Pension System – Page 9
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NewsReform in Austria opens door to €17.7bn pension fund inflows
Austria’s proposed reform could drive €17.7bn into pension funds, reshaping investment strategies and member choices
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NewsFinnish pension CEOs say cuts talk is about weak state finances
Keva, Ilmarinen, Varma and Veritas reveal losses for January to March of between -0.1% and -0.5% after Iran war shook markets
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NewsTELA says government’s pensions reform proposal only halfway there
Finnish pensions lobby positive on shifting YEL scheme towards earnings-based system, but bemoans fiscal burden, freedom of choice model
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NewsSwedish watchdog to probe individual occupational pensions, amid steep fees alarm
Procurement has squeezed fund fees in the premium pension and ITP schemes, but corresponding funds are costlier in individual schemes, FI warns
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NewsFormer UK pensions minister claims VFM framework is ‘utterly unworkable’
Guy Opperman criticises UK’s proposed Value for Money framework as unworkable, as Pension Schemes Bill nears approval
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NewsIndecap expands legal objections to Swedish agency’s €18bn tender
‘This is about whether the system works as intended, not about an individual company or Indecap’s bid,’ says Mats Lagerqvist, Indecap’s CEO
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NewsPortability reform sparks backlash from Italian funds
Italian pension funds oppose portability reform, warning of risks to private markets investment and domestic economic support
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Germany’s third-pillar shake-up draws new entrants to pension market
Plus: German Pensionskassen are looking to pool assets to access specialised investment strategies
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NewsSwedish pension giants back Stegra lifeline, but accept dilution
Wallenberg-led consortium steps in as green steel startup’s biggest investor, and pension funds AP2, AP4 and AMF all put in more capital
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NewsPensionsEurope reiterates warning against workplace PEPP push
European Commission has proposed legal provisions aimed at ensuring member states do not prevent employer contributions to a PEPP, says PensionsEurope
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NewsKeva CEO calls for more state participation in investment to boost growth
Kiander cites rise of protectionism by major powers: ‘Remains to be seen how these changes will affect our own national strategy‘
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NewsFirst pillar pension funds exempted from Italy’s out-of-court dispute framework
Italy excludes professional first pillar pension schemes from new Covip-led out-of-court dispute mechanism
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NewsSwedish premium pension’s default fund paid off for most savers, agency finds
0-pp[Just over 13% of pension savers picking own funds actually outperformed AP7’s default product Såfa since the start, Pensionsmyndigheten reports
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NewsSIU, IORP II review: Dutch pension federation MD addresses MEPs
Edith Maat sets out the conditions for the success of the European Commission’s supplementary pensions package
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NewsPenSam says revamp ATP contributions to iron out pension inequalities
Danish pension fund for public-sector health and social care workers says the system disadvantages people in physically demanding jobs
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AnalysisAsset pooling gains traction as German Pensionskassen consolidate
German Pensionskassen increasingly pool assets and consolidate as costs, regulation and structural pressures intensify
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NewsSweden’s AP funds hit back after booby prize from journalists
Buffer funds named ‘Roller Blind of the Year’ by Association of Investigative Journalism for lack of transparency over investment losses on failed battery firm Northvolt
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NewsIPE UK Briefing: House of Lords votes to remove ‘mandation’ clause from Pension Schemes Bill
Plus: Collective defined contribution and pension risk transfer market
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NewsFinland’s Ilmarinen seeks SBTi validation as part of climate work
Pensions insurer joins peer Varma and other Nordic pension funds – AkademikerPensiona and PensionDanmark – in turning to international initiative for climate target approval
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More than half of UK SMEs worry staff are disengaged with pensions
45% of UK SMEs said improved communication would help strengthen both member engagement and retention
