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Opinion Pieces
MEPS rush green paper follow-up
Substantial indications of the direction Brussels is likely to take on pension policy are emerging surprisingly early as a follow-up to the Commission’s policy paper of last July.
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NewsBanker bashing: the long view
A review of 'Barbarians of Wealth – Protecting yourself from Today's Financial Attilas'
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Is separating risk and fiduciary management truly possible?
Lodewijk van Pol argues that fiduciary and risk management belong together
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NewsToward truly responsible shareholder activism
Juliette Daigre, campaigns officer at FairPensions, explains how transparency is the key
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NewsShould all trustees join AA?
Trustees in denial about scheme records should consider a 12-step programme, says Neil Copeland.
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NewsMartin Steward on Stewardship
The Stewardship Code can be a valid investment strategy, but it certainly isn't for everyone.
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NewsManna from heaven
Jeremy Woolfe finds himself underwhelmed by the European Parliament's take on the Green Paper.
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NewsThe Tea Party's penny dreadful
A review of 'The Day After the Dollar Crashes: A Survival Guide for the Rise of the New World Order'
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NewsAnton van Nunen on why the Dutch watchdog needs a wake-up call
Instead of fixating on security, DNB should concede 100% certainty is unattainable
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NewsBrussels: The new Tower of Babel?
Pensions terminology is a baffling mishmash that must be simplified urgently
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NewsThe big European Social Security Administration idea
Governments have been rebounding between privatising social security and nationalising private pension schemes. Perhaps there is a third way.
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NewsThe Center for Strategic and International Studies on why policy matters
Ageing throws into question societies' ability to provide for the old without burdening the young.
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NewsDo investment innovations work?
The current crisis will be the mother of innovation, but it is time for a reality check.
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Opinion Pieces
Language barriers
Pensions terminology is a confusing mishmash and needs to be simplified. It is causing problems not just for legislators but for all those who are pushing towards comparability in the finance and pensions industries.
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Opinion Pieces
Hard target
Are target-date funds (TDFs) serving the needs of their participants? To answer this question, JP Morgan Asset Management carried out research comparing participants’ behaviour with the common industry assumptions that inform TDF design. The conclusion is that the latter should be more conservative than experts might think.
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Opinion Pieces
Richard Jackson, Center for Strategic and International Studies
“Make large reductions in the generosity of state retirement provision to stave off fiscal Armageddon”
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NewsShareholder activism: Salvation or death knell?
As F&C Asset Management fights attempts to replace its chairman, IPE asks what can be achieved with shareholder activism.
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NewsPoland: Ongoing pensions saga
The moves, countermoves and conflicting policies for reform of the supplementary pension system.
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NewsHungary: Death by 1,000 cuts
Thomas Escritt charts the government's plans to nationalise supplementary pension funds.
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NewsSpecial report on CEE
Krystyna Krzyzak untangles the CEE economies in the wake of the financial crisis.
