All occupational pensions articles – Page 7
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NewsInter-pension rejects regulator’s proposal on 1e pension assets transfer
The organisation representing the interests of Swiss multi-employer pension schemes questions legal basis for the transfer
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NewsGerman companies look to support funds with high interest rate
In 2023, service providers and consultants recorded revenues growth of almost 20% compared with the previous year
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NewsAustrian provident funds increase allocation to bonds, equities
FMA’s report also showed that the pension schemes reduced their allocation to real estate
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NewsAba expects ‘small changes’ to rules on underfunded pension funds
The association also expects possible changes with regard to the definition of Pensionskasse
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NewsPension assets managed by German funds grow to €1.78trn
Pension investors have allocated €1.25trn of assets to open-ended Spezialfonds this year, according to BVI
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NewsGerman regulator updates governance requirements for pension plans
Three new circulars concern members of management and supervisory boards
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NewsSwiss government reviews first and second pillar pensions
In the second pillar, the reviewed ordinance clarifies the definition of pensioners’ portfolios
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NewsOccupational pension industry disappointed with IG Metall’s social partner model rebuff
The union continues to support company pensions under social partnerships, says MetallRente
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NewsGerman government drafts law to reform second pillar pension system
The 24-point draft law deals with the difficult topic of opening up the social partner model to third parties not bound by collective bargaining agreements
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NewsOccupational pensions in German mid-sized companies stagnate, says Generali
Employees are turning away from deferred compensation because of high inflation both in mid-sized firms and in larger companies
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AnalysisGermany battles to keep pension reforms on course
New law to replace 2018’s pension reform legislation amid disagreements over reform plans for all three pillars of the pension system
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NewsItalian pension funds see number of members increase in Q3
Industry-wide pension funds added 188,000 members so far this year, compared with the end of 2022, a 4.9% increase, for a total of almost 4 million members
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NewsSwiss groups slam government’s decision to increase minimum interest rate
The Swiss Employers’ Association considers the increase unjustified and says minimum interest rate should have been well below the limit of 1%
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NewsSwiss pension fund industry expects regulator to amend improved benefits definition
The definition creates false incentives to determine technical interest rates
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NewsIlmarinen chief says solvency rules ‘short-sighted and encourage procyclical behaviour’
Varma increases year-to-date returns in Q3, besting other three Finnish pension insurers; Elo writes down direct property holdings
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NewsSweden’s newly-expanded pensions group agrees to pension pauses
Eight-party policy setting panel also agrees to carry out a review with the goal of a more flexible withdrawal of the occupational pension
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NewsInflation hits occupational pensions in Germany, says Deloitte
Inflation is having a bigger impact on employees than the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine
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NewsSpanish pension funds mirror global market surges with 2.3% return to June 2023
Asset allocation figures show that fixed income still dominates portfolios, although in declining proportions, with an average 55.3% allocation at end-June
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NewsSwiss pension fund industry slams regulator’s new definition of improved benefits
The Swiss Chamber of Pension Fund Experts (SKPE) has firmly rejected the proposed change because it is ‘too restrictive’
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NewsStakeholders propose flexible funding rules for German Pensionskassen
Proposal foresees temporary underfunding through so-called ‘standby agreement’ between the Pensionskasse and sponsoring companies
