Latest Special Reports – Page 32
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Special ReportIceland: Full reform on the cards
Iceland is set for a broad revision of its 20-year-old pension laws
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Special ReportIreland: A pension reform battleground
The government’s plan to overhaul the entire pension system is running behind schedule
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Special ReportItaly: Prioritising early retirement
The 2019 budget allocated funds to allow more favourable early retirement but its impact has been limited
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Special ReportNetherlands: Transition path to a new system
The latest agreements between stakeholders and a relaxation of rules bring pension reform closer
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Special ReportNorway: New public sector scheme agreed
A hybrid framework is set to boost competition in the municipal pensions market
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Special ReportPortugal: Scene set for broad changes
Pension reform advances with new rules and proposals by the Portuguese government
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Special ReportSpain: Reforms on hold
Chronic political instability has turned attention away from pension reform while features of previous legislation have been undone
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Special ReportSwitzerland: Let’s try this again
The Swiss government is to present a social security pension reform bill in the autumn, including some measures rejected by the public in 2017
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Special ReportUK: Thinking beyond Brexit
Pensions regulation has taken a backseat to Brexit but this has not stopped the industry from moving ahead with changes
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Liability Strategies - Consolidator funds: New tools, new models
Can consolidator funds provide an additional tool for UK pension schemes approaching the defined benefit endgame?
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Special ReportInvestment services: Accessing China's bond market
Access to China’s fixed-income market is cheaper and easier than ever
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Special ReportCDI takes root
Matching and cashflow strategies are gaining ground around continental Europe, sometimes with a green tinge
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Special ReportCredit default swaps: A bridge too far
The practice of managed defaults – in which otherwise solvent companies deliberately default on their debt – has prompted moves towards tighter regulation
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Special ReportCommentary: The endgame
UK pension funds should consider nine dimensions as they move to deris
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Special ReportHave we passed peak regulation?
Securities insiders believe the tide of regulation is finally ebbing
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Special ReportBlockchain: On the slow burn
Blockchain projects have mostly not provided easy breakthroughs to date
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Special ReportDiversity to become ‘cornerstone’ of asset manager culture, research shows
Fund management firms focusing on one-year planning are running serious existential risks, argues Willis Towers Watson’s Thinking Ahead Institute
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Special ReportEurope Outlook: Behind the gloom
Pessimism abounds about Europe’s prospects but is it justified?
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Special ReportTop 400: Cultures change
Is asset management a tech business, a people business, or both? As the sector pushes new frontiers, much of the attention has been on vast sums the sector needs to invest in technology. This, combined with the burden of new regulation, is making investment management a more cost intensive business and driving M&A
