Pension System – Page 276
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Nordic Region: Under one roof
By bringing asset management in-house, Skandia aims to bring new products to the market, says Pirkko Juntunen
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A few words of advice…
As the International Accounting Standards Board and the International Financial Reporting Standards Interpretations Committee continue to deliberate the discount-rate objective in IAS 19, Stephen Bouvier invited Falco Valkenburg, one of Europe’s leading consultant actuaries to set out the challenges facing the standard setters
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And yet another pension reform
‘Never postpone what you can do now’ is probably one of the most common-sense rules the French endeavour to follow.
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FeaturesRussian pensions are booming
Reform of Russia’s supplementary pension system is having a strong and positive impact, while further regulatory changes are on the cards for 2013, writes Alexander Lorenz
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Taking risk budgeting a step further
An analytical framework at the fund selection stage can help spare DC fund participants the pitfalls of a more advanced approach to diversification, writes Thierry Roncalli
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Leave nothing to chance
The advent of auto-enrolment in the UK has heightened focus on the need for robust risk management systems for DC plans. Gail Moss looks at a range of approaches
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Nordic Region: Diversification desired
Nina Röhrbein reviews the recent asset allocation and mandate activity of Nordic pension funds
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Quest for the ‘golden’ discount rate
We cannot foresee the long-term future, however much we would like to think we can, argues Alf Gohdes
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Playing it safe
Nina Röhrbein interviews Bernard Caroyez of the Belgian pension fund Pensio B
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NewsPolish pension association mounts defence amid nationalisation rumours
POLAND – IGTE insists private pillar vital when state pension fund could become insolvent.
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Austria: Who will take the first step?
The effectiveness of recent law changes to increase participant choice and attract more members to Pensionskassen remains unclear, finds Barbara Ottawa. Employers are waiting to see who will move first
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Austria: Reality check
Natalie Hahn reviews the implications of the recent second-pillar pension reforms for pension members and their funds
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Germany: A study of dream versus reality
Spezialfonds investors would ideally like greater exposure to higher-returning real estate, alternatives and equity, according to Hans-Jürgen Dannheisig and Clemens Schuerhoff
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Germany: We have a few questions
As far as the IORP II quantitative impact study is concerned, the German occupational pension sector does not know what it is good for. Barbara Ottawa reports
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Germany: Forced into strategic moves
Occupational pension funds are adapting their investment strategies to continuing low-interest rates and the impending IORP Directive. Nina Röhrbein reports
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Germany: Wanted: a simpler, stronger second pillar system
The German second pillar appears to have taken a backseat in discussions about reforming the country’s pension system, finds Nina Röhrbein
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Germany: A wish list
Nina Röhrbein asked the German pensions industry what it wants for the occupational pension sector
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Swimming against the tide
While the entire European pension industry seems to be fretting about the implications of a Solvency II-style directive for pension funds, in the far northeastern corner of Europe, solvency takes on an entirely different meaning.
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Developments in Dutch pooling
Recent bilateral agreements and regulatory developments are making the Netherlands more attractive as a jurisdiction for asset pooling, according to Wilfried Mulder and Mischa Muntinga
