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DAV and IVS welcome 'significant step' on German pensions but call for greater clarity


By Natalie Tuck

The German Association of Actuaries (DAV) and the Institute of Actuarial Experts (IVS) have hailed the recommendations made by the country’s Pension Security Commission as a “significant step” toward creating a sustainable retirement system but called for “greater clarity”.

In response to the proposals, the two organisations said further clarity was needed on the overall pension target, stronger support for occupational pensions, and an effective and efficient design of the proposed funded pension scheme


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Over the line

After years of delays, Ireland’s auto-enrolment system has finally crossed the try line. But while MyFutureFund has been welcomed as a landmark reform, concerns remain over aspects of its implementation and the wider changes reshaping the pensions landscape. David Adams reports

The resilience shield

European pension funds are redefining resilience as geopolitical instability, climate risk and digital dependence reshape the landscape. Beyond funding and investment risk, regulators are now focused on operational vulnerabilities – from cyber threats to reliance on non‑European IT providers – raising new questions about the role of pensions as critical financial infrastructure. Ellie Carric reports

The dollar dilemma

Currency hedging is back in focus as doubts emerge over the dollar’s traditional role as a safe haven. Against a backdrop of heightened volatility, European pension funds are reviewing their exposure to foreign exchange risk and the opportunities hedging can offer. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports

Sweden’s pension balancing act

Skandia head of public and regulatory affairs, Mattias Munter, speaks to Callum Conway about the strengths of Sweden’s multi-pillar pension system, the lessons from recent governance controversies, and why adequacy, trust and private savings reform will shape the sector’s future

Building better retirement outcomes

Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) Ireland CEO, Emer Kirk, speaks to David Adams about the impact of Ireland’s new auto-enrolment system and other recent and proposed changes to the country’s pension system

Built for another era

Recent pension reforms in Germany sought to reduce the pressure on the first-pillar system while encouraging growth in the secondand third-pillar schemes. How successful have they been?

The cost compass

The continent’s pension sector is rethinking fees and costs as regulators, providers and policymakers shift the debate from price alone in search for value for money, transparency and better longterm outcomes for savers. Pete Carvill reports

Joining forces

Paige Perrin explores the current trend of consolidation in the Icelandic pension sector and the wider impacts of a more concentrated market structure on competition, ownership and financial stability

Investing for the future

APK Pensionskasse AG chief investment officer, Manfred Brenner, sits down with Paige Perrin to discuss the fund’s investment priorities, its outperformance of the market and the upcoming changes to the Austrian pension system

Ask the industry

With artificial intelligence (AI)-related pension complaints appearing in Belgian

Pensions Ombudsman cases for the first time, is the wider European pensions industry prepared for a surge in saver-led decisions driven by AI? And what responsibility does the industry have to intervene?

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Bursting under the pressure

Belgium’s Arizona coalition is facing mounting pressure as it looks to push through sweeping pension reforms. Sandra Haurant explores whether the changes will bring more unrest than solutions

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Podcast: The benefits of private equity in pension fund portfolios
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, in which stock markets have seen increased volatility, combined with global low interest rates has led to alternative asset classes rising in popularity. Private equity is one of the top runners in this category, and for good reason.

In this podcast, Munich Private Equity Partners Managing Director, Christopher Bär, chats to European Pensions Editor, Natalie Tuck, about the benefits private equity investments can bring to pension fund portfolios and the best approach to take.

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