All Country Reports – Page 45
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France: Agirc-Arrco reserves will be saved
Patrick Poizat, board member of GIE Agirc-Arrco and of Agirc federation, tells Alain Lémoine of his optimism about the future of the fund following reforms in March
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France: Déjà vu for Agirc-Arrco
The March 2013 agreement on Agirc-Arrco retirement reform is a relief for asset managers, and could staunch years of withdrawals by 2014, says Alain Lémoine
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France: Adapting to difficult times
Flexibility to move in and out of assets is important for investors navigating choppy economic waters. Gail Moss reports
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France: The search for yield
Richard Bruyère presents the results of Image & Finance’s 12th annual research covering the institutional market
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Nordic Region: Diversification desired
Nina Röhrbein reviews the recent asset allocation and mandate activity of Nordic pension funds
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And yet another pension reform
‘Never postpone what you can do now’ is probably one of the most common-sense rules the French endeavour to follow.
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Austria: Who will take the first step?
The effectiveness of recent law changes to increase participant choice and attract more members to Pensionskassen remains unclear, finds Barbara Ottawa. Employers are waiting to see who will move first
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Austria: Reality check
Natalie Hahn reviews the implications of the recent second-pillar pension reforms for pension members and their funds
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Germany: Wanted: a simpler, stronger second pillar system
The German second pillar appears to have taken a backseat in discussions about reforming the country’s pension system, finds Nina Röhrbein
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Germany: A wish list
Nina Röhrbein asked the German pensions industry what it wants for the occupational pension sector
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Germany: Forced into strategic moves
Occupational pension funds are adapting their investment strategies to continuing low-interest rates and the impending IORP Directive. Nina Röhrbein reports
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Germany: A study of dream versus reality
Spezialfonds investors would ideally like greater exposure to higher-returning real estate, alternatives and equity, according to Hans-Jürgen Dannheisig and Clemens Schuerhoff
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Germany: We have a few questions
As far as the IORP II quantitative impact study is concerned, the German occupational pension sector does not know what it is good for. Barbara Ottawa reports
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The Netherlands: Regime change
Uncertainty is unsettling the Dutch pension fund industry as a new pension framework takes shape, finds Nina Röhrbein
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The Netherlands: Is this what our system needs?
Dutch pension reforms are constantly shortsighted. To be sustainable the system needs vision and decisiveness, argues Corine Hoekstra
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Cees Harm van den Berg and Gerard Roelofs find that the UFR has led to heightened awareness of interest rate risk and many funds have changed their hedging policy.
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The Netherlands: Mixed views on risk factors
Allocation based on risk factors rather than traditional asset categories is gaining traction, says Miranda Schoutsen, but some investors are wondering whether the old ways are not better
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The Netherlands: Sky-high success
André de Vos spoke with Toine van der Stee of Blue Sky Group, the manager of the KLM pension funds
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Belgium: Cross-border barriers
Cécile Sourbes asks what lessons can be learned from the failure of UMR to create an IORP domiciled in Belgium
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Belgium: Thirst for higher yields
Belgian pension schemes are looking ahead to another year of improving funding ratios as they diversify fixed income portfolios, writes Rachel Fixsen
