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Special ReportEurope’s pension policy roundtable: Challenges for the next Commission
The experts weigh in on the future of the European Union’s pensions policy
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Country ReportNordic Region Report 2024: Denmark’s government urges pension funds to support defence
Danish schemes embrace defence – as long as ESG criteria and international conventions are adhered to
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Special ReportRoundtable: Eversheds Sutherland - Eric Bergamin and Francois Barker
Many pension rules have their origins in European legislation. The European Commission wants every EU citizen to be able to build up an adequate pension to avoid a poverty trap among the elderly, and also wants solid consumer protection.
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Country ReportSweden’s AP7 adapts by expanding asset classes and boosting staff numbers
Under new leadership, Sweden’s default fund in the premium pension system is expanding asset classes and personnel
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Asset Class ReportsMagnificent seven stocks suck up capital from other sectors
Concentration of US equity markets around a handful of names remains an intractable issue
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Asset Class ReportsSmall-cap equities struggle as giants surge ahead
Small caps are finding it difficult to make inroads in a world dominated by the Magnificent Seven
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Special ReportRoundtable: CBBA-Europe - Francesco Briganti
It is acknowledged that the IORP II directive is currently under revision, and it is likely that additional requirements will be introduced in new legislation. The European Commission should not introduce additional requirements regarding solvency, governance, information, or reporting because IORPs already work well.
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Country ReportSolvency rules continue to hamper Finland’s private pension funds
The Finnish retirement industry hopes that a relaxation of regulations will allow schemes to increase equity allocations
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Special ReportRoundtable: Bruegel - Rebecca Christie
Everyone in Europe should have access to a decent pension product that takes advantage of a large, deep and well-functioning capital market. At the moment, this is made more difficult because of a lack of accessible and truly pan-European products and standards.
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Country ReportNorway: competition hots up in the municipal pensions market
The return of Storebrand signals an uptick in market activity
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Special ReportRoundtable: Avida International - Dorothee Franzen
Since the 2012 European Commission white paper on pensions, ensuring both the adequacy of pension systems and their financial sustainability over the long term have been the key and mutually intertwined goals of the EU’s pension policy. These principles are no less relevant now.
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Country ReportIceland’s Grindavik volcano underlines the unique and crucial role of pension funds
Pension funds step in to provide relief after Grindavík eruption
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Special ReportRoundtable: Sigedis - Steven Janssen
I see two things. One, Europe has every interest in showing and proving that it does what it does in the interest of European citizens, not just in the interest of some industry.
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Special ReportRoundtable: Christian Lemaire
Since its creation, the EU has enjoyed greater longevity. However, in the last two decades, it has faced lower birth rates – translating into an increasing ratio of pensioners to working-age population.
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Special ReportRoundtable: Cardano Insights - Stefan Lundbergh
Europe is facing a demographic glacier requiring firm policy measures today to address future challenges. The longer we procrastinate, the more painful it will become. It is a policy dilemma with challenges that are not that different from addressing climate change.
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Special ReportRoundtable: AEIP - Simone Miotto
Taking into consideration that pension design is a national competence, and therefore a responsibility of the member states, the European Commission must retain high-level social policies in its next term and continue to engage with stakeholders.
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Opinion PiecesEuropean elections: the necessary policy leaps to secure citizens' pensions
This month sees European parliamentary elections and by autumn a new Commission will be in place. The political outcome and the composition of the new EC will influence the future shape of what still looks like quite an aspirational capital markets union (CMU) project.
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Opinion PiecesDespite their differences, pension funds should continue to act as bold corporate stewards
This year’s voting season leaves questions about the benefits of engaging with companies in the sectors that are slowest to embrace the climate transition.
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Opinion PiecesDisagreements between Germany's coalition partners cloud occupational pensions reform
Pension reforms have taken centre stage in the latest row among the coalition partners in the German government.
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AnalysisWhat happens if we burn all the carbon?
As someone who started his career working for Shell International (albeit four decades ago when fossil-fuel-induced global warming was not an issue that we were aware of), I do not believe that oil companies are inherently evil.
