Legislation – Page 4
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NewsFinns working longer than targeted as partial pension gains ground
Upward trend in retirement age seen continuing, central pensions body says
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NewsDenmark, Sweden grapple with realities of flexible retirement
Sweden’s AMF reminds policy-setters that blue-collar workers are less able to work as pensioners for health reasons
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NewsPension funds foresee increased risk to assets and liabilities in 2025
77% of pension fund executives surveyed by Ortec Finance say they expect the coming year to bring an elevated risk profile
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NewsFRC defends changes to UK Stewardship Code definition
Signatory pushback has focused on the proposals to drop explicit references to ‘environment and society’ from the Code
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NewsSwedish buffer funds take stock after news two will disappear
AP1, the €41.4bn fund facing liquidation after 25 years, ‘will begin implementing the change’, says CEO Kristin Magnusson Bernard
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NewsReform of Pensionskassen investment rules could be approved before elections
The second-pillar reform planned by the government is not a game changer, but some of the proposals represent a step forward, says aba’s Georg Thurnes
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NewsATP launches own external evaluation process; critic rues narrow scope
Danish statutory pensions giant announces former FSA chief will chair panel of otherwise mostly foreign experts to scrutinise its strategy and approach
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: First three schemes move to new DC system
Plus: ABP tells its in-house asset manager APG to shed all its other fiduciary clients by 2030
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NewsNo surprise as UK government keeps auto-enrolment threshold frozen
£10,000 minimum threshold has been in place since 2014
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NewsNorway’s SWF rekindles Trump-backed end to quarterly reporting
NBIM says mandatory quarterly reporting by businesses can lead to short-term decision-making, hindering sustainable growth and innovation
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NewsActuary MP Joseph proposes mandatory ballots on Dutch DC conversion
Joseph’s amendment will, together with the one that arranges the extension of the transition period, be discussed on 29 January in Parliament
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NewsTPI adds coal mining sector to carbon performance assessments
The move comes as investors and governments aim to tackle the environmental fallout of coal mining
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NewsSampension urges mental well-being action, despite dip in early-retirement
Norway’s political parties agree to abolish mandatory early retirement for armed forces, police, prison staff
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NewsOmnibus changes would need to be reflected in SFDR review, say Dutch
Pensioenfederatie flags concern about pension funds’ ability to label investments as ‘transition’
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NewsMandating minimum size for DC schemes won’t push for UK investment
Consolidating DC schemes will take a long time, cause massive cost and disruption and may still fail to deliver government’s objectives, says LCP
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NewsGerman economists push for review of civil servants pension system
By splitting first and second-pillar pensions for civil servants, new contributions remain available to finance old pensions, says Martin Werding
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NewsKPA calls for action on pensions investment in local climate adaptation
Swedish municipal pension fund says preparedness investments have a long-term perspective that suits the management of occupational pensions
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NewsItaly’s INPS under fire for unilaterally changing pension requirements
GCIL is accusing INPS of having changed the criteria to calculate pensions for those opting to retire early
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NewsNBIM proposes cutting smaller EM stocks from SWF’s benchmark
Proposed change would excise thousands of Chinese stocks from GPFG’s €1.7trn portfolio
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NewsCSU’s plan to expand mothers’ pensions splits conservatives
According to first pillar manager Deutsche Rentenversicherung, the new Mütterrente would cost around €4.45bn per year
