Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 185
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Special Report
Univar: Staying in control
Appointing a fiduciary manager does not mean trustees will lose a grip on investment strategies, says Steve Smith, chairman of trustees of the Univar UK pension scheme
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Asset Class Reports
Latin America debt: A complex opportunity
Latin American debt is no longer just a tactical trade
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Special Report
Belgium: Cross-pillar reform target
The government has been acting on reform recommendations from the Pension Reform Commission
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Country Report
Brexit and sponsors: The great unknown
Trustees need to think about market volatility and employer covenants in light of Brexit
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Country Report
Variable Income: Lowdown on drawdown
Dutch variable income pension products, introduced following a 2016 law change, differ markedly in their approach
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Special Report
Denmark: Moves to boost pension saving
Government plan offers incentives to encourage Danes to save more
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Asset Class Reports
Indices fail to measure up
Global bond indices have serious flaws including a low weighting in emerging markets
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Country Report
RAAs: Value protection or moral hazard?
Are regulated apportionment arrangements the answer for insolvent employers?
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Special Report
Finland: Reforms postponed
Plans to reform the provision of social and health services will have a knock-on effect on occupational pensions
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Country Report
Covenants: Inadequacies in the covenant assessment process
How should UK pension fund trustees evaluate the credit risk they are exposed to in their main employer sponsor?
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Special Report
France: Shaking things up
French pension funds and first-pillar reform are on the horizon
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Country Report
Transfer values: Advice, please
Cash equivalent pension transfers offer members flexibility and lower the funding burden for employers. What’s not to like?
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Special Report
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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Country ReportAuto-enrolment: Auto-enrolment still faces acid test
Millions of workers have joined workplace pension schemes under auto-enrolment but there is still some way to go before full adoption
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Features
Diary of an Investor: The price of everything
We Dutch are well known for keeping an eye on the price of things and for our frugal approach to life. Increasingly, this applies to pension funds
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Features
Syntrus Achmea saga concludes
Wonen, the €3.2bn pension fund for the Dutch furnishing sector, confirmed plans to transfer its pensions administration from Syntrus Achmea Pensioenbeheer to TKP Pensioen
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Features
Towards a higher retirement age
Europe needs to continue pushing through tough measures such as the recent increases in retirement ages seen in several countries
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Opinion Pieces
Long Term Matters: Climate Change
Divestment advocates or traditional investors – which side will lead?
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FeaturesInterview: Christian Hyldahl, ATP
Less than a year into the job, ATP’s new chief executive is already stamping his own set of priorities on the giant Danish pension fund
