All Spain & Portugal articles
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NewsNew law ups governance requirements in Portugal
Portuguese occupational pension funds returned an average 5.9% over the second quarter of 2020
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Sharp rebound in Q2 for Spanish pension funds
The median return from April to June was 5.2%, with some funds achieving around 9%, and no funds reporting negative returns
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Special Report
Portugal: Low savings rates heighten long-term challenges
A new flexible pension regime will encourage members to retire early
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Amundi completes Sabadell Asset Management acquisition
Acquisition adds around €21bn to Amundi’s assets under management
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Iberia roundup: Spanish funds make ‘significant’ recovery after March rout
Plus: Portuguese funds pull back -8.1% Q1 loss
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Portuguese pension funds return 8.2% before COVID-19 hit
Schemes had an allocation to debt of up to 64% in 2019
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Pensions Caixa 30 appoints new chair
Noteworthy appointment in the pension industry due to the chair’s derivatives-focused background
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Country Report
Spain: The tide turns
Investors hope that this month’s general election brings much needed stability to a faltering economy
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Country Report
Portugal: In search of higher yield
Asset allocation strategies remain largely unchanged and the search for yield broadens out
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Country Report
Gulbenkian Foundation: Green credentials
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is realigning its portfolio to meet green requirements
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Country Report
Portugal: The success story
Portugal is an example of how a bailout can turn around a nation’s finances. Sovereign debt has returned to investment grade and is popular again with domestic pension funds
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Country Report
Spain: Unintended outcomes
Spain has experienced recent constitutional turmoil, yet it is the politics of Italy that is troubling pension funds. How will this affect asset allocation?
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Shareholders for Change gives voice to Europe’s small investors
New association of small institutional investors wants to tackle niche ESG topics
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Spanish pension fund returns diverge amid troubled domestic markets
Basque Country’s Geroa Pentsioak gains 10% but Pensions Caixa 30 manages just 1.8% return
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Iberian roundup: Portuguese funds boosted by government bond gains
Plus: Grupo Catalana Occidente creates pension fund manager
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Risk management high on Portuguese pension funds' radar - WTW
Q3 returns benefit from strong run in equities, euro-denominated bonds
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ESG roundup: ESG drives insurer-asset manager tie-up
Plus: Companies getting more serious about water, diesel bans may cause emissions target miss
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Country Report
Portugal: The Italian play
Portuguese pension funds are continuing to invest in Italian debt despite the fears for Italy’s banking sector
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Country Report
Spain: A new age of discovery
Spanish pension funds are breaking with traditionally conservative investment practices as they strive to achieve positive returns in the low-interest-rate environment
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Euro appreciation depresses Portuguese pension returns in Q2
Schemes returned an average 0.2% between April and June, according to Willis Towers Watson
