All Top 1000 Pension Funds articles – Page 5
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Denmark: New developments
The past year has brought changes affecting pensions and the investment sector, along with a new government
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Iceland: Full reform on the cards
Iceland is set for a broad revision of its 20-year-old pension laws
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Portugal: Scene set for broad changes
Pension reform advances with new rules and proposals by the Portuguese government
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UK: Thinking beyond Brexit
Pensions regulation has taken a backseat to Brexit but this has not stopped the industry from moving ahead with changes
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Belgium: Rolling out IORP II
Belgium is proud of its transposition of the EU’s new pension fund directive
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Finland: Two to become one
The government is planning to unify the municipal and private-sector pension systems
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Ireland: A pension reform battleground
The government’s plan to overhaul the entire pension system is running behind schedule
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Austria: Government’s fall is another blow to reform
Promised tax reforms were put on hold following the toppling of the government. But this is just the latest in a line of unfulfilled pension promises
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Norway: New public sector scheme agreed
A hybrid framework is set to boost competition in the municipal pensions market
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Switzerland: Let’s try this again
The Swiss government is to present a social security pension reform bill in the autumn, including some measures rejected by the public in 2017
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France: Act I of the pensions big bang?
The government’s PACTE law could transform the pensions landscape
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Top 1000 Pension Funds 2019: Asset growth in challenging times
The assets of the 1,000 largest European pension funds increased by 7% to €7.72trn in the last 12 months. This robust increase is set against a volatile backdrop in terms of asset prices and markets
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Portugal: Political uncertainty
The European Commission is concerned about the lack of political progress on making the pension system sustainable
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Italy: New government prioritises public pension overhaul
Planned reform of first-pillar pensions will overturn some key changes introduced after the onset of the euro-zone crisis
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France: Sprucing up supplementary savings
A new law seeks to boost the attractiveness of pension scheme savings vehicles
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Finland: Waiting for sustainability plan
Pension funds are awaiting news on how the European Commission’s sustainable finance action plan will be adopted in the country
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Switzerland: Filling the void
The Swiss government is trying to devise a reform for the first pillar while pension funds wait for an update on regulation
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Iceland: Dominant force
Measures have been proposed to reduce the risk posed by the prominent role of pension funds in Iceland’s economy