Pension System – Page 54
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Country ReportItaly: Government plans to draw in capital for domestic investment
The right-wing government is moving forward with plans to create a €1bn fund, amid criticism and lukewarm investor support
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Country ReportItaly: Casse di Previdenza roll with the punches
Italian industry-wide pension funds fail to attract new members, with potentially serious long-term consequences
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Country ReportItaly: Pension funds face SFDR test
A significant number of pension funds have classified their portfolios under the EU’s flagship sustainability disclosure regulation
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Country ReportItaly: Pension investors raise their sustainability game
Pension funds and other institutions are making greater use of engagement and voting as they pursue their ESG goals
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NewsDanish FSA warns spread of non-guaranteed pensions could undermine trust
Financial watchdog said danger that customers will lose confidence ‘particularly relevant’ after 2022’s big market losses
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: UK defined contribution market
Many investors nearing retirement are unable or unwilling to take on the volatility associated with a more aggressive portfolio
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NewsWPP launches new sustainable global active equity sub-fund
The new sub-fund has launched with £1.2bn, with all eight Welsh Funds participating, and will be managed by Russell Investments.
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NewsPension assets shrank 16% last year, with 20% decline for Netherlands, UK
After 2022 dive in nominal bond prices, falls in equities, no country had funded pensions of more than twice its GDP, survey finds
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NewsGerman schemes could face further liquidity risks
Substantial rating downgrades of securities held by German investment funds could lead to high outflows
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NewsLGPS climate reporting rules delayed
‘The absence of a reporting regime only adds to the already considerable pressure placed on funds from lobby groups,’ says SAB
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NewsSwiss pension funds association backs second pillar reform
ASIP has been involved in the legislative process, considering the reform of the second pillar ‘necessary and urgent’
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NewsTPR’s new general code to improve outcomes for members
The new code will introduce new pension scheme governance responsibilities
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NewsUK pensions regulator in hot seat over lax governance of LDI
The Pensions Regulator was not able to monitor whether its LDI guidance on managing risk was being followed, Work and Pensions Select Committee finds
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NewsDutch DC pension accruals ‘relatively low’, says regulator
Some 65% of workers in DC plans have pension contributions of 10% or less of pensionable salaries
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NewsEIOPA says national supervisors need more data on liquidity risks
European pension funds, insurers holding up well despite higher stability risks, says latest risk report from EU pension and insurance watchdog
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NewsStandardised mortality rates 3% lower in 2022
The CMI model found that mortality in 2020 to 2022 was significantly higher than before the coronavirus pandemic
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NewsUK’s position as financial capital called into question amid regulatory burden
The UK is ‘losing ground to other jurisdictions’, says Investment Association
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NewsChurch of England, Commissioners cut oil and gas companies from investment portfolios
‘Some progress has been made, but not nearly enough,’ says the chair of the Church Commissioners for England
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NewsDACH roundup: Funding gaps in Swiss first pillar pension system remain
Plus: WTW partners with BAA; German lifeboat scheme set ups contribution rate
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NewsIreland moves step closer to auto-enrolment setup
There will be a separate tender for investment services later in the year
