All Special Report articles – Page 16
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Belgium: Limited agreement on pension changes reached
A minimum monthly first-pillar pension will apply from 2024 but there has been little effort to boost supplementary schemes
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Italy: Debate on reform continues ahead of snap election
Plans announced to lower the retirement age and raise public benefits, but there has been little discussion of a greater role for second-pillar pensions
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Finland: New laws passed ahead of unified pensions blueprint
Working group proposals for merging pension systems yet to be published
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Special ReportUK: Going green amid a regulatory overhaul
The industry is concerned about a focus on derisking as the regulator’s new funding code takes shape this autumn
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Denmark: Commission heralds comprehensive approach
Expert body tackles complexity, incentives, tax and indexation
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Special ReportGermany: Unlocking innovation and improving risk assessment
The German government is encouraging institutional investors to invest in venture capital funds to help support start-up companies
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Austria: Debate on pension reforms continues
Promises to review Austria’s pension system made over recent years have not materialised, resulting in a renewed push for action by the pension industry
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Special ReportNetherlands: Rising funding ratios with a bitter side taste
Dutch funding ratios have continued to rise, but are being overshadowed by inflation concerns and enormous investment losses
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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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Ireland: IORP implementation prompts consolidation
Ireland’s pensions trade body warns that many smaller schemes will be unable to meet the requirements of IORP II, accelerating the move to master trusts
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Special ReportPortugal: Sustainability efforts need to be redoubled
Portugal recognises that past pension reforms mitigated the fiscal effects of an ageing population, but more effort is needed over the coming years
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Special ReportSwitzerland: First-pillar reforms put to the public
A referendum this autumn will decide the fate of reform to the first pillar, and parliament will debate the reform of the second pillar
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France: New government revives pension reform
Under Emmanuel Macron’s second presidential term, the French government hopes to achieve an overhaul of the first-pillar pension system
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Special ReportIceland: International Monetary Fund warns on system risk
Despite its top-ranking pension system, there has been slow progress on increasing diversification abroad and in infrastructure
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Special ReportNorway: Steps towards a new pension settlement
Increasing the retirement age will help put Norway’s pension system on a more sustainable footing, but improving benefits will mean extra costs
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Special ReportSweden: Premium pension revamp takes shape
Following the appointment of a board, the new Fund Selection Agency is filling senior management slots and the AP7 default fund is undergoing a strategy revamp
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Special ReportAccess the data behind Top 500 Asset Managers 2022
Covering over €100 trillion of managed assets and 500 global firms, IPE’s annual asset management study offers vital market data and intelligence for those in and around the institutional investment industry. Whether you are looking for data on competitors, clients or prospects in the asset management sector, our full 2022 ...
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Special ReportTop 120 European Institutional Managers 2022
Total non-group assets managed for all types of European institutional clients – pension funds, insurance companies, corporates, charities and foundations – for the leading 120 managers in this business segment. Total assets are €14.4trn (2021: €12.2trn)
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Special ReportTop 500 Asset Managers 2022
The emergence of persistent higher inflation, China’s zero-COVID policy, stress on global supply chains, and Russia’s Ukraine war all suggest that the asset total of this year’s IPE Top 500 Asset Managers Guide represents a high water mark.
