Pension System – Page 87
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Ireland adopts ClearGlass’s Cost Transparency Initiative
The CTI provides investors with the tools necessary to produce standardised costs and charges
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NewsAargau canton tackles underfunding, lower pension payouts at APK Pensionskasse
For the canton the increase in contributions amounts to additional expenses of CHF6.9m (€6.7m) per year
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NewsCDC schemes could be extended to multi-employer funds, master trusts
Call for age-related contributions to be allowed in CDC schemes
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German government prepares Aktienrente bill
The statutory equity pension is an ‘integral part’ of the work of the current coalition government, says FDP’s Vogel
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NewsESG roundup: EC seeks applicants for emerging economies HLEG
Plus: UK pension investors back Living Wage employer resolution; Scottish Widows announces £1.5bn divestments over updated exclusion policy; MainStreet launches ‘ESGeverything.com’ fintech platform
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NewsSwedish watchdog warns pension funds to check solvency given war
FSA says survey shows insurance firms had low exposure to Russia and Ukraine, but only a quarter had calculated solvency since war began
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Insurer Uniqa abandons PEPP project due to legal concerns
Window for applications for PEPPs opened on 22 March with no clarity on product launches
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IOPS sets out good practice for making pension projections, warns of pitfalls
Forecasts can be ‘powerful tool’ to manage people’s expectations and sway their retirement decisions, says international body
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NewsTELA says 96% of Finnish occupational pension assets invested responsibly
Analysis shows nearly all the system’s €255bn assets invested in line with UN’s Principles for Responsible Investment
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NewsGerman government plans €500m cut earmarked to finance first pillar scheme
Coalition partners promised to set up a fund for the third pillar system to offer an inexpensive pension product
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LGPS pool Brunel now ‘breaking even’
From vantage point of cost savings, ’pooling seems to be working’
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Dutch retail scheme sticks to €15 admin cost goal
But Pensioenfonds Detailhandel’s president André Snellen admits its provider Capgemini needs to find additional clients for it to be met
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NewsSwiss roundup: Reform mitigates AHV deficit
Plus: Cabinet in the dark on Russian assets; Crypto futures on SIX exchange
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NewsGermany roundup: Munich Re exits Russian market
Plus: Pension investors should prepare for high volatility and inflation, says Mercer
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NewsItalian pension funds feel the pain of war in Ukraine
The schemes are advising members to avoid switching investment options
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OECD adopts revised good DC design messages as recommendation
One of changes involves broadening message on pay-out phase beyond annuitisation
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NewsCSM Limited scheme completes £86m ‘deferred heavy’ buy-in
Preparation for a bulk annuity included the trustee hedging the scheme assets to protect against volatile markets
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NewsInteroperability of ISSB standards important, says FCA specialist
UKSIF ‘Ownership Day’ conference panellists also discuss climate stewardship
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UK roundup: Charity completes £61m bulk annuity transaction
Plus: Firefighters agree pension MoU with government; PIC invests in affordable housing; PPF sees drop in ethnicity pay gap
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AP7, CEPB see through new standard on corporate climate lobbying
Also initiated by BNPP AM, the standard is said to represent broad consensus about responsible climate lobbying
