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Features
In the same boat
The stable world of Norwegian pensions is at something of a crossroads. Spurred on in part by comments from the likes of the International Monetary Fund, which said earlier this year that Norway’s current public pension system is “not financially viable”, the country awaits the final presentation – expected in ...
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On the edge of the debate
The discussions regarding the introduction of the European Pensions Directive have passed almost unnoticed by Portuguese fund managers. Like those in Spain, large Portuguese corporations do not possess many subsidiaries across Europe and, in any case, the market for occupational pension funds is still very limited. The very young pension ...
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Domestic concerns predominate
Spain is one of the countries within the European Union that experts believe will be less affected by the introduction of the EU Pensions Directive. Spanish pension fund managers are more worried about the changes that their domestic market is undergoing than the new legal framework for pensions at a ...
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Feeling the squeeze
This relatively comfortable world of Swiss pensions with its world renowned three pillar system has been put under the microscope in the last year with Swiss pension scheme funding levels hit dramatically by the continued fall of stock markets. A report in June this year by ASIP, the Association of ...
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Higher on agenda
It’s been a difficult year for the UK pensions industry. Continued adverse market conditions, a flurry of new government legislation, increasing scheme maturity and pension fund deficit stories hitting the front pages of the national press have left the UK to think long and hard about how it should be ...
