Pension System – Page 95
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Opinion PiecesLetter from US: Aid without reform set to resolve the multi-employer pension plan crisis
Until March, The prospective collapse of multi-employer pension plans meant that over one million retired truck drivers, shop assistants, builders and other members of 186 schemes were at risk of losing their retirement benefits.
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Swedish pension lobbies seek more clarity on green infra regulations
Insurance Sweden and Swedish Occupational Pensions Association respond to FSA’s draft pensions regulation
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NewsPensionsEurope calls for multi-stakeholder pensions forum at EU level
Response to EC Green Paper on Ageing also reveals plans for ‘European Retirement Week’ in November
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NewsAsset management roundup: BlackRock launches EU PAB-based ETFs
Plus: Fidelity net-zero goals for its workplace pension strategy, name change for Standard Life Aberdeen
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NewsFormer pensions minister warns retired workers’ income set to fall dramatically
‘We have been living in a fool’s paradise when it comes to incomes at retirement,’ says Webb
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DB attribution project prompts warning from IFRS IC chair
The IFRS IC voted to confirm its tentative agenda decision concerning the attribution of periods of service under IAS 19
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NewsEIOPA opines on IORP cost reporting, DC scheme risk management
IORP II-related opinions aimed at enhancing supervisory convergence, feedback invited
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Alecta converts to IORP II entity; solvency rises in Q1
Sweden’s biggest pension provider opts out of Solvency II rules after quandary
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Members to decide on new pension arrangement for Dutch pharmacists fund
The fund is conducting a member survey which will also aim to map the average risk appetite of members
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NewsCDU plans June/July pension policies reveal in Germany’s electoral programme
While other political parties have already drafted plans on pensions, the CDU remains a work in progress, says DIA
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Trustee association shows concern about time and resources spent
Requwsts for information are often excessive and seem to disregard the regulatory framework within which pension schemes operate
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ABP funding ratio exceeds 100%
‘The chance of pension cuts over the coming years remains real,’ says Corien Wortmann–Kool, ABP president
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UK actuaries call for urgent action on risk transfer solutions
Risk is increasingly being transferred from institutions to individuals
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UK pension funds develop support for RI reporting challenge
Schemes supporting each other to manage ‘complex and demanding’ stewardship and responsible investment reporting obligations
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Swedish pension funds’ ethical council to step up biodiversity work
AP Funds’ Council on Ethics says biodiversity is coming up on the agenda after COVID-19
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NewsBaFin reviews solvency rules for Pensionskassen, Pensionsfonds
BaFin has currently 20 life insurers and 40 Pensionskassen under intense supervision
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Danish FSA sceptical about ATP’s hedging strategy overhaul
Ministry of Employment publishes internal document outlining financial watchdog’s series of misgivings
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Environment Agency Pension Fund adopts 2045 net-zero climate policy
Local authority pension fund eyes EU Paris-aligned benchmarks, climate change convenants for fixed income
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NewsSwiss schemes move forward to curb GHG emissions
Migros was included in Climate Alliance’s list as a green Pensionskasse for applying an ESG index that reduced CO2 intensity by 30%
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Border to Coast supports work to boost private markets ESG standards
Pensions pool CIO says ‘clear need to enhance’ ESG work in private markets
