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NewsCPI-linked gilts could raise cost of hedging for pension funds – Aviva Investors
Warning comes as Royal Statistical Society renews call for changes to both CPI and RPI.
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NewsNew Danish government expected to change conditions for pensions
'Finely balanced' coalition also expected to allow predecessor's reforms to pass through parliament.
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NewsIAS19 to increase Dutch companies' pension liabilities – LCP
Liabilities for companies listed on AEX, AMX indices could double to €50bn, consultancy says.
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French collective retirement plans too 'expensive, risky' – Court of Audit
FRANCE – Court also calls on government to curb removal of savings before retirement.
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NewsSolvency standards driving pension funds into short-termism, says NAPF
Outgoing chairman Lindsay Tomlinson bemoans impact of regulation, accounting standards.
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NewsGermany's aba 'optimistic' on creation of occupational pensions panel
Work minister Ursula von der Leyen seems 'well disposed' to aba's recommendations.
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NewsBeware of policies striving for macroeconomic stability – IMF
Solvency II, Basel III could make institutional investors more like 'short-term' investors.
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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.
