Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 188
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Special Report
Ireland: Long path to DB protection
Politicians seek protection for defined benefit pension schemes that have been wound up
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator September 2017
Investment managers’ expectations have been welcomingly accurate throughout the year. For example, positive sentiment toward European equities began to rise sharply near the end of 2016, followed by a roughly 20% rise in 2017. Additionally, expectations for dollar strength have been falling since January, and the dollar index (DXY) was down nearly 10% year-to-date through the recent survey period. What are managers’ views as we enter the second half of 2017?
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Features
Setting Sweden’s buffer funds loose
Sweden’s four largest AP funds appeared to have had their greatest wish granted this summer
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Trade dispute: Germany against the rest
Foreign criticism of Germany’s strong trade performance is escalating
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Opinion PiecesLetter from the US: Tax benefits boost rise of HSAs
Will HSAs become the new IRAs? Some operators in the US retirement industry say so
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from Brussels: Tax threatens PEPP proposal
At first sight, the benefits of the European Commission’s Pan European Personal Pension (PEPP) regulation proposal seem clear. But it did not take long for commentators to point out the considerable hurdles
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Opinion PiecesGuest viewpoint: Peter Kraneveld
“The elephant graph explains why people are unhappy”
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Italy: Focus on flexibility
Lawmakers in Italy are increasing flexibility of access to pensions to soften the impact of the rising retirement age and boost savings
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The Netherlands: Still brooding on a new system
All stakeholders continue to work on creating a sustainable Dutch pension system
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Norway: Tax incentives for pension saving
Government plans taxation measures to encourage the population to save for retirement
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Portugal: Gradual improvements
Pensions gain from the country’s steady economic recovery
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Spain: Sustainability quest continues
Several strategies are being considered to ensure the country’s statutory pension scheme remains affordable
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Sweden: More freedom to invest
Rules limiting investment by national pensions buffer funds have been relaxed
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Switzerland: Reform hurdles to overcome
AV 2020 reform package faces public referendum as well as approval by the cantons
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UK: Expanding the rulebook
Pension schemes face a multitude of new regulations and guidelines
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Pension fund governance - Netherlands: New models
Some Dutch pension funds have replaced the traditional board model with a new variant and are reporting positive results
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Asset Class Reports
US Equities: Opinions differ on valuations
Asset managers differ on whether or not the US equity market is overvalued
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Securities Services: The search for the next big product
The potential of data has been seriously underestimated by securities services providers and the race is on to find more innovative ways of using it
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Country ReportItaly: Offering an alternative
Italian pension fund portfolios tend to be less diversified and domestically focused than other European institutional investors. This looks set to change with a turn towards alternatives
