
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Special Report
Austria: Politics distracts from pensions
Pension reforms take second place to political squabbling
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Belgium: Cross-pillar reform target
The government has been acting on reform recommendations from the Pension Reform Commission
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Denmark: Moves to boost pension saving
Government plan offers incentives to encourage Danes to save more
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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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Features
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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Special Report
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
