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NewsDutch government ‘offers concession on retirement age’: report
Minister is prepared to postpone rise to 67 from 2021 to 2025, according to De Volkskrant
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MSCI proposes to quadruple China A-shares weight in EM benchmarks
ChiNext and mid-cap companies could be added in phases throughout 2019 and 2020
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PLSA shrinks board in overhaul of governance structure
UK pension scheme trade body names 17-person policy board
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NewsSome Swiss Pensionskassen reject ESG citing costs, lack of detail
Complementa risk survey reflects increase in sustainable investments, but concerns abound
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Cutting carbon emissions could cause losses of up to 25%, says consultant
Focusing just on a portfolio’s carbon footprint is not enough, argues Ridzert van der Zee
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NewsSweden’s AP Funds behind first short-term green bond issue
Property company Vasakronan issues SEK610m of green commercial paper bonds
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Tanguy van de Werve to head European funds lobby group
Former AFME managing director to take EFAMA top role on 1 January
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Longevity improvements will continue, says demographics expert
Pension funds shouldn’t count themselves rich on slowdown of life expectancy, argues James Vaupel
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Smaller UK schemes struggling to close funding gap: Goldman Sachs
Pension funds smaller than £500m have bigger deficits and suffer more from funding level volatility
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Real-terms funding at Dutch schemes improves to 91.9% on average
Number of schemes with coverage ratio of at least 100% rises from 25 to 36
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MP Pension chief calls for Danske Bank’s Borgen to exit immediately
Danish academics’ pension fund won’t exit DKK600m stock holding despite damning money-laundering report
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Pension funds ‘should begin derivatives clearing now’ to save costs
Looming EMIR rulebook could ramp financing costs up by 10 times current level, according to OpenGamma
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Germany proposes relief for providers over €60bn enforced reserves
Amendments to Zinszusatzreserve calculations for insurers, Pensionskassen and Pensionsfonds
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Some UK products will not be allowed in EU post-Brexit: Verhofstadt
European Parliament’s Brexit coordinator urges remaining member states to support Capital Markets Union
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Asset management roundup: Generali backs ‘disruptive’ startup with $4bn
Also: Willis Towers Watson’s AMX crosses $6bn threshold with insurance client
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Dutch asset managers join class action against Volkswagen
APG and ABN Amro scheme sue car manufacturer for damages in wake of emissions scandal
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Royal Mail scheme names chief executive
Head of finance Richard Law-Deeks to replace Chris Hogg
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Italian railways scheme launches search for private debt managers
Eurofer to invest €25m as Italian schemes’ appetite for alternatives grows
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Dutch drinks sector scheme to merge with €20bn retail fund
“Pensions accrual more effective and cheaper at much larger Detailhandel”
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Raising pension age will not increase disability claims, study says
‘People not only live longer, but also stay healthier for longer,’ reports Dutch Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
