All IPE articles in October 2001 (Magazine) – Page 5

  • Features

    Wide-ranging review under way

    October 2001 (Magazine)

    In Finland, the provision of statutory employment pension cover in the private sector has been designated to private pension institutions. The types of competing pension institutions are pension foundations, pension funds and employment pension insurance companies. Additionally, the employment pension insurance companies compete with each other for clients. Objectives ...

  • Features

    The year of the switchover

    October 2001 (Magazine)

    The national supplementary pension scheme, introduced in 1960, is from this year successively replaced by a new old age pensions system decided by the Riksdag in 1998. Those born in 1937 and earlier will receive a supplementary pension according to the old rules. Those born between 1938 and 1953 will ...

  • Features

    A well-constructed system

    October 2001 (Magazine)

    The Icelandic old age pension system is composed of a tax-financed public pension scheme and mandatory funded occupational pension schemes, mostly run by private pension funds governed jointly by the partners in the labour market. The public pension scheme pays a basic pension from the age of 67 and a ...