Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 186
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Country Report
Consolidation: Panacea or pipedream?
Legislative changes will be necessary to enable consolidation
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Country Report
Asset Allocation: In the mix
Asset allocation review for the largest Dutch pension funds
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Special Report
MNOPF: Trustees must focus on their responsibilities
Rory Murphy, chair of the trustee board of the UK’s MNOPF, says the success of fiduciary management depends equally on managers and trustees
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Special Report
Austria: Politics distracts from pensions
Pension reforms take second place to political squabbling
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Asset Class Reports
EM debt: Experts clash over debt dynamics
Opinions differ sharply on the sustainability of emerging market debt
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Features
Investment advisers need more scrutiny
The quality of investment advice to pension funds needs to improve
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Country Report
Consolidation: Pressure to unite
Are mergers or other forms of consolidation likely for UK pensions?
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Country Report
Outsourcing: Funds over Achmea debacle
Industry-wide pension schemes have worked quickly to find new administrators to replace Syntrus Achmea
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Special Report
Univar: Staying in control
Appointing a fiduciary manager does not mean trustees will lose a grip on investment strategies, says Steve Smith, chairman of trustees of the Univar UK pension scheme
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Asset Class Reports
Latin America debt: A complex opportunity
Latin American debt is no longer just a tactical trade
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Special Report
Belgium: Cross-pillar reform target
The government has been acting on reform recommendations from the Pension Reform Commission
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Country Report
Brexit and sponsors: The great unknown
Trustees need to think about market volatility and employer covenants in light of Brexit
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Country Report
Variable Income: Lowdown on drawdown
Dutch variable income pension products, introduced following a 2016 law change, differ markedly in their approach
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Special Report
Denmark: Moves to boost pension saving
Government plan offers incentives to encourage Danes to save more
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Asset Class Reports
Indices fail to measure up
Global bond indices have serious flaws including a low weighting in emerging markets
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Country Report
RAAs: Value protection or moral hazard?
Are regulated apportionment arrangements the answer for insolvent employers?
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Special Report
Finland: Reforms postponed
Plans to reform the provision of social and health services will have a knock-on effect on occupational pensions
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Country Report
Covenants: Inadequacies in the covenant assessment process
How should UK pension fund trustees evaluate the credit risk they are exposed to in their main employer sponsor?
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Special Report
France: Shaking things up
French pension funds and first-pillar reform are on the horizon
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Country Report
Transfer values: Advice, please
Cash equivalent pension transfers offer members flexibility and lower the funding burden for employers. What’s not to like?
