All Country Reports articles – Page 3
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Country ReportSpain: COVID triggers reviews
Nothing could have prepared Spain for the turmoil of 2020
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Country ReportFrance: U-turn for FRR
COVID-19 has put paid to the FRR pension reserve fund’s planned transition to a new status and investment model
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Country ReportNetherlands: New paths
The new Dutch pension agreement could unleash a new wave of thinking around risk taking and portfolio construction, with strong similarities to the way some Nordic schemes are run
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Country ReportNetherlands: Pension managers take alternative routes
Dutch pension managers are responding in different ways to the challenges of investing in alternative and illiquid asset classes
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Country ReportItaly: Ready for the challenge
Italy’s occupational pension funds are primed to deal with the after-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Nordic Region: Norway’s sovereign wealth fund’s renewables portfolio plan faces delays
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund’s plan to set up a €9bn renewable energy investment portfolio are being held up by global events and developments at its fund manager NBIM
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Country ReportUK country report: Moving towards an ESG crescendo
Trustees should use the COVID-19 lockdown as a time to prepare for the next round of ESG reporting requirements in October
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Country ReportUK country report: Legislation: The waiting game
The UK’s Pension Schemes Bill has been delayed by elections in December and now by COVID-19
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Country ReportUK country report: Regulator plans twin-track funding code
Consultation continues to prepare DB schemes to be less reliant on sponsors as the sector matures
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Country ReportUK country report: Valuations: Rising to the challenge
The pandemic has brought testing times for the valuations and operation of DB schemes
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Country ReportGermany & Austria: Do social partners pensions have a future?
The implementation of social partner pensions between employer and trade unions has yet to take off
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Country ReportIreland's pensions: All set for big changes
2020 will have to be a busy year if the Irish government is to meet its ambitious targets
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Country ReportRomania: Still under threat
Political decisions have damaged Romania’s second-pillar system. How will it respond to a change of government and a bullish stock exchange?
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Country ReportEstonia: Reforms face opposition
Proposals designed to strengthen the Estonian first pillar are proving controversial
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Country ReportBaltic private equity: Faith in the new
BaltCap is championing business integration in the Nordic and Baltic economies
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Country ReportPoland: Auto-enrolment off to a slow start
Disappointing take-up in first phase of auto-enrolment pension plan
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Country ReportRussia puts a spotlight on pension age
Low levels of trust in financial services have scuppered plans to reform the pension system
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Country ReportSpain: The tide turns
Investors hope that this month’s general election brings much needed stability to a faltering economy
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Country ReportNEST: More than a pension
NEST’s Insight unit is looking at how to improve pensions outcomes for the less fortunate
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Country ReportFunding: Striking the right balance
Companies need to find the right balance between making pension deficit contributions and paying dividends to shareholders
