Pension System – Page 136
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News
Marathon Service scheme signs £610m employer-initiated buy-in
Transaction covers more than 1,400 members
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NewsSwitzerland gives green light to up schemes’ infrastructure
The change to the regulation for occupational pensions BVV 2, approved by the Federal Council, will enter into force on 1 October
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Country ReportNetherlands: View from the top
Gerard van Olphen, chair of the executive board at APG, discussed the agreement with Liam Kennedy at IPE’s Summer Pension Congress
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Special ReportSwitzerland: Little by little
A first round of consultations on the second pillar, together with a reform of the third pillar, point to potentially bigger changes ahead
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Special ReportItaly: Pandemic paves the way for the next phase of reform
Italian policymakers will be under pressure to upgrade the three-pillar pension system over the coming years
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Special ReportSweden: Refining the new IORP II regime
Sweden adds extra elements to its IORP II implementation and transitional measures to address the fall in asset values resulting from COVID-19
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Opinion PiecesTake from the young to give to the old
For many years, the Dutch pension system was considered one of the world’s best – it was top in class with Denmark in the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index annual study last year.
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Special ReportGermany: Saving occupational pension schemes
The second pillar is being targeted with a series of regulatory and political measures to keep it intact
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Opinion PiecesA long sunset on a fragile model
The ECB’s move in September 2019 to lower rates and restart corporate bond purchases was a clear red warning signal to defined benefit pension funds and other liability-driven investors.
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Special ReportIceland: Focus turns to the homefront
Pensions funds heed a call by the government to concentrate on domestic investment to boost the economy
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Special ReportFrance: Reforms freeze in face of pandemic
Economic damage inflicted by COVID-19 halts plans to unify France’s 42 second-pillar schemes
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Country ReportNetherlands: Is Dutch pensions reform EU-proof?
There are reasons to think that the new Dutch pension contract could fall foul of European law
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FeaturesPerspective: How to survive a reputational crisis
Pension fund trustees could benefit from developing a clear policy stance in relation to controversial questions
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Special ReportUK: Consolidation remains controversial
Guidance on the long-awaited legislation setting out a regulatory framework for superfunds is finally released
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Special ReportFinland: Tripartite blueprint set to unify pensions
The government pushes ahead with plans for the most extensive reform of the public and private pensions systems in decades
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Special ReportIreland: Pandemic delivers policy blow
The roll-out of auto-enrolment has been postponed and the IORP II Directive is expected to be implemented by the end of this year
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Special ReportBelgium: Steady as she goes
Improvements to the country’s pension system have continued in the face of persistent political problems and the global health crisis
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Country ReportNetherlands: Pension managers take alternative routes
Dutch pension managers are responding in different ways to the challenges of investing in alternative and illiquid asset classes
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Special ReportNetherlands: Social partners agree on switch to DC pensions
A new pension contract, aimed at sharing risk and reward across the generations, has been agreed after years of negotiation
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Special ReportNorway: Sustainability and retirement age under review
The government convenes a panel of experts to assess the state of the country’s pension industry in light of the 2011 reforms
