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InterviewsSwedish funds agency chief: ‘We can’t afford not to be good’
As FTN completes first tender award, executive director Erik Fransson talks about the need for internal cooperation and the pressure on the organisation to get things right
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NewsGerman government kicks off talks with social partners for longer working life
‘Arbeit & Rente’ dialogue process will take place until the end of the summer
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NewsIrish government publishes bill paving way for pension auto-enrolment
The bill will be brought before the Oireachtas immediately after the Easter Recess
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NewsAP7’s Såfa lifecycle model ripe for redesign, official report concludes
Firm says phasing out risk means high cost in terms of lower pensions
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NewsStorebrand hails ESA view that municipal pensions must be put out to tender
KLP understands it will take ESA time before decision on whether a case will be filed
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NewsTension around future of AP buffer funds continues as report postponed
Deadline for Tord Gransbo’s investigation into consolidating the five funds extended by three months until June
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NewsSwedish funds agency gives peek at terms of next tender
Nordic equities mandates will have tracking error limit of 4% against category benchmark, FTN reveals, but still gives no date for upcoming tender
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Country ReportDutch pension reform opponents running out of time
Political parties struggle to reach agreement on what an alternative pensions system could look like
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Opinion PiecesCould Dutch pension reforms still be reversed?
1 January 2025: that’s the day the first Dutch pension funds will move to a defined contribution (DC) system according to the new Pension Act. So the clock is ticking for politicians who still hope to reverse the pension changes, or give members a say on the mandatory conversion of defined benefit (DB) accruals to DC capital, the most controversial part of the pension reform.
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Opinion PiecesATP at 60: no plans to retire the guaranteed pensions model
Now approaching retirement age itself, Danish statutory pension fund ATP is using its 60th birthday as an opportunity to reinforce the validity of its guarantee-based investment model.
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Country ReportNetherlands Country Report 2024: The pension transition dilemma
Dutch pension funds must tread a fine line between protecting funding levels and ensuring sufficient returns as they move to defined contribution
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NewsSwedish funds lobby slams procurement agency’s ‘rigid criteria’
Lobby bemoans reduction of European equity fund range to six from 22, but FTN says 92% of assets were already placed in just six funds
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NewsSwitzerland to cut funds to first pillar to pay out 13th month of pension
To offset a reduction of public funds, the cabinet plans to either increase contributions or VAT, or both
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NewsFTN tender winner AMF calls process ‘tough but rewarding’
Swedbank Robur says mandate award shows its fund also attractive in an international context
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NewsAustrian hotels partner with VBV to offer occupational pensions to workers
Association is convinced that occupational pension offers – which are still rare in Austria in general and in the tourism industry in particular – will help attract more staff
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NewsSwedish funds agency unveils first tender results, most winners are Nordic
Abrdn and JPMorgan are only two non-Nordic asset managers out of six successful bidders for SEK11bn of European equity provision
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NewsASIP warns of unclear impact of 13th month of pension on second pillar
The Swiss pension fund association expects that ‘legally binding’ answers will come only with decisions taken by federal administration and legislators
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NewsKeva chief pushes for reform of private sector pension investment rules
Cutting pension spending would not greatly improve dire state finances, says Jaakko Kiander
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NewsSwedish funds agency extends deadline of second tender duo by a week
New authority procuring funds for premium pension system reacts to unexpected changes in tender documentation
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NewsGermany’s FDP focus on individual contribution accounts for first pillar pension system
FDP still looks to the Swedish model, facing resistance from coalition partners
