All articles by George Coats – Page 3
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Features
Regulatory response to market turmoil
IPE asked three pension funds – in the Netherlands, the UK and Sweden – ‘Do you think the authorities will respond to the current market turmoil with new regulation?’ Here are their answers:
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Special Report
Regrets? Not even a few
Bengt Emriksson is retiring as managing director of Kyrkans pensionskassa, the SEK8bn (€856m) pension fund of the Swedish church, after eight years in the job. He talks to George Coats about his career
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Back to the drawing board?
The plan to co-opt the TFR to boost contributions into anaemic pension funds has failed to meet its target. George Coats examines why, and assesses what comes next
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Reviewing the Rendezvous
France’s review of its 2003 pension reform is underway. George Coats looks at the story so far
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A very nice professional life
Gilbert Dewanckele recently retired as company actuary and the actuary at the pension funds of Belgian insurer Vivium, which had assets under management of €2.5bn. He talks to George Coats about his career
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Features
Taking a leap in the dark
A reform of Greece’s first pillar leaves a lot still to be done, discovers George Coats
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Special Report
Bringing in the euro
Some Cypriot funds have been using this year’s euro accession to professionalise their portfolios, finds George Coats
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Features
Stirring but not shaken
Changes to Finland’s pensions landscape indicate that reforms are having an impact, but not always as intended, finds George Coats
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Looking for more diversification
The civil servants’ scheme is searching for both an investment consultant and a new CEO to lead a diversification of its investment universe. George Coats reports
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Choosing the right path
This year’s Rendezvous With Pensions will set the agenda for the next five years and beyond. George Coats assesses the options
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What’s the benefit?
IPE asked three pension services – in Denmark, the UK and the Netherlands – the same question: ‘What are the merits and pitfalls of your benefits models?’ Here are their answers:
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Market crisis hits 2007 results
The financial markets turbu-lence seen in the last five months of 2007 had a major impact on pension fund performance across Europe.
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Special Report
Filling a gap in the public sector
Contractual workers in the public sector lack the pension rights of their full time colleagues. George Coats finds a man on a mission to redress this imbalance
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Features
Industry-wide get together
Sector funds were intended to expand second pillar provision but they have been slow to take off. George Coats examines why
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Keeping something in reserve
An Ageing Fund has been put in place to provide assistance with financing public expenditure. But it is far from a silver bullet, finds George Coats