Pension System – Page 58
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News
DACH roundup: SOKA-BAU to strengthen private equity, infra investments
Plus: Pensionsfonds increase contracts; Swiss largest firms cut pension liabilities
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Finns favour immigration as way to fortify pension system
‘Surprising that Finns don’t support achieving better returns by increasing risk-taking,’ says Finnish Centre for Pensions director Paldanius.
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UK pensions industry faces instability as pensions minister Guy Opperman resigns
There is ‘a huge agenda of unfinished business’, says LCP’s Steve Webb
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PIMFA calls for PPF to compensate British Steel Pension Scheme members
Advice firms would still be required to pay redress by topping up an individual’s pension provision to a level which would be invested directly into the PPF
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Trust in Dutch pension funds shoots up to post-great financial crisis high
Confidence among the public in Dutch pension funds’ ability to meet their liabilities to pensioners has risen to 62%, the highest level since 2008
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Industry concerns of transfer delays as DWP, TRP amend guidance
‘There still remains a fundamental mismatch between the Regulator’s guidance and the wording of the legislation,’ says LCP
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Norway pension fund lobby criticises official tendering guide
‘Guide can be read as a defence for dominant player KLP,’ Drevsjø says of Pension Office’s 2022 guide for municipalities on tendering pension contracts
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UK firefighters win judicial review over pension costs
FBU issued formal pleadings to the high court, with other unions including Unite and GMB
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Switzerland roundup: Parliamentary committee to tackle second pillar reform
Plus: Cabinet recommends a vote for first pillar reform in referendum; Compenswiss to change accounting standards
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Spanish funds get back to reality with 2.8% returns to Q1 2022
In Q1 the best performance within alternatives came from commodities and infrastructure
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UK pension funds hit record £250bn surplus, research from PwC reveals
The increase was mainly driven by the continuing rise in long-term bond yields
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German regulator adds to guidelines for occupational schemes’ risk assessment reports
WTW survey: Pensionskassen demand simplification of supervisory rules
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UBS UK scheme extends longevity hedge by £500m
The longevity swap was adapted to cover the scheme’s DB deferred members over age 60 – a market first
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Markets slash pension savings for Danes – but debt shrinks too
Large equity declines in Q1 cause Danish pension assets to contract by 5%, while Nordic country’s mortgage model means household debt also shrank because of rising interest rates
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Pension fund for Dutch medical specialists indexes pensions by 3.7%
Today’s record-high inflation did not play a role in the decision to provide more indexation
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Iceland’s central bank plans to review pension fund activities
Despite strong growth of pension funds and increased activities, law has still not been updated, says supervisor
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Features
The Dutch pension sector needs to explain why we need to move to a new system
The Dutch pension system has been recognised for many years as one of the best in the world. According to the Global Pension Index of Mercer and CFA Institute, the Netherlands has the best pension system after Iceland.
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Opinion Pieces
Norway needs another pensions overhaul
It’s official – Norway’s state pension system needs another overhaul. The Pension Commission published its hefty report in June arguing for changes to make it socially sustainable – raising age limits, pegging minimum benefits to wage growth and shielding disability pensions from the effects of life expectancy adjustment.
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Newly-retired Finnish women get higher pensions after more paid work
Latest statistics show females retiring in 2021 received €200 a month more than earlier cohorts
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Smiths Group scheme completes £640m buy-in deal with Rothesay
The transaction secures benefits of remaining uninsured scheme members – DB liabilities for around 800 pensioners and a further 7,950 deferred members