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NewsNordic roundup: AP3, Generation IM, Forca, Unipension
EUROPE – AP3 invests in 'sustainable' credit fund managed by Generation Investment Management.
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NewsIORP could increase workload for managers of Spanish schemes
SPAIN – New responsibilities could alter way pension funds are managed, Deloitte warns.
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NewsIrish employers critical of 'appalling failure' of pensions policy
IRELAND – IBEC slams lack of progress on wind-up order, possibility of new levy.
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NewsAssociations weigh in on long-term financing Green Paper
EUROPE – Industry groups call for tax incentives, removal of capital requirements.
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BVV pursues new real estate strategy, aims to expand EM exposure
GERMANY – Germany’s largest pension fund says new real estate strategy ‘on track’.
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NewsATP survey shows widespread pessimism on Danish pensions
DENMARK – Sixty percent of Danes doubt state pension will exist in 30 years' time.
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NewsStandard & Poor's launches mid-market credit initiative
EUROPE – 'Mid-Market Evaluation' aims to provide investors foothold in opaque market.
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Active managers in PPM 'poor value for money', AP7 says [amended]
SWEDEN – Says more than 94% of active funds in DC system ‘more expensive than hedge funds’.
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NewsEven lowered pensions expectations 'still too high', VvV warns
NETHERLANDS – Survey shows disconnect between workers' expectations, projected pensions.
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NewsGerman employers demand tax exemptions for occupational pensions
GERMANY – BDA also calls for creation of regulator specifically for occupational schemes.
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NewsPFA Pension considers challenging Danish regulator
DENMARK – Scheme ordered stop using collective bonus provisions to fund commercial discounts.
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NewsAverage contribution is 'elephant in room' for Dutch pensions
NETHERLANDS – Industry veteran Jean Frijns says issue must be dealt with 'head-on'.
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Experts call for 'combi-contract' in Dutch Pensions Act
NETHERLANDS – Speakers at IPN event express surprise at removal from government’s programme.
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NewsDenmark's PFA acquires Cantobank from Finansiel Stabilitet
DENMARK – Pension fund to run bank as investment provider targeting existing clients.
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High yield now a 'strategic asset class', says UBP
EUROPE – Director says pension funds to use high yield for tactical asset allocation only.
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London council proposes collective vehicle as merger alternative
UK – Retaining status quo of individual management ‘not viable alternative’ to mergers.
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NewsCollective DC in UK would require 'radical' legislative changes
UK – Towers Watson uncertain whether CDC would aim for scale rather than simply pool risk.
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NewsDeutsche Bahn pension fund cites onerous regulation for merger decision
GERMANY – Managers say single Pensionskasse 'can no longer cope' with EU regulation.
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NewsDutch pension funds should promise less, young workers say
NETHERLANDS – PensionsLab also claims discount rate has had opposite effect intended.
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Fund managers ignore industry shift towards passive 'at their own peril'
GLOBAL – Stability seen in industry in recent decades ‘coming to an end’, says Principal CEO.
