Pension System
In-depth reporting on pension systems for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists.
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NewsDutch early birds in ‘emergency meeting’ with regulator to keep DC switch on track
Pensioenfederatie president Ger Jaarsma called up his counterpart at pension regulator DNB to smooth differences over the interpretation of certain guidelines
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: Consultation launched for pension investment review
Plus: Economic growth; DB Funding Code, De-risking
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NewsSwedish Pensions Agency faces possible FSA intervention
Watchdog escalates probe into failing Heimstaden Bostad investments to a sanction case; director general Barr has to step back from case
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NewsDanish pensions lobby warns against plethora of reform ideas
‘Simply not enough money’ in labour-market pensions to finance home buying, further education, family time and several years of pension, says Kent Damsgaard, IPD chief
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NewsWhat’s next for Austria on pensions policy
‘A reform of the pension system and a rapid expansion of company pension schemes is essential for the economy,’ says Andreas Zakostelsky
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Mapping a pathway to adequate retirement incomes for all
The UK is facing a looming retirement crisis. As many as 17 million people are not saving enough for later life.
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NewsGermany’s finance ministry drafts bill for third-pillar pension reform
Government wants to create common standards to offer private pension products, in a bid to improve transparency and reduce costs
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NewsItaly looks to boost pension funds’ membership on voluntary basis
Government is committed to ensuring an ‘active participation in the labour market, in line with demographic trends’
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Opinion PiecesDisagreements over pension reform persist in the Netherlands
When King Willem-Alexander read out his speech at the opening of the Dutch parliament, the topic of pensions was missing.
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Country ReportNew Netherlands coalition government agrees to disagree over pension reform
The reform of the Dutch pension system is likely to go ahead as planned by the previous government
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Opinion PiecesSocial Security – the one thing Harris and Trump agree on
On one thing US presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump agree: their new administration will not cut the Social Security benefits that are paid as pensions by the US Treasury’s retirement programme.
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Opinion PiecesThe EU needs a few more AP7s
Europe sure does not have a savings problem – EU household savings amounted to €1.4trn in 2022 versus €840bn in the US. What Europe does have, though, is a glut of bank savings capital that serves as a double bind.
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Country ReportNetherlands country report 2024: Dutch pension funds distribute buffers
The arguments heat up over what to do with excess funds in Dutch pension schemes
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NewsDanish think-tank says ATP should put all investment out to tender
Free-market think tank CEPOS says ATP is ‘relic of the past’ and does not suit today’s pension system
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AnalysisItaly’s plan to divert severance payments to pension funds stirs up concerns
It is essential to understand the impact of the measure because a mandatory option is being introduced in a system based on voluntary access, says Assofondipensione
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NewsSwedish retail chain taps Nordea to invest new pension foundation
Jula establishes own pension scheme for ITP 1 employees; plans to extend in-house offering for SAF-LO in the future
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NewsSwiss MP proposes integration of pension model for temp workers in second pillar
The model would offer second pillar pension coverage for temporary workers, protecting against disability, claims for surviving partners and children, says Christian Lohr
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NewsAP3 favours passing axed buffer fund’s assets to just one fund
Consolidating Stockholm trio is better solution, AP3 says, than increasing mandatory cooperation between the buffer funds
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NewsGermany starts reform debate on first pillar pensions
Liberal party FDP is ‘prepared for tough negotiations’ in parliament over the pension reform
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Lessons for Europe from China
The gradual approach adopted by the Chinese government is both pragmatic and considerate
