All articles by Reeta Paakkinen
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Special ReportFinland: Two to become one
The government is planning to unify the municipal and private-sector pension systems
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NewsTurkey acts to address auto-enrolment opt outs
New rules aim to reduce the high proportion of workers opting out of retirement savings
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Special Report
Finland: Waiting for sustainability plan
Pension funds are awaiting news on how the European Commission’s sustainable finance action plan will be adopted in the country
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Country Report
Finnish Self-Employed: Freelance provision requires reform
Finland has woken up to the difficulties created by the flexible world of employment and the inability of pension regulation to ensure suitable provision for the self-employed
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Country Report
Finland: Trade fears dominate
The newly consolidated Finnish mutual pension insurance sector sees new problems in the investment conundrum
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Country Report
M&A in Finland: Ilmarinen merges with Etera
Ilmarinen is to become the largest property investor and second-largest pension provider in Finland when it merges with Etera
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Special Report
Finland: Reforms postponed
Plans to reform the provision of social and health services will have a knock-on effect on occupational pensions
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Country Report
Finland regulation: Seeking pension diversity
Finland is making it easier to set up a pension fund, with the aim of increasing competition
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Country Report
Finland asset allocation: Views from Helsinki
Three major Finnish pension investors in focus
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NewsFinland's VER backs risk premia, eyes real assets additions
Diversification efforts hindered by state-enforced investment limits on alternatives
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Country ReportPensions in CEE: New dawns for Baltic pensions
Baltic second-pillar pension funds face common challenges in a low-return environment, such as searching for yield and illiquid opportunities in a challenging regulatory environment
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Country Report
Finland: In-house property focus at Etera
Jukka Reijonen, head of real assets at Etera, the Finnish occupational pension insurance company, talks to Reeta Paakkinen about the fund’s investment portfolio
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NewsFinland's Etera to bring more real estate, equity investment in-house
Pension to expand in-house capabilities as it considers increased equity exposure
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Country Report
Finland: Overseas returns
Reeta Paakkinen writes that Finnish pension funds are looking to diversify their real estate portfolios in their quest for worthwhile returns in the current low-interest-rate environment
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Country Report
Pensions In Turkey: Diversification lanes open
Amendments to pension market rules are opening opportunities for pension funds to diversify their portfolios through investments in property and foreign equities. Reeta Paakkinen reports
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Country Report
Finland: On cusp of reform
Finland is about to overhaul its pension system including a higher retirement age and the introduction of two new types of pension, writes Reeta Paakkinen
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Country Report
Regulation: Countdown to auto-enrolment
Turkey is introducing auto-enrolment for private pensions this year, although full details are still to be announced, writes Reeta Paakkinen
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Country Report
Sweden: Calm before the storm
From action on climate change to property, Sweden’s AP funds are not sitting still, even if the precise details of a planned overhaul are unknown. Reeta Paakkinen reports
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Country Report
Finland Asset Allocation: The hunt for alternatives
Some pension funds are looking to increase exposure to alternative credit but an ageing population is a concern for the likes of VER, says Reeta Paakkinen
