All Pension System articles – Page 7
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Country ReportCEE country report 2024: Poland’s auto-enrolment system - five years on
Slow but steady progress in auto enrolment is driving growth in workplace pension assets and membership
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NewsDutch pensions minister warns against consequences of referendums
New political party NSC, which is currently in negotiations to form a government, wants all pension funds to organise a referendum on the transition from DB to DC
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NewsIncreased funding levels raises ‘novel issues’ for funds, SAB says
Funding levels increased from 98% in 2019 to 107% in 2022
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NewsAba expects ‘small changes’ to rules on underfunded pension funds
The association also expects possible changes with regard to the definition of Pensionskasse
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NewsIceland sets up pensions research institute, linking with Denmark’s PeRCenT
Housed at University of Iceland, new institute aims to promote research and increase understanding of pension matters
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NewsPension funds’ allocations to Spezialfonds remain ‘extremely weak’, says Kommalpha
Institutional investors only allocated €31bn net to Spezialfonds mandates at the end of the third quarter of 2023, down from €61bn in the same period last year
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AnalysisGerman companies rethink occupational pension plans
German corporates reorganise their pension plans in a bid to win over talent, fight skilled workers shortage, and exploit opportunities for a flexible transition to retirement
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NewsAdepp and ABV to strengthen bond at international level
The associations agreed to strengthen joint actions through a position paper on topics of interest to pension funds for professionals
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NewsMigros Pensionskasse ups members’ retirement age in line with reform
MPK plans to increase retirement age to 65 years old by three months per year from 2025 to 2028
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NewsItalian first pillar-schemes pay €2.6bn in taxes
Tax regime continues to cause ‘distortions’, says private pension funds association Adepp
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NewsPension fund money makes up smaller slice of asset managers’ AUM
European asset managers seen tending €29trn in 2023 after stronger markets this year
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NewsSkandia points finger at ‘questionable investments’ coverage for diving trust in Swedish pensions
‘The autumn’s media reporting on questionable pension investments’ referes to Alecta, says Skandia’s pension economist
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AnalysisCDU pension plans leave open questions
Draft party programme tackles retirement age and life expectancy, but falls short on specify details
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NewsCurrent inflation turns pensions indexation thinking on its head, says OECD
International economics body says may be OK in exceptional times for higher-income pensioners to have less of an uprating than poorer individuals
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NewsPKA acquitted in long-running competition case
Danish pensions manager says never wanted to limit competition in the pension market
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NewsUK pensions industry calls for reform of state pension
IFS suggests four-point pension guarantee to provide greater certainty over what people can expect to receive from the state pension
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NewsNordic pension funds to confront Tesla over Swedish labour dispute
Folksam involved in investor initiative over Elon Musk’s US carmaker; PFA says collective bargaining is fundamental in the Nordic region
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NewsSocial Democratic Party proposes Deutschlandfonds for green, digital transition
The fund, which would be open to institutional investors’ capital, would invest in companies in the midst of transitioning to a more sustainable business model
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NewsPension assets managed by German funds grow to €1.78trn
Pension investors have allocated €1.25trn of assets to open-ended Spezialfonds this year, according to BVI
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NewsGerman government pursues first pillar reform despite budget crisis
The equity fund Aktienrente will start next year with an initial funding of €12bn, says finance minister Christian Lindner
