Previous Top 1000 Pension Funds – Page 8
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Italy: Focus on flexibility
Lawmakers in Italy are increasing flexibility of access to pensions to soften the impact of the rising retirement age and boost savings
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The Netherlands: Still brooding on a new system
All stakeholders continue to work on creating a sustainable Dutch pension system
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Norway: Tax incentives for pension saving
Government plans taxation measures to encourage the population to save for retirement
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Portugal: Gradual improvements
Pensions gain from the country’s steady economic recovery
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Spain: Sustainability quest continues
Several strategies are being considered to ensure the country’s statutory pension scheme remains affordable
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Sweden: More freedom to invest
Rules limiting investment by national pensions buffer funds have been relaxed
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Switzerland: Reform hurdles to overcome
AV 2020 reform package faces public referendum as well as approval by the cantons
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UK: Expanding the rulebook
Pension schemes face a multitude of new regulations and guidelines
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IPE Top 1000: European pension assets grow by 9%
Europe’s pension funds now manage more than €6.7trn in combined assets, a year-on-year increase of 9.4%, according to IPE’s latest Top 1000 Pension Funds survey.
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Top 1000: Faint praise for IORP II compromise
Agreement on the final draft of the IORP II Directive has finally been reached. Susanna Rust outlines the key points
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Austria: Are times changing too swiftly?
Austria’s second pillar remains stuck amid inertia, market mistrust, political half-heartedness and global uncertainty
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Belgium: Uncertainty as new law kicks in quickly
Pension funds may remain attractive despite a move to reduce the minimum guarantee rate
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Denmark: A time of adjustments
The implementation of Solvency II into Danish law means there are now no large single regulatory issues outstanding
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Finland: Private sector funds subject to new solvency rules
The parameters of investment and liability risks of first-pillar funds have been re-calculated following a major overhaul of the country’s solvency framework
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France: Pension funds à la française
For the first time occupational pensions are to receive a dedicated regulatory underpinning of their own
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Special ReportGermany: On the pre-election reform drive
The German government is hoping to finalise a major reform of the pension system before key state elections in spring 2017
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Special ReportIceland: Back from the cold as funds diversify abroad
Iceland’s central bank is relaxing capital controls and encouraging the pension sector to look to a future without restriction
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Ireland: Desire for progress, lack of action
Ireland is on the verge of radical pension reform, with the government and regulator laying the groundwork for a defined contribution future
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Italy: Early retirement tops the agenda
Italy’s government responds to calls to increase flexibility in accessing the state pension, while second-pillar schemes search for solutions of their own
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Special ReportThe Netherlands: On the way to a new system
The Dutch cabinet is weighing up proposals for a new sustainable pension system that retains the support of younger workers and is fair to all generations
