Pensions in Central and Eastern Europe Report – Page 3
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Poland: Dismantling the second pillar
Krystyna Krzyzak reportson the latest reforms to Poland’s second-pillar pensions system
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Russia's pensions system: Economies of scale dominate
Krystyna Krzyzak reports on the trend for consolidation among pension providers as the Russian government tries to modernise a system it appears unable to afford
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Country ReportArmenia: A compromise, for now
Armenians were given a one-off chance to withdraw money from pension funds following a constitutional challenge but the system will become mandatory in 2017
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Baltic funds look for reforms and opportunities
Baltic countries’ pensions systems keep growing and the region’s funds are diversifying. But regulatory frameworks are lagging behind
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Country ReportPoland: Life begins with equities
A gloomy picture coloured by poor market performance and asset shrinkage was further clouded by the election of the Law & Justice party late last year, ahead of a review of Poland’s pension system in 2016
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Country ReportBulgaria: Choice for people upheld
Plans to restrict the ability to switch between the funded pensions system and the first pillar have been dropped
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Country ReportRomania: Slow but steady change
Romanian second-pillar funds remain on a positive growth path thanks to small but significant regulatory changes, and despite reduced IPO activity
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Country ReportRussia: Consolidation trend
Russia’s second pillar in rude health despite a contribution moratorium, with an M&A wave following the central bank’s drive to improve governance and risk management
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Pensions in Central & Eastern Europe: The ‘living organism’ of Macedonian pensions a decade after reforms
Macedonia was one of the latest countries in Eastern Europe to restructure its pension system, having implemented a major reform in 2005.
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Pensions In Central & Eastern Europe: Around the region
A Central & Eastern Europe roundup with Carlo svaluto moreolo
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Pensions In Central & Eastern Europe: Azerbaijan seeks Latvian and German expertise
In 2013, Azerbaijan and the European Union signed agreements for a twinning project, funded by the EU, which seeks to establish a funded non-state second pillar. Azerbaijan manages assets of over €27bn in its State Oil Fund.
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Pension in Central & Eastern Europe: Rumours of nationalisation persist in Bulgaria’s second-pillar system
The Bulgarian press was full of speculation last November about the nationalisation of second-pillar assets. When the Hungarian government froze all contributions to the second pillar in 2010 and appropriated most of the assets, pension industries in the region, including Bulgaria, have lived in fear of similar attempts.
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Pensions In Central & Eastern Europe: The freeze continues
Regulatory uncertainty is clouding the Russian second pillar system. The market outlook following international sanctions over Ukraine and a drastically lower oil price is almost certain to hit returns, finds Krystyna Krzyzak
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Pensions In Central & Eastern Europe: A closing chapter
Pension fund reforms launched in 2013 by the government of Petr Nečas have fallen flat. The voluntary second pillar is to be abolished as of January 2016, while many of the third pillar funds will have to be merged to meet capital requirements.
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Pensions in Central & Eastern Europe: Growing pains
Carlo Svaluto Moreolo assesses Croatia’s mandatory pension system as it digests new rules creating lifestyle strategies and loosening restrictions on domestic equity and foreign investments
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Pensions in Central & Eastern Europe: Unwanted child no longer
Romania’s privatisation programme is providing domestic pension funds with more investment opportunities, finds Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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Pensions in Central & Eastern Europe: In search of size and scale
Rachel Fixsen speaks to the CEOs of two of Latvia’s open pension funds about strategy, consolidation and communication
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Country ReportCroatian minister threatens contribution freeze for second pillar
Calls on country’s four funds to invest more heavily in capital, infrastructure projects
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Central & Eastern Europe: Another odd one out
Romania wants to strengthen its second pillar, according to Barbara Ottawa, bucking a regional trend away from funded pensions
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Central & Eastern Europe: Croatia bucks the trend
In contrast with Poland, and despite the poor state of its economy, the EU’s newest member backs second-pillar pensions and is making proactive changes to the system, as Krystyna Krzyzak outlines
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