All Spain articles
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Special ReportSpain: Sweeping pension reforms fail to get off the ground
The country’s unstable political environment means pensions are not a priority
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InterviewsPension funds on euro fixed income: navigating the rate cycle
We asked pension funds in Spain, Germany and Finland about their current views on European fixed income and credit as the ECB looks carefully at the timing and sequence of its rate cuts
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Country ReportSpanish pensions report 2023: funds ride a wave of uncertainty
Diversification remains a key tool in pension fund portfolios
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Special ReportCase study: Caja de Ingenieros Gestion - The rise of smart beta
The Spanish pension provider Caja de Ingenieros Gestion serves more than 215,000 members, predominantly from the Spanish engineering sector, using an investment style based on independent analysis, with a bottom-up approach.
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Special ReportSpain: New regulation introduces lifestyling
Government pushes through legislation package before elections last July
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NewsSpanish pension funds mirror global market falls with 8.8% loss for 2022
Alternative, especially private markets, continue to grow in importance
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NewsSpanish insurer MAPFRE adds SRI approach to all asset managers’ strategies
“The idea is to grow distribution capacity in France and to increase our SRI capabilities,” says MAPFRE’s chief economist for investments
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NewsContributions lowest in Sweden, Finland, but highest in Italy, Denmark, study finds
Finnish Centre for Pensions compares totality of contributions in eight European countries
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Country ReportSpain: Industry gives a partial thumbs up to pension proposals
Can Spain’s new workplace pension system work well without auto enrolment?
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Country ReportCountry Report – Pensions in Spain & Portugal (November 2022)
In Spain, the pension sector is giving a cautious thumbs up to workplace pension reform plans, even if they fall short of the industry’s wish list. Top of that list was mandatory auto-enrolment, which won’t now happen. But the planned national so-called Macro-fondo ‘super fund’ has met with general approval. It will be managed by the private sector but supervised by a control committee comprising government, employer and union representatives.
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Special ReportSpain: Second-pillar reforms broaden coverage
Amendments to existing laws and new ones extend access to second-pillar occupational pension funds to more workers
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Spanish funds get back to reality with 2.8% returns to Q1 2022
In Q1 the best performance within alternatives came from commodities and infrastructure
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Spanish funds continue positive trend with 8.1% returns for 2021
Funds with more sophisticated investment strategies achieved better performance, says Mercer
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Spanish funds’ COVID recovery firms up with 10% returns to Q3
Total AUM for the Spanish occupational pensions sector stood at €37.1bn
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Country ReportPension reform: Second pillar in limbo
Spain pushes ahead with pension reform but there is little indication of the likely shape or timing of the second pillar
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Country ReportAsset allocation: Homework pays off
Spanish pension funds are reaping the benefits of portfolio diversification and sustainability investing
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Country ReportCountry Report – Pensions in Spain (November 2021)
Spain is moving ahead with pension reforms but there is little indication about the future shape of the second pillar. Our report also assesses Spanish pension investment strategies
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COVID recovery consolidates as Spanish funds return 10% to Q2
‘Within alternatives, absolute return is the asset class which has increased its exposure by the greatest percentage,’ Mercer says
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Special ReportSpain: First phase of pension reform finally kicks off
Government and social partners agree on a package of measures after a decade of discussion
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COVID recovery sparks 13% return for Spanish funds
For the first time, equities have become the largest individual domestic asset class
