All IMF articles
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Breaking the banks
Pension funds should ally themselves with activist investors to break up the hegemony of large banks
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News
Investors view Russia’s debt default as a real possibility
Implications for investors will depend upon their exposure to Russian debt
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NewsDanish FSA deems financial sector risks more uncertain, says inflation may last longer
Financial watchdog highlights its efforts to ensure robust pension sector in the face of greater uncertainty about risks.
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International sustainable finance forum starts taxonomy work, gains IMF
EU and China co-led working group to draw up ‘common ground taxonomy’
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COVID-19 roundup: WTO, IMF voice concerns about trade restrictions
Bpifrance launches a COVID-19 response bond
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COVID-19 roundup: $2.3trn Fed package, TPR auto-enrolment update
A weekly roundup of select COVID-19-related policy and market developments
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Schemes warned of emerging COVID-19 private equity risks
PE firms may not be able to access government SME COVID-19 support packages for individual portfolio companies
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Estonia set to overhaul €4.4bn second-pillar system
Coalition government’s decision follows similar moves in Poland and Romania to scale back second-pillar coverage
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Opinion: Far more than a trade war
The are reasons to question the accepted description of the current tensions between the US and China, writes Daniel Ben-Ami – it is arguably far more serious
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Joseph Mariathasan: Accessing China’s bond markets
Bond Connect and other programmes aim to open up a huge market in onshore China bonds. What’s still stopping investors?
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CEE roundup: Third provider targets North Macedonia [updated]
Slovenian insurer Triglav to bring more competition to Macedonian pension fund market
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Georgia’s auto-enrolment pension law faces constitutional challenge
Auto-enrolment system is mandatory for younger workers, while older ones must opt out
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NewsGerman first pillar reform ‘could prove difficult for ESG investors’
Rating agency Scope warns of increased intergenerational burden
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NewsIMF questions German coalition government pension measures
Germany should pursue reforms to extend working lives, International Monetary Fund says
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NewsIMF demands Switzerland link payouts to longevity, interest rates
But industry professionals warn of damage to public confidence in second pillar
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IMF sees ‘step in the right direction’ in Lithuanian pension reform
Baltic country’s government has agreed on pension reform and put it to parliament
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Sweden’s regulator worried by Trump deregulation plan
Director Erik Thedéen raises concerns following US visit to SEC, IMF and Federal Reserve
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IMF paints bleak picture for DB funds
DB funds across the world will require more capital and benefit cuts in the long term
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IMF recommends more supervisory powers for Dutch regulator
‘Prudent person principle should be elaborated through legislation,’ IMF says
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Sweden urged to equalise protection offered to pension savers
IMF review recommends changes to pension regulation, putting sector on equal footing with life insurers
