All IPE articles in Top 1000 Pension Funds 2023
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Special ReportSpain: New regulation introduces lifestyling
Government pushes through legislation package before elections last July
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Special ReportGermany: Fighting for innovation
The three-party coalition faces important decisions in coming months to reconcile differences over its planned reforms to all three pillars of the pension system
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Special ReportFrance: Macron’s major pension reforms take effect
September sees the enactment of controversial retirement reforms passed by presidential decree earlier this year, bringing 42 occupational regimes together
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Special ReportItaly: Government eyes pension reform despite lack of resources
Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government wants to lower retirement age and secure retirement income for young workers, but it faces an uphill battle against inflation
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Special ReportDenmark: Early retirement rules face further overaul
Arne, a new regime to allow workers in strenuous jobs to retire early may be merged with a more popular scheme
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Special ReportFinland: Stabilising the level of pension insurance contributions
Government programme sets out to find ways to stabilise the level of pension insurance contributions over the long term
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Special ReportUK: Encouraging UK growth through consolidation
The UK government is pursuing plans to leverage pension assets to boost economic growth while generating best returns for members
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Special ReportPortugal: Social security surplus funds pension boost
The Socialist government aims to reduce pensioner poverty but faces considerable demographic hurdles
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Special ReportIceland: Government faces pension fund ire over housing bond controversy
Pension funds have welcomed a relaxation in foreign investment rules but would have preferred a more liberal regime
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Special ReportBelgium: First-pillar reform caps highest pensions
Federal government manages to work out a first-pillar agreement before the parliamentary recess
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Special ReportNorway: Public-sector pensions consultation set for autumn
Occupational pensions could form part of a new review following last year’s Pension Commission report
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Special ReportAustria: Pension industry faces an indifferent government
Reforms look likely to be on hold until after federal elections in 2024
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Special ReportIreland: All systems go for national auto-enrolment
Irish government aims to launch auto-enrolment retirement system in 2024
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Special ReportSweden: FTN’s large mandate overshadows Alecta’s position
Government authority sets out first tender in its bid to ensure pension funds access to quality funds to provide safer and higher pensions
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Special ReportSwitzerland: Heated debate ahead of second-pillar referendum
The workplace pension system reform must clear the final hurdle of a national referendum and Pensionskassen will have to start to follow new guidelines on ESG
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Special ReportIndustry awaits final advice on IORP II review
Pension groups want EIOPA to consider how its sustainability-related proposals would interact with the SFDR
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Special ReportNetherlands: Pension funds to switch to DC by 2028
Long-awaited transition to happen despite complications of the Dutch pension system
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Special ReportTop 1000 Pension Funds 2023: Europe’s pensions absorb a €646bn loss
Last year saw a net reduction in the asset stock of European pension investment retirement pools of 6.77% over the previous year, according to IPE’s annual study of the leading 1,000 pension funds across the continent, marking a sea change for pensions.
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