Pension System – Page 293
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Country Report
Switzerland: Yes, but...
Swiss occupational pension reform is on schedule but the industry does not agree on how to implement it, reports Barbara Ottawa
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Features
Best practice for the DC payout phase
As DC pension systems grow, it is crucial to ensure scheme members get the best possible value from their savings at the payout stage, finds Gail Moss
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Features
Scarcity value
Nina Röhrbein spoke with Vincent Ribuot, chief investment officer of UMR Corem, one of France’s few pension funds about working within a life insurance dominated market and the limitations it can cause
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NewsBpfBouw sees equity portfolio return 19% in 2010
VolkerWessels, which announced scheme transfer to Bouw last week, also confirms buy-in.
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NewsDutch construction company VolkerWessels transfers €1bn scheme to BpfBouw
Industry-wide pension fund says transfer will result in lower operating costs for all members.
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NewsAPG warns against 'overreacting' on pensions supervision
Dutch giant reports overall return of 13.2% for 32 pension clients last year.
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NewsPNO Media replaces index futures with EWI investments
Scheme considers MCI markets 'inefficient', expecting better returns from EWI index.
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NewsFunding for Dutch pension schemes jumps to 112%
Supervision director says increase shows FTK works 'reasonably well' in crises.
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NewsRecovering ABP calls for change in liability discount criterion
€242bn civil service scheme sees coverage ratio rise by 6 percentage points to 111% this year.
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NewsPolitical meddling is 'killing' Dutch pensions system
Regulator trying to grab headlines to show it is 'on the case', says Toine van der Stee, head of Blue Sky Group.
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NewsInterest rates, longevity squeeze 2010 return at PNO Media
Factors nearly wipe out 13.6% return on investment for Dutch pension fund, leading to net return of 1% last year.
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Country Report
Nordic Region: Altruistic allocation
Rachel Fixsen looks at Danish investors’ allocations to the biotechnology industry
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Country Report
Nordic Region: Capital controls stifle allocation
Nina Röhrbein assesses the impact on pension funds of the collapse of the Icelandic banking industry
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Country Report
Nordic Region: Debt crisis shifts allocation focus
Reeta Paakkinen assesses asset allocation trends among Finland’s pension institutions
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Country Report
Nordic Region: The alternative proves popular
Andreas Larsson discusses Swedish pension asset allocation trends. As the appetite for alternative investments is increasing, investors must have the capacity to hold the associated liquidity risks
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Features
Ways to make DC plans attractive
Gail Moss finds out how DC plans can be tailored to suit different types of individuals
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Country Report
Nordic Region: Beyond Denmark
Rachel Fixsen reviews ATP’s international expansion plans, which have caused controversy in Denmark
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Special Report
France: The company and retirement
Nora Ouidir discusses corporate approaches to retirement and human resource issues in France
