Pension System – Page 27
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NewsPensions experts propose further changes to Germany’s second pillar reform bill
The draft bill misses the opportunity to adjust the level of pensions after inflation, says WTW
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NewsDutch insurers expect €20-30bn in buyouts until 2027
The predictions come as insurance firms have struggled to seal buyout deals with pension funds in recent years
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NewsNorway’s KLP defence risks blurring all procurement rules, says Storebrand
Government ‘seems to be picking a fight with Brussels’ by rejecting ESA’s backing of complaint over lack of mandatory municipal pensions tendering, Hippe says
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NewsGermany’s Bundesrat raises concerns over first-pillar pension reform
The draft law to reform the first pillar pension system is insufficient to place the pay-as-you-go system on a financially sustainable footing, it says
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NewsPensionDanmark and Lærernes told to correct alternatives valuation processes
Danish pension funds handed orders from FSA to improve valuation methods for private equity, infrastructure and illiquid credit investments
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Review of Sweden’s ITP occupational pension system
Skandia calls for ITP review; Sweden’s Fund Selection Agency on the look-out for sustainability/ESG platforms; Finland’s VER chief on capital market infrastructure
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NewsKENFO could become Germany’s central public sector asset manager
KENFO CEO Anja Mikus says it would manage the assets of the first pillar generational capital fund (Generationenkapital) in the long term
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NewsGerman government plans incentives for longer working life
The German government is planning incentives to make people work longer beyond the statutory retirement age, as the country’s labour market faces a shortage of skilled workers and as baby boomers retire. The government wants to start making unemployment insurance payouts to employees originally paid by employers, as incentives for ...
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NewsFrance elections: Asset managers digest hung parliament results, with a twist
Newly-assembled left-wing alliance gets most seats, but no majority, as right-wing grouping comes a surprise third
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NewsFTN invites lowdown on ESG analysis platforms ahead of tender
Swedish funds agency sets end-August deadline for providers to submit responses to RFI
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NewsGerman pension funds to set up service platform for Pensionskassen
Caritas and Kölner pension schemes were among those suffering from a protracted period of low interest rates
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NewsPensions industry awaits review as Labour wins UK election
There are also ‘day one’ challenges for the new government, such as the pensions dashboard programme and planned enhancements to auto-enrolment
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NewsGerman far-right party supports pension plans linked to citizenship
The investment policy of such plans would look like that of the Swedish AP7 fund, investing heavily in equity, and without ESG restrictions imposed on fund managers
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NewsIreland president to enact auto-enrolment bill as it passes Dáil
Tata Consultancy Services is selected as ‘preferred bidder’ for administrator
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: UK election's impact on pensions industry
UK elections, Mansion House reforms, funding code, SDR, LGPS consolidation
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NewsSkandia urges independent review of Swedish ITP system
The insurer would like to see the review look into the transparency in the system, particularly on how the pension insurance products are procured
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Country ReportSlow growth for Italy's second-pillar pensions
Despite the urgency of increasing second-pillar coverage, policymakers continue to focus reform efforts on public pensions
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FeaturesReforms are needed to improve pensions in emerging markets
The emerging world is ageing the fastest. Despite having the advantage of a young population, emerging countries are expected to transition to older age groups within 25 years, a change that took over 150 years in some developed nations.
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Opinion PiecesWhy the green transition throws up workforce and pension challenges
Pensions are a hot topic in corporate Germany, where skills shortages and an ageing workforce have led to a war for talent, as well as a renaissance in occupational retirement provision in the fight for workforce skills.
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FeaturesHow the EU's pay transparency directive affects pension sponsors
Pay transparency is looking set to be the employment hot topic of at least the next few years and reflects an ongoing global conversation around addressing equal pay. The latest figures in the EU put the gender pay gap at around 12.7% and the gender pension gap at in excess of 30%, with very little movement over the last few years. Greater transparency over pay is the route being adopted in a growing number of countries as the silver bullet to accelerate progress.
