Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 146
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Special Report
Austria: Overcoming a troubled legacy
The challenge facing Austrian pension funds is their turbulent past rather than the new IORP II regulation
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Asset Class Reports
Argentina’s dramatic change of fortunes
Argentina has had to seek a $50bn rescue package from the IMF in its latest crisis after just two years of a boom period
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FeaturesA welcome regulatory effort
Further regulation to make investment funds and asset management activities rock-solid is essential
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Country Report
Multi-sector magnet
Since 2011, PGB has almost doubled its number of participants to 235,700 from pension funds from a diverse range of sectors
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Special Report
Reflections on the crisis
IPE canvassed the views of leading economists and politicians on the post-Lehman crisis regulatory and policy response, and on the impact of the crisis on the global financial system
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Asset Class Reports
Equity Markets: Behind the latest sell-off
The recent rash of selling of EM assets has been triggered by a combination of factors
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Special Report
Belgium: Portability pain
Belgium has been accused of ‘gold plating’ the EU portability directive
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FeaturesGood things come to those who save
Good things come to those who wait – so goes the tagline of a famous Irish export, Guinness
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Special Report
Denmark: Addressing the problem of ‘interplay’
Measures are being put in place to make saving for retirement more attractive
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Country Report
Scotland’s LGPS: Don’t just dive in
Scottish local government pension funds looking to asset pool should carefully consider their options with a focus on their objectives
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Special Report
Finland: Waiting for sustainability plan
Pension funds are awaiting news on how the European Commission’s sustainable finance action plan will be adopted in the country
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Special Report
France: Sprucing up supplementary savings
A new law seeks to boost the attractiveness of pension scheme savings vehicles
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Country Report
Gresham House: Network effects
Gresham House CEO Tony Dalwood is fundraising for a UK housing and infrastructure fund, and has the LGPS in his sights
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Country Report
Breaking all derisking records
Lower mortality assumptions and improved pension scheme solvency have created ideal conditions for derisking
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Special Report
Germany: The loneliness of complexity
Pension funds are not happy with the European regulator or with their government regarding IORP II
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Special Report
Iceland: Dominant force
Measures have been proposed to reduce the risk posed by the prominent role of pension funds in Iceland’s economy
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Features
Australia’s super funds under fire from Royal Commission
An interim report into Australia’s financial services industry, including the country’s AUD2.6trn (€1.7trn) superannuation system will be published this month
