All Pensions Briefing articles – Page 7
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Stay on top of benefits
Gail Moss reports on best practice to ensure pensioners receive the right benefit at the right time
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Austria can learn from Denmark
Birgit Vogt-Majarek, Dr Natalie Seitz and Jakob Arffmann explain how Austria’s pension system might benefit from the experiences of Denmark in promoting greater participation of the over-50s in the labour market
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Find the right provider
Gail Moss outlines how pension funds should manage the tender process to ensure they appoint the right providers
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Fears about Solvency II
Pension funds are broadly against Solvency II. Yet the EC is still assessing whether parts of it might apply to pension funds through a new IORP Directive, writes Nina Röhrbein
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Dutch fiduciaries maintain their guard
Fiduciary managers foresee greater demand for inflation-linked strategies and give a cautious welcome to some aspects of a still vague pension deal, writes Mariska van der Westen
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Too much of a good thing?
A well structured fund can enjoy a return premium of up to 1%. What governance structures should smaller pension funds aspire to? Gail Moss reports
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Seeking regulatory advantage
Gail Moss reports on the progress pension fund associations are making as they seek to influence future legislation
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Measuring pension fund costs
Gail Moss gives practical advice to trustee boards looking to manage investment fees and other costs
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Dark clouds from Europe
Hans Walter Scheurer discusses the recent European discussions on an appropriate European solvency regime for capital-backed occupational retirement provision
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Different policies on insurance
Using insurance firms to provide protection for pension fund liabilities is a popular solution among DB schemes. Gail Moss looks at the various forms these insurance policies can take
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Pressure to scale up to hold down costs
Gail Moss looks at how multinational companies are grappling with pension scheme underfunding in the face of rising longevity pension scheme underfunding in the face of rising longevity
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Best practice for the DC payout phase
As DC pension systems grow, it is crucial to ensure scheme members get the best possible value from their savings at the payout stage, finds Gail Moss
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Feathering the NEST
Jonathan Williams finds out how the UK’s National Employment Savings Trust is setting out to encourage new members to join
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Ways to make DC plans attractive
Gail Moss finds out how DC plans can be tailored to suit different types of individuals
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Structural importance
Although not a legal necessity, committees are important to the efficient running of pension schemes. Gail Moss looks at their requirements and role
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Regulating Europe
Gail Moss highlights key legislative and regulatory developments for pensions across seven European countries
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Resolving NEST’s relative unknowns
Until the recent annoucement by the UK government, there were a number of outstanding issues surrounding the National Employment Savings Trust. Jonathan Williams asks whether these have all been resolved
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US success story
The Thrift Savings Plan serves as something of a prototype for NEST. It has widened pension participation and demonstrated good returns, reports Maria Teresa Cometto
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A stitch in time
Predicting life expectancy is never easy. In addition to the more obvious factors that need to be considered, Swiss Re’s Daniel Ryan points out some less obvious but potentially beneficial ones
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FeaturesFocus on payment
Kerrin Rosenberg and Theo Kocken draw startling conclusions about the future shape of pension fund liabilities
