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NewsBrunel Pension Partnership makes cost savings of £34m ahead of 2025 target
The pool claims to be saving almost four times the costs it incurs thanks to the management fees it negotiates
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NewsAP7 probes own climate lobbying to ‘set good example’
Sweden’s second-biggest pension fund sets itself twin tasks of being more open about climate lobbying, and doing more evaluation
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NewsSweden’s AP funds claim ‘major improvements’ in cocoa farming’s child-labour issue
Buffer funds’ Council on Ethics to extend reactive work to cover more asset classes
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NewsPensions Authority launches research on IORP II implementation in Ireland
EIOPA and the European Commission are supporting the Authority in the implementation of forward-looking risk-based supervision in Ireland
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NewsBaden-Württemberg to invest €17bn in line with ESG standards
The largest part of the sum, totalling €10bn, comes from the state’s pension fund
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NewsDenmark’s LD says inflation hedging, revaluations tempered losses
Sampension heralds 3.4% bounce in early 2023; PenSam says 2022 showed benefits of average-rate pensions
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NewsWomen of ethnic minorities continue to face ‘uphill battle’ in financial gender gap
Women’s pension pots are half the size of men’s, according to Aviva research
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NewsUndersaving in British pensions still substantial, says government report
DWP is backing moves to widen eligibility for auto-enrolment
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NewsGerman association of professionals consults on new DC pensions model
Professionals who are not bound by collective bargaining agreements, including those from other professions, can join the social partner model
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NewsDWP pushes back pensions dashboards timeline due to ‘complex build’
‘More time is needed to deliver this complex build,’ says Laura Trott, parliamentary under secretary of state for pensions
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NewsSwiss second pillar reform faces hurdle on member wage threshold
Political parties in parliament broadly support lowering the conversion rate from 6.8% to 6%
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NewsUK roundup: GKN Group completes £513m pensions buy-in deal with Just Group
Plus: PMI hires Scottish Widows as master trust insight partner
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NewsSwiss canton changes technical aspects of pension plan
blpk has decided to increase its technical interest rate to 2.25%, from the previous 1.75%
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NewsAP6 chief questions forex hedging after rule almost wipes out 2022 returns
Swedish private equity pension fund ends year with 1.9% gain; says own strategy was really tested
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FeaturesUS: SECURE 2.0 means the hard work ahead for pension plan sponsors
On one thing pretty much everyone agrees: the new SECURE 2.0 Act is very broad, complex, and will create a lot of work for US plan sponsors and retirement providers. In fact, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement law includes over 90 different provisions.
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Country ReportGermany: Aba's perspective on pension reforms
Klaus Stiefermann, managing director of the German occupational pension association Aba, tells Luigi Serenelli about the main proposals to change the pension system
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Country ReportGermany: Clash of views on private pension reform
Discussions on third-pillar reforms have begun but views differ, particularly about setting up a public fund
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Country ReportGermany: Viewpoints on corporate pension proposals
IPE asked leading practitioners for a progress report on company pensions
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Opinion PiecesThe cost of gender equality in pensions
The gender pension gap continues to be a significant issue in the European labour market, where women are at a disadvantage compared to men in terms of retirement income.
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Opinion PiecesGermany's gamble with sweeping pension reforms
This is without a doubt an interesting time for pension reforms in Germany, given the inevitable associated risks of failure.
