All Country Reports – Page 26
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Fees: Clear on management costs
Ueli Mettler and Benita von Lindeiner examine the difficult question of costs in Switzerland’s second-pillar pension system
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Country ReportBlackRock wins fiduciary mandate from Bpf Meubel
Dutch furniture industry scheme latest to split fiduciary and asset management duties
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Country ReportMandate roundup: Ircantec on the hunt for dedicated transition manager
Plus: NEST renews proxy voting contract, SP Forbo extends MN fiduciary contract
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Country ReportDutch insurer appoints Kempen to €7.3bn fiduciary mandate
Allianz Global Investors will lose existing mandate in October
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Country ReportDutch roundup: Insurer Zwitserleven backs €400m buyout
Two Syntrus Achmea clients have found new administration providers; ASR enters property investment market
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Pensions In Austria: Funds take real risk
Real assets such as infrastructure are on the radar for Austrian institutional investors, finds Barbara Ottawa
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Country ReportPensions In Germany: Draft law under discussion
Germany’s discussion on new pension vehicles without guarantees has revealed a much deeper challenge with promises, disappointments and misunderstandings, finds Barbara Ottawa
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Pensions debate in camera
Germany is preoccupied with debates on pensions, while in Austria the issue is discussed behind closed doors, according to Barbara Ottawa
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Aba: DC and auto-enrolment, German style
Verena Menne and Klaus Stiefermann outline concerns about planned reforms to introduce defined contribution pensions to Germany
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A long-awaited reform: Allianz Global Investors
The reform to introduce pure defined contribution plans is a huge opportunity. But if it does not succeed it may mark the beginning of mandatory corporate pensions
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Asset Allocation: Uncertainty focuses minds
German pension investors continue to diversify their assets against a backdrop of political uncertainty, writes Rachel Fixsen
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Asset Allocation: Investors embrace change
The latest Willis Towers Watson risk-management study reveals the ongoing challenge that German pension funds face in meeting their liabilities
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Regulation: Costs not caps
New rules for BaFin-regulated institutional investors in Germany might appear cap-free, but costs could restrict movement, according to Barbara Ottawa
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Country ReportUK roundup: Longevity swap 'unwound' in landmark move
Plus: PPF levy could cut costs for smaller schemes, and University of Bristol seeks fiduciary
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Country ReportDutch GP scheme to split asset and fiduciary management
PGGM to lose fiduciary mandate for €10bn pension fund
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Country ReportPensions In The Netherlands: A Gordian knot of reform
Rival parties are presenting competing visions for a reformed Dutch pension system, as Leen Preesman finds
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Pensioen Federatie: From models to reality
Richard Pauw assesses the debate on pension reform in the Netherlands
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Sweder van Wijnbergen: The system is not broken
The two options for the pension system are not the solution, according to Sweder van Wijnbergen. The Netherlands should look instead to the model adopted by the TIAA in the United States
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Fiduciary Management: Modular solutions rise
Fiduciary management continues to be popular. Clients are exercising tighter control than ever and the emphasis lies on the strengthening of expertise, risk management and liability-driven investing, writes Mariska van der Westen
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Fiduciary Management: A good form of complexity
Anton van Nunen, godfather of fiduciary management, responds to questions on his philosophy from André de Vos
