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'Common language needed' for pensions
[16:00 CET 24-11] EUROPE – The continuing row over pensions solvency and differing regulatory systems could be solved by developing a common language for pensions, regardless of the provider or delivery, according to Jos Streppel, chief financial officer at Aegon NV.
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Costs could drive more pension mergers - Rohde
[11:45 CET 21-11] DENMARK - Growing pressure on pension funds to take advantage of economies of scale, particularly in the current financial climate, could lead to the end of smaller company pension funds, the chief executive of ATP has predicted.
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Skinner calls for more reliance on private pensions
[11:20 CET 21-11] EUROPE – Peter Skinner, European Parliament rapporteur for Solvency II, has suggested the public sector should begin to rely more on private pensions.
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Infrastructure needs investment - Boender
[11:00 CET 21-11] NETHERLANDS – Guus Boender, and asset liability management professor and partner of ORTEC in Rotterdam, is calling on pension funds to look beyond 'financial titles and invest in logistical and social infrastructure of countries.
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Fix regulatory 'downward spiral' – Van Nunen
[16:30 CET 20-11] EUROPE – Fiduciary management consultant Anton van Nunen has warned one of the most imminent problems pension funds no face is the downward spiral caused by regulation from which pension funds currently suffer.
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NewsSchemes advised 'create two-tier governance'
[15:45 CET 20-11] IPE SEMINAR - Pension fund governance needs to move forward from the "piecemeal" approach currently adopted towards a two-tier system and separate professionals from "lay" board members and trustees, a study produced by Brian Holden has recommended.
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Dutch given option to delay state pension
[12:30 CET 20-11] NETHERLANDS - Dutch citizens will be given the opportunity to delay receiving their state pension AOW for up to five years, in return for a higher benefit payout.
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Three months grace on indexation label
[16:45 CET 18-11] NETHERLANDS - The Financial Markets Authority, the supervisor for pensions communication, has revealed funds will be given three months' leeway on the introduction of the indexation label while they cope with ongoing turmoil in the financial markets.
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401(k) model could up pensions by 30%
[16:25 CET 18-11] UK - The Pension Policy Institute (PPI) has claimed introducing early access to pension savings on a ‘loans and withdrawals’ model similar to the US 401(k) could increase the aggregate size of pension funds by 30% by 2050.
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Remuneration in the spotlight
The current market downturn has thrown the apparent mismatch between executive performance and pay into sharp focus. Nina Röhrbein reports
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FeaturesThe fetters come off
Until now, Sweden’s AP7 has not had the benefit of a level playing field. That is about to change, finds George Coats
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HGB gets a facelift
German accounting reform will make book reserve pensions less attractive and will give Pensionsfonds the advantage over CTAs
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Special ReportRoom at the halfway house
With pan-European pension vehicles a distant vision, simpler cross-border schemes may be the way ahead, finds Gail Moss
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FeaturesPressure to re-bundle
Liam Kennedy concludes that the German version of fiduciary management will look different from its Dutch counterpart
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Air France pilots strike over pensions
[16:45 CET 14-11] FRANCE - Air France pilots began a four-day strike today in a dispute over proposed increases in their retirement age and the reform of their pension fund, the CNPR.
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Pension fund governance missing target says OPF
[13:00 CET 14-11] NETHERLANDS - Pension fund governance is going too far and causing serious problems in decision-making and staffing, according to the Foundation for Company Pension Funds (OPF).
