All IPE articles in September 2014 (Magazine)
Articles from the September 2014 edition of IPE magazine.-
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The Top 1000 - Who counts what?
Fennell Betson outlines why so many of the estimates for European pension assets produce different figures
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Top 1000 - Stop pigeon-holing DC
Amin Rajan and Steven Hinds describe a new project that aims to create a typology of defined contribution plans.
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Top 1000: Back to work
The new Parliament and Commission will set a new agenda in Brussels. But there is plenty of work to do on proposals of various kinds that affect pension funds. Compiled by Gail Moss
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Top 1000: Austria - The fight against inertia
Every Austrian born after 1955 who has accrued pension benefits in the state pension system now has a new account, the Pensionskonto. And for the first time, each citizen has also received a letter in which they are informed about their pension benefits from the first pillar pay-as-you-go scheme.
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Top 1000: Belgium - Plenty more to do
The new government has received a raft of recommendations to fix the disparities in the country’s pension system. Is it too little too late?
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Top 1000: Denmark - Ahead on Solvency II
The regulator and pensions association have been working on a standard solvency model that guarantees equal protection for policyholders. Many elements of Solvency II are in place.
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Top 1000: Finland - A focus on solvency and governance
Implementation of Solvency II continues apace. Wide-ranging reforms will raise the retirement age and there has been a focus on transparency following a governance scandal.
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Top 1000: France - Growth for PERCO
Supplementary PERCO plans have seen strong growth but funded pension schemes are still concerned about Solvency II.
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Top 1000: Germany - Issues with AIFMD implementation
New regulations implementing the AIFM Directive might limit the use of certain alternative investment vehicles.
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Top 1000: Iceland - Countdown to the end of capital controls?
Despite their considerable overseas asset holdings, Iceland’s pension funds remain heavily invested in a domestic market showing signs of overheating.
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Top 1000: Ireland - The state steps in
As a new regulatory structure beds down, minor but important changes have been made to reintroduce equity into the pensions system.
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Top 1000: Netherlands - (Another) new FTK
A revised FTK is set for implementation in 2015, and is the prelude to a wide-reaching reform to the Dutch pension system
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Top 1000: Norway - Little interest in hybrids
Hybrid pensions have not attracted very much interest. New mortality tables shine a spotlight on pension providers.
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Top 1000: Spain - Serious about reform
A new round of pension reform, including re-rating the state pension, is just one aspect of the government’s attempt to address the budget deficit.
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Top 1000: Sweden - Spoilt for choice at the regulatory smörgåsbord
Indecision over which entities should be covered by which new European regulation is being addressed by Sweden’s pensions industry and authorities.
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Top 1000: Switzerland - Reforms lack comprehensive support
The government has amended few of its Altersvorsorge 2020 reform proposals following a consultation with the industry.
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Top 1000: UK - A brave new pensions world
Compulsory annuitisation will be abolished and the government is to introduce new defined ambition pensions as an alternative to pure defined benefit and defined contribution.
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Top 1000: Italy - Pensions not prioritised
Pension funds still await a reform of the law that restricts their investments and they remain cautious about SME and infrastructure investments.
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Top 1000: Portugal - Towards sustainability
Raising the retirement age and linking pensions to life expectancy are part of Portugal’s agenda for making its retirement provision more sustainable.
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Features
How we run our money: Aisle four - asset management
Steven Daniels, chief investment officer at Tesco Pension Investment, tells Taha Lokhandwala about his role as Tesco’s in-house asset manager
