Pension System – Page 278
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Ireland: The long haul
Pension funds are still missing key pieces of the regulatory puzzle, finds Jonathan Williams, despite the re-introduction of the minimum funding standard. And sponsors face lengthy recovery plans
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Ireland: Pressure mounts
Conor Daly and Fergus Collis outline the ways in which Irish defined benefit schemes are dealing with economic uncertainty and the pressures of regulation
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Ireland: Working and retiring in Ireland
The retirement age will increase to 66 from 2014. Fiona Thornton puts these changes in context and argues that rules should be changed to allow phased benefit drawdown
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Ireland: For better or for worse
Iain Morse outlines how the NPRF has fared over the last year
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Ireland: Comparative easing
The government’s 2013 budget appears to have taken on board pensions industry concerns over tax relief on pension contributions and the pensions levy, writes Christine Senior
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Which way to go?
Nina Röhrbein spoke with Eddie Dahlberg, who is responsible for Volvo’s pledge to provide pensions
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The middle way
Gail Moss outlines how public sector pension entities can get the best out of the procurement process
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NewsIrish Labour Court backs new DC pension fund for Aer Lingus
IRELAND – Ruling gives unions, company until end of month to agree on remaining issues.
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Central & Eastern Europe: Waiting for 2014
Hungarian pension funds are on the brink of extinction. The only hope is a change of government, and policy, in 2014, writes Barbara Ottawa
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Central & Eastern Europe: Against the grain
Czech plans for a second pillar go against current CEE trends, writes Krystyna Krzyzak. But the reforms still have every chance of being overturned
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Central & Eastern Europe: Are CEE pension systems safe?
Marcin Kawinski, Dariusz Stańko and Joanna Rutecka argue that the shift of risk to the individual within CEE pension systems requires greater protection mechanisms
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Central & Eastern Europe: It’s a tough old world
Polish second pillar pension funds are experiencing tough business conditions and restrictive legislation. Krystyna Krzyzak reports on how they are coping
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Central & Eastern Europe: Who needs a funded system?
Bulgaria could be next in line for expropriation of funded pension assets, according to Barbara Ottawa
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Central & Eastern Europe: No rush for the exit
Few Slovaks are making use of the possibility to exit the second pillar, according to Barbara Ottawa
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Central & Eastern Europe: Filled with pride
Rachel Fixsen finds a buoyant pensions industry in its infancy but improvements could be made
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Central & Eastern Europe: Conservative mentality
Latvia’s pension industry is clouded by a lack of trust and communication, writes Rachel Fixsen
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Pensions Accounting: Can they fix it?
Stephen Bouvier sets out the problems facing the IFRIC interpretation committee on the treatment of single-A corporate bonds in discounting pension liabilities
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Don’t be afraid to ask questions
Gail Moss finds out the kind of information pension fund trustees should seek from their asset managers since they cannot realistically be expected to understand the many complex products and strategies that are used to manage risk
