Pension System – Page 112
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News
Minimum interest rate for Swiss schemes stays at 1% despite crisis
The Federal Council will review the rate again in 2021
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News
Campaign group’s RI bill tackles fiduciary ‘best interests’ duty
Model legislation would also require UK government to set up ‘UK Council for Investor Due Diligence’
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Danish pension funds on track to hit green goal three years early
Pension firms elsewhere in Nordics to promise on environment ahead of 2021 Glasgow summit
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M&S tops up de-risked pensioner liabilities with £750m set of buy-ins
80% of retail scheme’s pensioner liabilities are now insured
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Border to Coast hires real estate chief ahead of fund launches
Public pension pool’s property offering likely to comprise two vehicles
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UK roundup: PLSA seeks new recruits for policy board
Plus: Coronavirus ‘has had little impact on pension saving’
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Velliv launches drive to move savers out of traditional guaranteed product
Danish provider says interest rate on traditional pensions will be -0.5% after costs
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Think tank pushes for investment in private equity with new vehicle proposal
Austria’s pension funds are currently restrained by regulations from investing in private equity
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KLP says may fight on after Vestland rejects tender complaint
“Important to make sure process is orderly and proper,” says Norwegian pension fund
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Pension investors need to learn more about politics, says PGGM’s van Dam
Diversifying away from the home market has been overdone, says top Dutch pensions man
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Insurance group prods FSB for G20 support for private pension systems
2021 Italian G20 presidency seen as opportunity to spotlight benefits of pre-funded retirement savings
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Australian pension fund settles climate change-related lawsuit
UK-based lawyers say pension funds there should also take note
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Poland’s second-pillar pension fund losses average 15% in Q3
Liquidation of system postponed until 2021
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Interviews
How we run our money: Lothian Pension Fund
Bruce Miller (pictured), CIO at the Lothian Pension Fund, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the fund’s inclination towards equities and internal management
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Opinion Pieces
Guest Viewpoint: Five reasons to invest in pensions technology
The world has changed exponentially in 2020, leading many multinationals to ask valid questions about how they can enhance their global operations.
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Special Report
Fiduciary Management: Reshaping the pensions landscape
Mandatory tendering in the UK market has fuelled rapid growth in the fiduciary management industry
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Country Report
Switzerland: The road to digital pensions
From letters still sent by pension funds, to apps and portals, the road to digitise the Swiss pension system looks long but promising
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Opinion Pieces
The looming trust deficit
Once again, European pension systems – notably those of the Netherlands and Denmark – have scored most highly in this year’s Mercer CFA Pension Index. These successes are no accident, and among the key ingredients is years of pragmatic and consensual policy making.
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Opinion Pieces
Can superfunds be the silver bullet for DB woes?
Consolidation as a means of achieving better outcomes for pension schemes is a growing trend. This was highlighted in the UK’s Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) 2018 White Paper on protecting defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.
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Features
Accounting Matters: Who sets the standards?
You are what you know, the saying goes. And it goes without saying that the 211 comment letters the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) received on its Primary Financial Statements (PFS) project will represent some diverse viewpoints.