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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NewsPensionsEurope reiterates warning against workplace PEPP push
European Commission has proposed legal provisions aimed at ensuring member states do not prevent employer contributions to a PEPP, says PensionsEurope
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NewsKeva CEO calls for more state participation in investment to boost growth
Kiander cites rise of protectionism by major powers: ‘Remains to be seen how these changes will affect our own national strategy‘
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NewsFirst pillar pension funds exempted from Italy’s out-of-court dispute framework
Italy excludes professional first pillar pension schemes from new Covip-led out-of-court dispute mechanism
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NewsSwedish premium pension’s default fund paid off for most savers, agency finds
0-pp[Just over 13% of pension savers picking own funds actually outperformed AP7’s default product Såfa since the start, Pensionsmyndigheten reports
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NewsSIU, IORP II review: Dutch pension federation MD addresses MEPs
Edith Maat sets out the conditions for the success of the European Commission’s supplementary pensions package
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NewsPenSam says revamp ATP contributions to iron out pension inequalities
Danish pension fund for public-sector health and social care workers says the system disadvantages people in physically demanding jobs
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AnalysisAsset pooling gains traction as German Pensionskassen consolidate
German Pensionskassen increasingly pool assets and consolidate as costs, regulation and structural pressures intensify
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NewsSweden’s AP funds hit back after booby prize from journalists
Buffer funds named ‘Roller Blind of the Year’ by Association of Investigative Journalism for lack of transparency over investment losses on failed battery firm Northvolt
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NewsIPE UK Briefing: House of Lords votes to remove ‘mandation’ clause from Pension Schemes Bill
Plus: Collective defined contribution and pension risk transfer market
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NewsFinland’s Ilmarinen seeks SBTi validation as part of climate work
Pensions insurer joins peer Varma and other Nordic pension funds – AkademikerPensiona and PensionDanmark – in turning to international initiative for climate target approval
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NewsMore than half of UK SMEs worry staff are disengaged with pensions
45% of UK SMEs said improved communication would help strengthen both member engagement and retention
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NewsDutch government postpones pension lump sum to 2029
It’s the eighth time the introduction of the 10% lump sum upon retirement, originally foreseen to be introduced in 2021, has been postponed
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NewsGermany passes private pension overhaul to drive equity investment
Germany approves equity-focused pension reform with cost caps, raising concerns over second pillar competition
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NewsAEIP flags cost, complexity concerns over EU IORP II revision
The association criticises EU pension reform, warning new rules could burden paritarian IORPs without adding member value
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NewsSweden’s FTN rebuts legal challenge over €18bn fund procurement
FTN dismisses all Indecap Fonder’s claims in its application to overturn results of agency’s largest procurement
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NewsMandatory pensions seen as key to boosting SME coverage, German study finds
German SMEs favour mandatory pensions as low-earner coverage weakens and voluntary schemes lose traction
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NewsIcelandic pension fund majors beat the average, as inflation weighs on all
Gildi reports 3.3% real return for 2025, LV produces 3.2%, while smaller Stapi delivers 1.8%
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NewsIORP II review: EFAMA adds to pushback against performance benchmarking proposal
Plus: PEPP 5% private assets cap ‘restrictive’ and member states’ buy-in key for supplementary pensions package success
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NewsGermany eyes boost in pension investment via global equities
Policymakers and industry push to expand occupational and private pensions, eyeing equity markets to drive returns
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NewsAlecta’s future as ITP provider hangs in balance after regulator ruling
‘In worst-case scenario’, Sweden’s largest pension fund could be removed as provider of key occupational pension scheme
