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NewsGerman union demands more pension funds for future civil servants
GERMANY – Service sector union ver.di calls for creation of so-called Versorgungsfonds.
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Malta launches association of retirement scheme practioners
MALTA – MARSP will also act as self-regulator, says secretary general Matthew Brincat.
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NewsFinal deal on Dutch Pensions Agreement in sight after government concessions
Social affairs minister Henk Kamp makes key concessions on levensloop, 'vitality' scheme.
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NewsIreland unveils plans for single public sector pension scheme
Government promises legislation that will reform public sector pensions by end of month.
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NewsDutch Pensions Agreement at risk as unions fail to find common ground
Unions in FNV Federation can't see eye to eye on three important issues.
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NewsUK pension funds 'lack understanding' of companies in which they invest
Paper delivered to European lawmakers aims to fight 'short-termism' in investment.
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NewsCzech opposition vows to repeal pension fund law
CZECH REPUBLIC – CSSD lambasts 'so-called pension reform changes' to 'so-called second pillar'.
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NewsDutch public-sector union votes against Pensions Agreement
Abvakabo votes against new agreement after a referendum among its 350,000 members.
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NewsNew head of Germany's aba warns government not to focus on third pillar
GERMANY – The new head of the aba, the association for occupational pensions in Germany, has told the government not to focus too much on third-pillar pensions.
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NewsEarly retirement 'no longer affordable', IMF tells Austria
AUSTRIA – Organisation recommends country strengthen reform, 'close all avenues' to early retirement.
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NewsUK roundup: FTSE 100 remuneration, Office of National Statistics, NAPF on accounting
Top companies should reveal links between performance and pension payment, says NAPF.
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NewsDutch economists call for capital-funded private pensions
Such pensions would enlarge capital market, improve pension services and share risks.
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NewsUK union representative warns of 'massive' impact of pension reforms
Opt outs, public sector job cuts could lead to 20% drop in active membership, says GMB.
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NewsUK pension schemes should be 'incentivised' for sharing admin – LPFA
London Pensions Fund Authority outlines 30 proposals in new Green Paper.
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NewsDutch minister promises revised draft of new pensions governance laws
Henk Kamp tells conference his department will expand from three governance models.
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UK local government schemes could see negative cash flows from mass opt-outs
First Actuarial warns opt-out rate could lead to schemes re-assessing investment strategies.
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NewsNAPF warns of 'damaging' effect of ending contracting-out
Chief executive says changes, if done right, will reinvigorate occupational schemes.
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NewsRegulators driving Dutch pension schemes to 'street smart' advisers
Wietse de Vries, a new partner at Almazara, says regulatory scrutiny has increased 'dramatically'.
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NewsDutch minister vows to salvage beleaguered Pensions Agreement
Henk Kamp has until 12 September to broker deal with increasingly negative trade unions.
