All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 20
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News
Azerbaijan pension project doomed to fail without 'mandatory element'
Latvian expert warns of lack of long-term saving tradition in former Soviet republic
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Look at pension arrangements not IORPs, AAE tells EIOPA
Actuarial association warns against applying single discount rate to all pension funds
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Proposals would make German pensions a 'distribution model' for insurers
Government plans to include insurers in new collective schemes would decimate traditional pension funds, industry group warns
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German regulator reveals results of local stress tests for pension funds
Solvency levels increase year on year despite low-interest-rate environment, BaFin says
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NewsNAPF 'regrets' EIOPA decision to press ahead with stress tests
UK pension fund association will still ask members to participate to achieve ‘solid data’
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NewsHBS 'interesting' but not yet ready for use – Actuarial Association of Europe
AAE welcomes inclusion of DC plans in EIOPA stress tests
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Stress tests should not be based on 'something hypothetical'
PensionsEurope says EIOPA assessment to provide only ‘snap-shot picture’ of European pensions industry
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German companies reluctant to provide data to EIOPA, aba warns
German pension association sees fears over Solvency II for IORPs ‘confirmed’
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Special Report
Credit: Standardising European Private Placements
One way to bring investors to the projects that are willing to pay sufficient yields might be a pan-European private placement market
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Special Report
Credit: Private Placements in Germany
Germany has one of the longest established private placement markets in Europe, but bank lending is still dominating the finance arena
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Features
Swiss troubled by negative 10-year bond yields
Institutional investors in Switzerland are far from happy their government has issued the first 10-year bond in Europe with a negative rate
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Real assets, bonds boost performance at Swiss pension fund APK
Swiss schemes concerned about ‘lean years’ ahead
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Germany's BVV increases real assets, braces for more regulatory hurdles
Largest German Pensionskasse seeks steady returns from infrastructure, real estate
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NewsSwiss pension funds put on brave face over negative interest rates
Industry representatives confident pension system will adapt to low-interest-rate environment
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SNB reverses deposit exemption for Switzerland's largest pension fund
Swiss National Bank scraps exemptions to negative interest on accounts
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German government presents plan to implement Portability Directive
Pensions industry has until mid-May to comment
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Swiss funds troubled by impact of negative 10-year bond yields
Swiss 10-year government bond yield positive if inflation forecast remains true
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Expert questions legality of German industry-wide pension proposals
Debate over government plans continues as authorities wait for further data
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Country Report
Interview: Prof Bert Rürup - A critical view on policy
Barbara Ottawa asked pension figurehead Prof Bert Rürup about pension reforms past and future
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Country Report
Occupational Pensions: Austria's unloved funds
Despite good long-term performance, few companies are making use of a multi-employer pension fund or indeed any form of occupational pension
