All Western Europe articles – Page 2
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Pension fund money makes up smaller slice of asset managers’ AUM
European asset managers seen tending €29trn in 2023 after stronger markets this year
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Institutional investors see geopolitical bad actors as 2024 economic threat
Institutional investors have ‘good reason for concern’ as the geopolitical landscape is looking ‘less stable going into 2024’, says Natixis research
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UK pension funds align impact investing with fiduciary duty
Research from Pensions for Purpose shows impact investing and fiduciary duty are not mutually exclusive
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Investment decisions should not be deferred to members, says conference panel
While some savers believe they are ‘competent enough’ to make investment decisions, they still want someone else to take care of their money, says AP7’s Gröttheim
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Swiss pension funds likely to re-tender mandates following UBS/Credit Suisse merger
Schemes want to make sure that market competition will remain robust in the longer term
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UK should learn from Australia, US, Canada in DC system journey
Only 19% of UK assets were in DC in 2021, according to the Pensions Policy Institute
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Pensions Dashboard Programme update highlights lack of pensions engagement
Despite automatic enrolment, around 12 million people are estimated to be under-saving for later life
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UK fiduciary management fees fall by 30%
IC Select report shows base fees have fallen between 10% and 28% over the last six years, while investment fees have fallen by 38%
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Elections loom large over Dutch pension reform
If the 22 November elections produce a parliament sceptical about the reforms, hundreds of millions in EU support may be at stake
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UK pension schemes concerned over insurer capacity as they approach endgame
The total deal value for bulk annuity transactions is expected to reach ‘well over’ £40bn in 2023
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CFOs uncertain of pension schemes’ endgame objective
Cardano’s research shows that 51% of CFOs are seeking external advice to determine the endgame for their schemes
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Resolution Life enters UK buyout market
The agreement provides capacity to the UK pension risk transfer writers in a sustainable way
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Swiss pension schemes see funding ratios decline in Q3
Commodities help sustain returns as situation in oil market remains tense, says Swisscanto
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PIC says DC saving pots should not be referred to as ‘pensions’
DC schemes fail to meet the key definition of a pension – the provision of a regular income, says PIC
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Hammersmith and Fulham Pension Fund awards climate transition mandate
Allspring will oversee 10% of the pension fund’s £1.2bn while Insight Investment will handle 5% via London CIV
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Dutch pension funds allowed to index pensions above inflation
Funds will be allowed to provide more indexation than the actual rate of inflation this year, if they did not give full indexation last year
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German IG Metall rejects DC schemes
The union is in favour of supplementary, employer-financed company pensions, with guaranteed minimum benefits and employer liability
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Inflation hits occupational pensions in Germany, says Deloitte
Inflation is having a bigger impact on employees than the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine
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Equities performance knocks Swiss fund market in Q3
Almost all asset classes suffered outflows in the first nine months of the year, says AMAS
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Austrian Pensionskassen returns slow down in Q3
Pension schemes will ‘continue to rely on their diversification strategies to achieve solid long-term results for their beneficiaries’, says association