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Looking back: The most popular stories from 2024
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Looking back: The Pensions Age 2024 financial literacy focus
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NBIM acquires 80% stake in Paris office property
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EIOPA revokes several guidelines to avoid DORA overlaps
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Dutch pension fund BpfBOUW to switch to new pension rules in 2026
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Swedish Pensions Agency tasked with combating benefit fraud
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As we come to the end of 2024, we take a look back at our year-long focus on financial literacy, taking a closer look at some of the progress made to improve financial understanding, and the work still to be done
Posted: 23/12/24
As 2024 draws to a close, European Pensions takes a look back at some of the most-read stories from the year
Posted: 23/12/24
Norges Bank Investment Management, responsible for the investments of the Government Pension Fund Global, has agreed to acquire an 80 per cent interest in a Paris office property
Posted: 23/12/24
Dutch pension fund BpfBOUW will switch to the new pension rules, with effect from 1 January 2026
Posted: 20/12/24
The Danish pensions industry has welcomed the government's backing of a number of recommendations to boost public-private partnership investments
Posted: 20/12/24
The Swedish Pensions Agency has been tasked by the government to combat benefit fraud of the guarantee pension
Posted: 20/12/24
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has removed several previous guidelines in relation to Solvency II and the IORP II Directive to avoid overlaps and duplicates with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)
Posted: 20/12/24
The Dutch fund for the care and welfare sector Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn (PFZW) has acquired a 49 per cent stake in Penta Infra, through its investment manager, PGGM
Posted: 19/12/24
Sweden’s AP7 and AMF have strengthened the joint ownership they have in the property company, Urban Escape, with AP7 exercising its option to acquire a further SEK 3.57bn in shares
Posted: 19/12/24
Almost a quarter (23 per cent) of Dutch pension funds will increase pensions in full or in part (56 per cent) in 2025, research from the Dutch Federation of Pension Funds has found
Posted: 19/12/24
The trustees of the Airways Pension Scheme have agreed a £340m longevity swap with Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of MetLife, and Zurich Assurance Ltd
Posted: 19/12/24
The German Red Cross (Deutschen Rotes Kreuz) has outsourced the operational business of its pension fund to insurance firm Verka
Posted: 19/12/24
The Dutch fund for the care and welfare sector Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn (PFZW) has provided a €50m loan to support the development of residential care locations in the Netherlands
Posted: 18/12/24
Additional obligations should not be introduced in relation to the supervision of liquidity risk management (LRM) of Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision (IORPs), the Association of Paritarian Institutions (AEIP) has argued
Posted: 18/12/24
Just 6.5 per cent of the registers analysed in the dry run exercise on reporting the registers of information under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) successfully passed all quality checks, the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) have revealed
Posted: 18/12/24
Almost three quarters (74 per cent) of pension fund managers said the fund they work for would or was likely to increase contributions over the coming year, despite pension funds experiencing an improvement in their funded status, research from Ortec Finance has found
Posted: 18/12/24
The current funding ratio for Dutch pension fund PNO Media fell from 116.4 per cent at the end of October to 114.6 per cent at the end of November, its latest funding update has revealed
Posted: 18/12/24
Sweden’s Alecta has reduced the equity exposure in its defined benefit (DB) portfolio to 30 per cent, down from 35 per cent
Posted: 17/12/24
Regulatory action will not be taken against pension schemes that are unable to meet their pensions dashboards connection date because they are using a third party that has not completed its connection journey, the UK's Money and Pensions Service (Maps) has confirmed
Posted: 17/12/24
Insurance Sweden has warned that fraudsters are sending out emails pretending to be from the organisation
Posted: 17/12/24
Dutch Pensioenfonds Hoogovens’ current coverage ratio fell from 120.5 per cent in October to 119.1 per cent in November 2024, its funding update has found
Posted: 17/12/24
Denmark’s PFA is ranked highest for customer satisfaction, overall rating, and customer image, according to Aalund’s annual Company Pension Barometer
Posted: 17/12/24
Just 14 per cent of Danes are planning to contribute extra to their pensions before the end of the year, according to an Epinion survey conducted on behalf of Sampension
Posted: 16/12/24
Finnish earnings-related pension provider Varma has launched a €2.3bn exchange-traded fund (ETF), making it the largest equity fund investment of its kind in the world
Posted: 16/12/24
The pensions industry in the Netherlands has called on the Dutch government to create a “stable investment climate” and take a “leading role” in climate policy so that pension funds can contribute even more to the energy transition in the Netherlands
Posted: 16/12/24
Dutch pension funds ABP and bpfBOUW have invested in 75 new-build apartments in the yet-to-be-completed De Bison housing project in Maarssen, Netherlands
Posted: 16/12/24
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), responsible for the investments of the Government Pension Fund Global, has made a new investment in the logistics sector
Posted: 16/12/24
The current funding ratio of Pensioenfonds PostNL decreased slightly over the past month from 131.9 per cent in October to 131.7 per cent in November 2024, its latest update has revealed
Posted: 16/12/24
The solvency ratio of Finnish earnings-related pension providers increased in the third quarter of 2024 to 129.3 per cent, according to the Finnish Pension Alliance (Tela)
Posted: 13/12/24
The trustee of the Wates Pension Fund, together with Wates Group, have agreed to transfer members' defined benefit (DB) pension benefits to Clara, marking the first UK superfund transaction with a scheme with an active sponsor
Posted: 13/12/24
The German branch of WTW has added a buyout solution to its current derisking platform
Posted: 13/12/24
Occupational pension funds and insurers are “well-positioned” to absorb potential economic shocks, according to the latest analysis from the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
Posted: 13/12/24
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Posted: 13/12/24
Almost a third (30 per cent) of UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are yet to decide their endgame target, with many more willing to consider their options rather than move automatically to buyout, research from Russell Investments has revealed
Posted: 12/12/24
The Swedish Fund Selection Agency (FTN) has extended the tender period for actively managed global equity funds due to “significant interest” in the procurement
Posted: 12/12/24
Sweden’s KPA Pension, part of the Folksam Group, has invested SEK 2,100m in a fund focused on investing in the green transition
Posted: 12/12/24
The Dutch pension fund ABP, for those working in the public sector, has invested €11.5m in Next Sense a software developer that helps make buildings smarter and more energy efficient
Posted: 12/12/24
Healthy defined benefit (DB) pension scheme funding levels are expected to continue in 2024, Legal & General (L&G) has said, with average UK pension risk transfer (PRT) market volume expected to reach £45bn per annum
Posted: 11/12/24
The property companies of the Danish pension funds, AP Pension and PensionDanmark, have partnered with the Planetary Responsibility Foundation to establish measurement methods for the impact of construction on biodiversity
Posted: 11/12/24
Danish pension company Velliv has warned that a significant fall in returns could be in store in 2025, despite delivering near-record returns in 2024
Posted: 11/12/24
Global pension schemes are expected to increase their allocations to private assets and Asian emerging markets, a report from Create-Research and Amundi has revealed
Posted: 11/12/24
Denmark’s Sampension has invested in the sustainable property company Home Earth
Posted: 10/12/24
Insurance and Pension Denmark’s employer organisation F&P Arbejdsgiver has begun collective bargaining with the Danish insurance federation, Forsikringsforbundet
Posted: 10/12/24
Thames Water Utilities Limited has agreed a recovery plan with the trustees of the Thames Water Pension Scheme (TWPS) and Thames Water Mirror Image Pension Scheme (TWMIPS), which is aimed at reducing the deficit to zero by 2029
Posted: 10/12/24
The Dutch fund for the care and welfare sector Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn (PFZW) has invested in sustainable fuel through an investment in Elyse Energie
Posted: 10/12/24
Increased scrutiny on public disclosures is “driving measurable improvements” in pension transparency, the fourth Global Pension Transparency Benchmark has revealed
Posted: 10/12/24
Major issues are continuing to “plague” UK pension transfer regulations three years on from their introduction, according to Quilter
Posted: 09/12/24
Swedish pension provider AMF has distributed SEK 230m to 1.3 million pension savers
Posted: 09/12/24
Over seven in 10 Dutch people know something will change in the Dutch pension system, yet almost half are unable to name a concrete change, according to research Nibud
Posted: 9/12/24
Dutch mortgage funds received €2bn in new deposits from institutional investors, such as pension funds and insurers, over the first three quarters of 2024, less than in previous years, according to De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) figures
Posted: 9/12/24
The jointly owned investment company of the first, third and fourth Swedish AP funds, Polhem Infra, in partnership with funds managed by Prime Capital AG, has committed approximately €420m to construct a 265 MW Lynx wind farm portfolio in Lycksele, Sweden
Posted: 6/12/24
Workers across the Volkswagen company in Germany went on strike earlier this week in partial protest at plans by the automotive giant to cut pensions
Posted: 06/12/24
The Danish government has received an additional DKK 4.5bn in taxation from Danish pension returns this year, which Insurance and Pension Denmark (I&P Denmark) has said is a “massive” contribution to society
Posted: 6/12/24
Denmark’s Sampension has excluded the company behind Temu, PDD Holdings, following an investigation
Posted: 06/12/24
The Swedish Fund Selection Agency (FTN) has announced that actively managed Swedish and European small-cap funds will be the next fund categories to be procured for the premium pension fund platform
Posted: 6/12/24
Nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of Swedes who have transferred their occupational pension are unaware they have they done this, research from AMF has revealed
Posted: 6/12/24
The Avimo Pension Scheme has completed a £50m buy-in with Rothesay, securing retirement benefits of all 611 scheme members, including 416 pensioners and dependants and 195 deferred members
Posted: 5/12/24
The Dutch government has been urged to improve the investment climate for the housing market, as the Dutch Pension Federation argued that this could "pave the way" for long-term investments by pension funds in affordable housing
Posted: 5/12/24
Finnish occupational pension funds grew by €6bn during the third quarter of 2024, with a total of €267bn in assets at the end of the period, according to Finnish Pension Alliance (Tela) figures
Posted: 5/12/24
Austrian pension funds achieved an average investment return of 1.87 per cent in the third quarter of 2024, according to the Austrian Control Bank
Posted: 5/12/24
A total of SEK 54bn will be deposited into Swedish premium pension savers’ accounts this week, bringing the total pension contribution for this year to around SEK 655bn, the Swedish Pensions Authority has revealed
Posted: 5/12/24
Norges Bank has announced plans to exclude two companies from Norway's Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), following recommendations from the GPFG's Ethics Council
Posted: 5/12/24
Industry experts have suggested that there will be "little change" in pension policy following the Irish election, with the new government expected to be a coalition dominated by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael
Posted: 4/12/24
German pension association Arbeitsgemeinschaft für betriebliche Altersversorgung e.V. (ABA) has said it does not believe that a revised Pan-European Pension Product (PEPP) will “substantially contribute” to counteracting the growing pension gaps in many EU member states
Posted: 4/12/24
Dutch pension fund ABP has taken over Dutch mortgages worth €2.7bn from NIBC’s mortgage platform, containing mortgages that have been granted in the past five years for homes of around 10,000 Dutch households in the Netherlands
Posted: 4/12/24
Lærernes Pension has announced plans to divest from PDD Holdings, which owns the Chinese trading platform Temu, acknowledging that the ongoing screening of the company "should have been better"
Posted: 4/12/24
A fifth of Norwegian savers have checked where their employer invested their pension money, despite the vast majority believing it was important to invest in sustainable funds, research by Ipsos for Gjensidige Pensionsforsikring has found
Posted: 4/12/24
The indicative average Dutch coverage ratio remained stable at 116 per cent in November, analysis from Aon Netherlands has revealed
Posted: 4/12/24
IORPs should not be treated as non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs), given their social role and how they are regulated, PensionsEurope has said
Posted: 3/12/24
Strong action is needed to make pension systems more inclusive and resilient, secure better outcomes for savers and contribute to sustainable economic growth and innovation, analysis from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has suggested.
The report showed that, despite growth in assets, significant gaps in pension coverage remain, particularly for self-employed workers and employees not covered by collective agreements
The report showed that, despite growth in assets, significant gaps in pension coverage remain, particularly for self-employed workers and employees not covered by collective agreements
Posted: 3/12/24
The board of the Icelandic General Pension Fund has approved the investment strategy of the pension fund for 2025, including increased investment in foreign equities and bonds
Posted: 3/12/24
The majority (87 per cent) of Danes to some extent agree that if the retirement age does not increase as much as previously planned in the future, greater pension savings will be required and saving for retirement must be made politically more attractive, research from Sampension has found
Posted: 3/12/24
KION Group has completed a £250m full scheme buy-in transaction with Canada Life, securing the benefits of over 3,000 members and covering five different UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes within the group
Posted: 2/12/24
The Swedish 'respect gap', the difference in pension between those who have worked their entire professional life and those who have worked little or not at all, has decreased “significantly” in recent years, a report from Skandia has found
Posted: 2/12/24
Sex workers in Belgium have been granted full employment rights, including pensions, after a new law came into force on 1 December
Posted: 2/12/24
Two thirds of Swedes who transferred their pension money did not know that they moved away from a savings account with a guarantee to a savings account without, research from KPA has revealed
Posted: 2/12/24
Over three quarters (83 per cent) of the 50 largest Dutch pension funds now include biodiversity in their responsible investment policy, a report by the Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO) has found
Posted: 29/11/24
The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) have been urged to issue no-action letters to national competent authorities (NCAs) on the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) enforcement due to legal uncertainties
Posted: 29/11/24
The DAA Defined Contribution (DC) Retirement Savings Scheme, for workers at Dublin Airport and Cork Airport, has become the first Irish pension scheme to complete the country’s Cost Transparency Standard (CTS)
Posted: 29/11/24
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Posted: 29/11/24
A further delay to the start of auto-enrolment (AE) in Ireland until early 2026 would not be surprising, PensionsEurope chair and Irish Association of Pension Funds CEO, Jerry Moriarty, has said
Posted: 29/11/24
German bank Berenberg is going into a cooperative arrangement around pensions consulting with the firm Lurse Deutsche Pensions Treuhand
Posted: 28/11/24
UK pension funds are expected to be more resilient against climate change than their global peers, although some UK schemes could see their investment return declines exceeding 20 per cent from transition risks, analysis from Ortec Finance has revealed
Posted: 28/11/24
Ireland’s Pensions Authority is to look at introducing the option for in-scheme drawdown as part of its future plan, its director, John Gethin, has said
Posted: 28/11/24
The European Commission (EC) should focus more on advancing pension saving goals, and less on regulating products, Sigedis general director, Steven Janssen, has said
Posted: 28/11/24
Swedish pension fund AP7 has added two new companies to its blacklist due to the companies' large-scale operations in the oil industry without climate transition plans
Posted: 28/11/24
Aviva Investors has launched its third Long-Term Asset Fund (LTAF), the Aviva Investors Multi-Sector Private Debt LTAF
Posted: 27/11/24
Of the 480 Irish defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, the largest 30 schemes represent over 50 per cent of the assets and liabilities of the schemes, Pensions Authority data has revealed
Posted: 27/11/24
Pension funds, along with insurance companies, have become the primary contributors to impact investments in private, unlisted markets, a new report has found
Posted: 27/11/24
The City of Oslo has uncovered a discrepancy in the reporting of teachers' pensions to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund (SPK) for teachers employed by Osloskolen (Oslo School), dating back to November 2017
Posted: 27/11/24
The Dutch pensions regulator De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) has confirmed that Stichting Pensioenfonds PostNL has complied with a designation order to revise its funding agreement with its sponsoring employer
Posted: 26/11/24
The expected duration of active working life in Finland has increased more than life expectancy, analysis by the Finnish Centre for Pensions (ETK) has found
Posted: 26/11/24
The Wednesbury Pension Scheme has completed a £43m buy-in with Just Group
Posted: 26/11/24
The review of the IORP II Directive should be part of a more “comprehensive approach” towards the European Savings and Investment Union, according to European Commission DG FISMA, director, horizontal policies, Marcel Haag
Posted: 26/11/24
A “frank discussion” needs to be had with the pensions industry on the costs of products, according to European Commission DG FISMA, director, horizontal policies, Marcel Haag
Posted: 26/11/24
The majority (59 per cent) of European pensions industry experts believe government incentives or reforms would improve savings and pension sustainability for future generations the most
Posted: 26/11/24
The National Grid Electricity Group part of the Electricity Supply Pension Scheme has completed a £1.7bn buy-in with Aviva
Posted: 25/11/24
Dutch pension fund ABP has made a second investment in partnership with international real estate developer Greystar in a housing project of 560 rental homes in The Hague, Netherlands
Posted: 25/11/24
The world's largest 100 asset owners now hold a record $26.3trn in total assets, although pension funds saw the smallest growth rate, with assets held rising by 8.9 per cent from the previous year, analysis from Thinking Ahead Institute (TIA) has revealed
Posted: 25/11/24
A number of Nordic pension funds face losing capital on their investments in Swedish electric battery manufacturer Northvolt, following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in the United States
Posted: 25/11/24
It is time for the European pensions industry to act as Europe needs a competitiveness boost, European Parliament member, Stephanie Yon-Courtin, has argued
Posted: 25/11/24
Four Danish pension companies have entered into an agreement to establish a fund that will support the green transition in developing countries
Posted: 22/11/24
Finnish public sector pension contributions will be reduced by 0.4 percentage points in 2025 to 26.75 per cent, Keva has revealed
Posted: 22/11/24
The European pensions sector should address current challenges to foster resilience, innovation, and inclusivity, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) chairperson, Petra Hielkema, has said
Posted: 22/11/24
Higher numbers of pension cyber incident reports in the UK have increased the response time of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), according to research by law firm Eversheds Sutherland
Posted: 22/11/24
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Posted: 22/11/24
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) “stands ready” to implement and enforce regulations where needed and to flag areas requiring further action that are not within its current mandate, according to EIOPA chairperson, Petra Hielkema
Posted: 22/11/24
The New Crown Motor Sales Limited Staff Pension Scheme has completed a £2.2m buy-in with Just Group, securing the benefits of 36 members.
Posted: 21/11/24
The winners of the 13th annual Irish Pensions Awards were announced on Wednesday night at the highly anticipated gala dinner at The Round Room at the Mansion House in Dublin
Posted: 21/11/24
Denmark’s P+ has invested DKK 400m in a new global goals fund, which, via investments in the private sector in developing countries, is expected to help deliver on the UN's 17 global goals and ensure good returns for members' pensions
Posted: 21/11/24
The current funding ratio of Pensioenfonds PostNL fell slightly over the past month, dropping from 133.7 per cent in September to 131.9 per cent in October, its latest update has revealed
Posted: 21/11/24
Around half of Swedes mistakenly think that they need to make their own choices about their workplace pension, research from Sweden's AMF has found, raising concerns around how much savers understand about the occupational pension system
Posted: 21/11/24
The current funding ratio for Dutch pension fund PNO Media fell from 118.7 per cent in September to 116.4 per cent at the end of October, its funding update has revealed
Posted: 21/11/24
The Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) has published an updated version of its reporting standards, as the programme continues to move forward "with pace"
Posted: 20/11/24
German pension provider Versorgungsanstalt des Bundes und der Länder (VBL) has awarded a €1.25bn mandate to Nordea Asset Management (NAM), as part of its responsible investment strategy
Posted: 20/11/24
The transition to a green economy alone is “unlikely to threaten financial stability”, but when combined with other macroeconomic shocks, financial institutions may experience losses and disruption, according to the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA, and ESMA – the ESAs)
Posted: 20/11/24
The Danish Doctors Pension Fund (Lægernes Pension) has adopted a new climate policy that has seen it vote against 870 board candidates at this year’s annual general meeting (AGM) season
Posted: 20/11/24
The majority (69 per cent) of Danes want to retire gradually from the labour market when the time comes, a survey from PFA Pension and Wilke has found
Posted: 20/11/24
Stichting Beroepspensioenfonds Loodsen, the Dutch pension fund for pilots, has become the first scheme to receive approval from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) to transition to the new Dutch pension system
Posted: 19/11/24
The Swedish government has launched a consultation aimed at making the procurement process of the Swedish Fund Selection Agency (FTN), which selects funds for savers to invest their premium pension in, more efficient
Posted: 19/11/24
WTW has launched its LifeSight solution for the French occupational pensions market
Posted: 19/11/24
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has announced plans to merge its real assets and equities units to create a new Active Strategies division
Posted: 19/11/24
Danish pension company Akademkir Pension has defended holding government bonds in countries that appear on the EU's blacklist of tax havens, following press criticism
Posted: 19/11/24
A project that will see the most “significant system reform” for the earnings-related pension sector in Finland has entered the tendering stages, according to the Finnish Centre for Pensions (ETK)
Posted: 18/11/24
The horizontal approach to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is “presenting some challenges” for pension schemes, according to Pensions Europe
Posted: 18/11/24
Several Dutch pension funds have published October updates for their schemes, with all recording decreases to their policy ratios
Posted: 18/11/24
The UK government’s proposed draft collective defined contribution (CDC) pension legislation to extend CDC beyond single or connected schemes may be “unduly onerous”, the Society of Pension Professionals (SSP) has warned
Posted: 18/11/24
Norway’s KLP reported a return of 2.3 per cent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024, bringing its total return up to the end of Q3 7 per cent
Posted: 18/11/24
With the collapse of the German government, what now for the country's planned pension reforms? Pete Carvill explains the situation
Posted: 15/11/24
The government has published two consultations on its plans to create defined contribution (DC) and Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) pension 'megafunds', alongside the Pensions Investment Review interim report
Posted: 15/11/24
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Posted: 15/11/24
The number of pensioners receiving a Norwegian pension outside of the country has increased by 6.4 per cent in a year, according to figures from the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV)
Posted: 15/11/24
De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) is “worried about hacks” on pension funds and other financial institutions, its economist, Maurice Doll, has said
Posted: 14/11/24
A majority of German small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) are “sceptical” about pure defined contribution (DC) pension schemes, according to a joint report by Generali Deutschland and F.A.Z. BUSINESS MEDIA
Posted: 14/11/24
Swedish occupational pension and life insurance companies made a return of 7.4 per cent on their investments in the first three quarters of 2024, according to statistics from Insurance Sweden
Posted: 14/11/24
UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is set to announce plans to create 'pension megafunds' in her upcoming Mansion House speech, as part of a "radical" set of pension reforms designed to unlock billions of pounds of investment in infrastructure and local projects
Posted: 14/11/24
Three quarters of Danes who paid into an instalment pension this year could be at risk of facing an "unnecessary" tax bill as a result of not checking whether their payments will exceed the deduction ceiling, research from Sampension has revealed
Posted: 14/11/24
Danish pension provider Danica Pension has published a new strategy to enhance its customer offering and strengthen sustainability
Posted: 14/11/24
A group of institutional investors is calling on the European Parliament to reject a proposed delay of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
Posted: 13/11/24
Swedish pension provider AMF reported a total return of 8.6 per cent in the first three quarters, January to September, of 2024, it has revealed
Posted: 13/11/24
Insurance and Pensions Denmark (I&P Denmark) has welcomed an agreement to increase cooperation in the field of hydrogen between Denmark and the Netherlands, highlighting the deal as “good news” for the challenged renewable energy market in Denmark
Posted: 13/11/24
Retired women in the Netherlands receive an average of 40 per cent less from their pension than men, research from Wijzer in Geldzaken has revealed
Posted: 13/11/24
Pension funds are following an “industry-wide trend” of favouring passive management and are “increasingly viewing” exchange traded funds (ETFs) as “attractive investment vehicles”, according to PwC Luxembourg global fund distribution leader, Christophe Saint-Mard
Posted: 13/11/24
“Key areas of development” have been identified to improve the Swedish pensions dashboard’s retirement planning service
Posted: 13/11/24
utch financial institutions must “look beyond” the countries in which they are invested as they are “vulnerable” to geo-economic fragmentation through the value chains of the firms in which they invest, according to De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) director of monetary affairs and financial stability, Olaf Sleijpen
Posted: 13/11/24
Icelandic pension funds are against being subject to the same rules as banks and insurance firms, due to their “uniqueness” in that they have a social role in society
Posted: 12/11/24
The Pensions Age Spring Conference 2025 is now open for registration, offering pension schemes and those working in the industry the opportunity to both learn and network alongside their peers
Posted: 12/11/24
The Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has confirmed the occupational pension insurance contributions for the private sector for 2025
Posted: 12/11/24
The aggregate surplus of UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes increased to £485.1bn at the end of October 2024, up from £476bn at the end of September, the Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF) 7800 Index has found
Posted: 12/11/24
Denmark’s AkademikerPension has announced plans to invest DKK 685m in a new fund, which specialises in providing loans to companies and projects in developing countries that help meet the UN's global goals
Posted: 12/11/24
The Dutch pension fund ABP has increased its investment in ILX, a fund that provides sustainable loans to emerging countries, allowing countries and companies in Africa and Asia to start projects to combat climate change
Posted: 12/11/24
Less than one in 10 (9 per cent) listed high-risk companies invested in by Finnish earnings-related pension provider Varma have an action plan to address biodiversity loss within their operations, research from Varma has found
Posted: 11/11/24
“Almost all” German companies have switched to using a defined contribution occupational pension scheme for employees, according to WTW
Posted: 11/11/24
Real estate investments held by Finnish earnings-related pension providers are valued “largely in line with current market conditions”, according to a thematic review by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA)
Posted: 11/11/24
Age is the main factor for determining pension risk tolerance among PGB members, as younger participants are more willing to take risks with their pension savings, the Dutch pension fund found
Posted: 11/11/24
The Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has confirmed the life expectancy coefficient for 2025, which will reduce starting pensions by 5.241 per cent
Posted: 11/11/24
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), responsible for the investments of Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), has acquired an additional 10 per cent interest in a UK property
Posted: 11/11/24
The Dutch pension fund PME has committed €40m to an investment fund that invests in private companies with a circular business model, bringing its total allocation in this area to over €200m
Posted: 08/11/24
Denmark’s AP Pension has secured its largest contract to date with the addition of financial services firm, Nykredit, of which it is part owner
Posted: 08/11/24
Alecta’s board of directors has decided to increase defined benefit (DB) pensions by 1.6 per cent for 2025, aligning with inflation over the past year, resulting in a SEK 10bn distribution to customers
Posted: 8/11/24
Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is to raise awareness of the pensions gender gap with a planned visit to care institution, Ipse de Bruggen
Posted: 08/11/24
The Danish insurance and pension industry contributed DKK 18.3bn to the national treasury in 2024, according to Insurance and Pension Denmark (I&P Denmark)
Posted: 08/11/24
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Posted: 08/11/24
UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes reached a new record funding level in October, with a surplus of £330bn, PwC's Buyout Index has revealed
Posted: 07/11/24
“Suboptimal allocations” made by pension funds are “hindering financial growth for savers”, according to a report by Better Finance
Posted: 07/11/24
Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) has been recognised by the Global Pension Transparency Benchmark as the world's most transparent investment fund for the second year in a row, with a score of 100 points
Posted: 7/11/24
The Swedish Fund Selection Agency (FTN) has published its preliminary procurement plan for 2025, with planned tenders totalling 241.7bn
Posted: 07/11/24
The European Union’s only pan-European personal pension (PEPP) product “significantly outperformed” other UCITS and ETF funds in 2023, according to academic research
Posted: 07/11/24
The Government Pension Fund Norway (GPFN), managed by Folketrygdfondet, made a profit of NOK 5.6bn in the third quarter of 2024, its interim results reveal
Posted: 7/11/24
Nearly half (47 per cent) of Brits have expressed concern about the government's plans to bring pensions into the scope of inheritance tax, according to research by PensionBee
Posted: 06/11/24
The managing director of Iceland’s Frjálsi pension fund, Arnaldur Loftsson, has called for employees to be automatically enrolled into the country’s additional pension savings system
Posted: 06/11/24
The European Pensions Awards 2025 are open for entries
Posted: 06/11/24
The European Savings Institute (L'Observatoire de l'Epargne Européenne – OEE) has called for more transparency in the Belgian second and third pension pillars, as it noted that both pillars have experienced low returns over the longer term
Posted: 06/11/24
The Association of Pension Companies of the Czech Republic (APS) said the new pension scheme (DPS) was made up of more young people than older people
Posted: 6/11/24
One in four (25 per cent) Danish pension kroner is invested in the US so the outcome of the presidential election could have a “major impact” on Danes’ pension savings, according to Insurance and Pension Denmark (I&P Denmark)
Posted: 05/11/24
The Établissement de Retraite additionnelle de la Fonction publique (ERAFP) has invited tenders for three management mandates for a Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) World Convertible Bonds portfolio
Posted: 5/11/24
The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) have noticed “gradual improvements” in the quality and quantity of principal adverse impacts (PAI) disclosures reported under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)
Posted: 05/11/24
Further clarifications are needed around the UK government's plans to bring pensions into the scope of inheritance tax, industry experts have said, amid concerns that the changes could cause a "bureaucratic nightmare for grieving families"
Posted: 5/11/24
The Swedish Fund Selection Agency (FTN) has shared the final procurement specifications and given notice for the procurement of actively managed global equity funds, focusing on large and mid-cap companies in developed markets
Posted: 5/11/24
Danish pension fund ATP generated a return of DKK 10.6bn before tax in the first three quarters of 2024, corresponding to 9.7 per cent of the bonus potential, its quarterly report found
Posted: 5/11/24
Mercer, a Marsh McLennan business, has completed its acquisition of long-term savings specialist Cardano, for an undisclosed amount
Posted: 04/11/24
Swedish buffer funds AP2 and AP6 are against a proposal to consolidate the two funds into one fund, with the latter warning it risks a “significant reduction” in unlisted shares in the buffer fund system
Posted: 04/11/24
Danish pension company Velliv achieved returns in the third quarter of 2024 of between 3.1 per cent and 3.6 per cent on its VækstPension products for a typical customer with 15 years to retirement and with medium risk, its financial statement has revealed
Posted: 4/11/24
The indicative average Dutch coverage ratio fell to 116 per cent in October, analysis from Aon Netherlands has revealed
Posted: 04/11/24
Dutch pension funds have invested more in liquid, short-term investments, analysis from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) has found
Posted: 1/11/24
The unwinding of interest rate hedging as Dutch pension funds modify their investment strategies as they transition to the new system involves “significant risks”, according to the Dutch Federation of Pension Funds (Pensioenfederatie)
Posted: 01/11/24
Germany in 2024 has a series of interesting fringe parties dotted around the greyish, boring mass of mainstream politics, Pete Carvill explores what this means for German politics and pension policy
Posted: 01/11/24
Pensioenfonds PGB saw "good" returns on its investment portfolio, with an increase of more than 8 per cent since the end of 2023, its quarterly results have shown
Posted: 1/11/24
Danish pension provider Danica Pension made a profit of DKK 1.4bn in the first nine months of 2024 up from DKK 922m for the same period last year, its interim results reveal
Posted: 01/11/24
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Posted: 01/11/24
The Swedish Fund Selection Agency has announced the results of both its European and global equities tenders for the country’s premium pension fund platform
Posted: 31/10/24
The European institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs) sector is “stable” in regards to risks but there are “signs of vulnerabilities” stemming from market volatility, according to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority’s IORP Risk Dashboard
Posted: 31/10/24
The UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has announced plans to reduce tax-free overseas transfers of tax-relieved UK pensions, and to update the requirements for European Economic Area Overseas Pension Schemes
Posted: 31/10/24
The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) have published the final report on the draft implementing technical standards (ITS) regarding certain tasks of the collection bodies and functionalities of the European Single Access Point (ESAP)
Posted: 31/10/24
Swedes born between 1949 and 1954 were mostly satisfied with their financial situation in retirement, as 78 per cent of women and 85 per cent of men felt they were in a good or very good financial situation today, a survey from Insurance Sweden has found
Posted: 31/10/24
The UK government has announced plans to remove the concession for pension pots to be passed on to anyone free of inheritance tax (IHT) as part of Chancellor, Rachel Reeves', Autumn Budget
Posted: 30/10/24
Spanish individual plans and Voluntary Retirement Savings Providers (EPSVs) have recorded an increase in assets of 5,654 million in the first nine months of the year, an increase of 6.16 per cent, according to VDOS
Posted: 30/10/24
Finnish earnings-related pension provider Veritas made a return of 6.7 per cent in the first nine months of 2024, its interim results reveal
Posted: 30/10/24
The Swedish Fund Selection Agency (FTN) has extended the tender period for actively and passively managed Swedish equity funds
Posted: 30/10/24
The Finnish earnings-related pension index will be 3077 in 2025, increasing pensions by 1.31 per cent at the turn of the year, the Finnish Centre for Pensions (ETK) has said
Posted: 30/10/24
The Deutsche Bank Pension Scheme has completed a £1.1bn full buy-in with Legal & General (L&G), securing the retirement benefits of around 4,000 members
Posted: 29/10/24
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has signed a 15-year contract with Ireland’s Department of Social Protection (DSP) to implement and run the country’s automatic enrolment (AE) scheme, which will be known as ‘My Future Fund'
Posted: 29/10/24
The average funding ratio of Dutch pension funds dropped by 1 percentage point to 118.3 per cent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024, new statistics from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) reveal
Posted: 29/10/24
The prospect of an increasing retirement age is “not alarming” for young Danes, according to a study by Insurance and Pension Denmark (I&P Denmark)
Posted: 29/10/24
Over one in three (31 per cent) 56-65-year-old Danes said they have not checked their pension scheme this year, research by Sampension found
Posted: 29/10/24
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), responsible for the investments of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), has acquired a 97.7 per cent interest in an office property in San Francisco, USA, as part of a joint venture with DivcoWest
Posted: 29/10/24
The directors of the financial supervisory authorities in the Nordics have sent a joint letter to the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA, ESMA – the ESAs) calling for simpler regulation
Posted: 28/10/24
Sweden’s KPA Pension has said that although biodiversity is becoming an important focus in its pursuit of sustainable investment, “options are limited at present”
Posted: 28/10/24
Finnish earnings-related pension provider Varma made a return of 7.7 per cent, equivalent to €4.6bn, in the first nine months of 2024, its interim results reveal
Posted: 28/10/24
Finnish earnings-related pension provider Ilmarinen made an investment return of 7.4 per cent for the period from January to September 2024, equal to €4.4bn, its interim results reveal
Posted: 28/10/24
The Danish pension and insurance industry paid DKK 250m in the first year of the country’s special tax on the financial sector, according to analysis by Insurance and Pension Denmark (I&P Denmark)
Posted: 28/10/24
Proposed changes by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) to Dutch pension fund environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting statements “offer no added value” and “completely misses the target”, according to the Dutch Federation of Pension Funds (Pensioenfederatie)
Posted: 25/10/24
Finnish earnings-related pension provider Elo made a return of 7 per cent, equivalent to €2.1bn, in the first nine months of 2024, which it attributed to the strong performance of listed equities
Posted: 25/10/24
Pensioners are not overrepresented in the group with the lowest incomes, Alecta's annual survey of Swedish pensioners’ financial situation has found
Posted: 25/10/24
A draft bill on reforming Germany’s third-pillar pension system is likely to cause “lasting damage” to occupational pension provision, according to the German pension association Arbeitsgemeinschaft für betriebliche Altersversorgung e.V.(aba)
Posted: 25/10/24
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Posted: 25/10/24
Women in Sweden are at risk of receiving "significantly" lower pensions than men, despite the pay gap gradually closing, a report by Skandia has found
Posted: 24/10/24
The UK's HMRC repaid more than £44m to people who overpaid tax when they flexibly accessed their pensions in Q3 2024, the latest government Pension Schemes Newsletter has revealed
Posted: 24/10/24
German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has indicated that the country could add further flexibility to its retirement age in a bid to attract migrant workers
Posted: 24/10/24
Finnish public pension provider Keva, responsible for funding local government pensions, reported a return of 7.2 per cent, equivalent to €4.7bn, in the first nine months of 2024
Posted: 24/10/24
More than half (57 per cent) of Danes said the increasing financial benefits of staying in the labour market longer could make them consider delaying retirement, according to research from Sampension
Posted: 24/10/24
The Swedish parliament (Riksdag) has voted unanimously in favour of a government proposal to allow more flexible rules on payments from pension insurance and pension savings accounts
Posted: 23/10/24
The current coverage ratio of the Netherlands’ Pensioenfonds Hoogovens fell from 123.6 per cent to 122.6 per cent in September, its latest funding update has revealed
Posted: 23/10/24
Sweden’s Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) has closed its investigation into Nordnet Pensionsförsäkring AB
Posted: 23/10/24
The Dutch pension fund ABP achieved a positive investment return of 4.6 per cent, equal to €23.4bn, in the third quarter despite its financial position deteriorating slightly, its quarterly report has shown
Posted: 23/10/24
Asset under management (AUM) at Swedish pension provider Skandia increased by SEK 56bn from the start of the year up to the end of the third quarter (Q3)
Posted: 23/10/24
A global coalition of investors, including 27 pension funds and asset owners, has urged governments around the world to take "ambitious" policy and regulatory action to halt and reverse global biodiversity loss
Posted: 23/10/24
More than half (55 per cent) of UK annuity buyers in the past year have shopped around for the best terms and switched from their existing provider, Origo data has revealed
Posted: 22/10/24
France’s SGAM AG2R La Mondiale posted a net result of €121m for the first half of the year
Posted: 22/10/24
Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) made a "positive" return of 4.4 per cent, equal to NOK 835bn, in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024, according to Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM)
Posted: 22/10/24
Dutch financial regulator De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) has said that pension funds and insurers in the Netherlands are “financially sound” but their solvency “remains vulnerable”
Posted: 22/10/24
Norway’s Supreme Court has granted an appeal for a case relating to guard and vessel pensionable allowances in the country’s armed forces
Posted: 21/10/24
Finnish earnings-related pension provider Ilmarinen has announced it will make several redundancies as it “streamlines its organisation”
Posted: 21/10/24
Sweden’s income pension and other supplementary pensions will increase by 4 per cent in January 2025, the Swedish Pensions Agency has revealed
Posted: 21/10/24
The total assets under management (AUM) at the world’s 500 largest asset managers reached USD 128trn at the end of 2023, according to research from the Thinking Ahead Institute
Posted: 21/10/24
Swedish pension provider Alecta reported an 8.7 per cent return on its Optimal Pension portfolio for the period from 1 January to 30 September 2024, according to its latest quarterly figures
Posted: 18/10/24
Nordea Liv has announced its decision to delay de-risking pension savers’ investment portfolios by five years, after it posted strong quarter three (Q3) results
Posted: 18/10/24
The pension liabilities of the Dutch pension fund PME, for those working in the tech and metal sectors, increased to €51.6bn in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024
Posted: 18/10/24
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Posted: 18/10/24
Germany’s faltering pension system is the reason behind the country’s placement at 20 in the most recent Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index 2024
Posted: 18/10/24
PensionsEurope has urged the European Commission to clarify the legal definition of ICT services under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and whether it includes regulated financial services
Posted: 17/10/24
Dutch pension asset manager PGGM has joined a group of investors committing to the latest financing round of energy startup, RIFT
Posted: 17/10/24
The UK's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is looking at the role collective defined contribution (CDC) pensions can play in decumulation, as it considers the next step for CDC
Posted: 17/10/24
The committee for the Swedish insurance employees’ occupational pension agreement (FTP) has selected Alecta as its defined contribution (DC) default provider, following a procurement process
Posted: 17/10/24
The Dutch pension asset manager APG has published its second annual Stewardship Overview, highlighting the activities it carried out on behalf of its clients in 2023
Posted: 16/10/24
The UK's Pensions Minister, Emma Reynolds, has refused to rule out the option of mandating pension investments as part of the push to encourage greater pension investment in UK growth
Posted: 16/10/24
Denmark’s PFA will tighten the requirements for investments in its PFA Klima Plus product from 1 April 2025
Posted: 16/10/24
Pensioenfonds PostNL and PNO Media have published funding updates for September, with both funds experiencing decreases
Posted: 16/10/24
Preparing for a good life in retirement needs a “rethink” and should be done so “holistically”, according to European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority chair, Petra Hielkema
Posted: 15/10/24
Eighty-eight per cent of global institutional investors and wealth managers predict there will be an increase in pension funds locking in gains from strong equity performance to rebalance portfolios to fixed income as they are anticipating high levels of volatility in equity markets
Posted: 15/10/24
The Netherlands has retained the top spot on the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index 2024, with a score of 84.8 followed by Iceland (83.4) and Denmark (81.6)
Posted: 15/10/24
Sweden’s AP4 has partnered with Invesco to analyse the current landscape of carbon neutrality and explore the risks and opportunities associated with temperature alignment for investors
Posted: 14/10/24
The Actuarial Association of Europe (AAE) has appointed four new members to its committee and panel and re-elected a board member, following its latest elections
Posted: 14/10/24
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and the European Commission (EC) have been criticised for their lack of action on enforcing cross-border pension rules
Posted: 14/10/24
The Church of England Pensions Board has completed a £145m buy-in with Aviva, meaning that all pensions within the Church Workers Pension Fund (CWPF) Defined Benefit (DB) Scheme are now backed by insurance policies
Posted: 11/10/24
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Posted: 11/10/24
Dutch pension fund Pensioenfonds UWV reported that its current funding ratio fell to 119.8 per cent in September 2024, down from 120.6 per cent in August
Posted: 11/10/24
Increases in the Finnish retirement age have increased employment for employees and entrepreneurs far more than for white-collar workers, analysis from the Finnish Centre for Pensions (ETK) has revealed
Posted: 11/10/24
The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) has published its work programme for the year ahead, outlining plans to prioritise strengthening digital resilience and sustainability disclosures in 2025
Posted: 10/10/24
Pension gaps should be addressed now to avoid a future pension "crisis” that could be much harder to manage than today’s challenges, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) chair, Petra Hielkema, has said
Posted: 10/1/24
The CO2 footprint of Dutch insurers and pension funds was ‘clearer’ from 2020-21, according to analysis by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)
Posted: 10/10/24
Irish Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, has signed the commencement order that will see the first enrolments under the Auto Enrolment Retirement Saving System begin on 30 September 2025
Posted: 10/10/24
The European Union must not enforce pension funds to invest in Europe’s Capital Markets Union (CMU) but instead work to attract them, PensionsEurope CEO/secretary general, Matti Leppälä, has said
Posted: 09/10/24
"Careful policy action" is needed to unlock pension capital to help deliver on the government's clear power by 2030 mission, an industry report, Mobilising pension capital for net zero: a policy blueprint for the UK, has suggested
Posted: 9/10/24
The review of the IORP II Directive will not bring “big change” to cross-border pensions, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) chair, Petra Hielkema, has said.
Speaking at the CBBA-Europe Annual Conference in Brussels yesterday (8 October), Hielkema said there is “very little” cross-border pension activity, despite activity growing on the insurance side
Speaking at the CBBA-Europe Annual Conference in Brussels yesterday (8 October), Hielkema said there is “very little” cross-border pension activity, despite activity growing on the insurance side
Posted: 09/10/24
The number of Finnish earnings-related Employees Pensions Act (TyEL) pension transfers amounted to €941.1m in the third quarter of 2024, according to the Finnish Pension Alliance (Tela)
Posted: 9/10/24
Dutch pension fund PFZW, alongside other investors, has submitted a proposal to Nike urging the company to pay more attention to how the workers in their factories are treated
Posted: 8/10/24
Finnish occupational pension companies and central labour market organisations have submitted their calculations and proposals for contribution levels in 2025 to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Posted: 8/10/24
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation on draft regulations to extend collective defined contribution (CDC) provision beyond single or connected schemes
Posted: 8/10/24
The net assets under management in the Romanian pillar II pension system have reached RON 150bn (€30bn), as at 7 October 2024, of which almost a third represents the net gain from investments, according to the Association for Privately Administered Pensions in Romania (APAPR)
Posted: 8/10/24
Ireland’s automatic enrolment pension scheme will be known as My Future Fund, according to reports
Posted: 07/10/24
A number of unions have raised concerns over plans to reform Germany's tax-supported private pension provision, with concerns that underlying political disagreements could be impacting policy
Posted: 7/10/24
More than a third (36 per cent) of Estonians are concerned that their pension savings will not be enough for retirement, with even more uncertainty in other Baltic countries, research from Luminor has revealed
Posted: 7/10/24
The Royal Mail Collective Plan launched today (7 October), in what has been highlighted as the start of a ”new pensions era".
The new scheme, which is the UK's first collective defined contribution (CDC) scheme, is set to offer over 100,000 Royal Mail employees a cash lump sum and an income in retirement
The new scheme, which is the UK's first collective defined contribution (CDC) scheme, is set to offer over 100,000 Royal Mail employees a cash lump sum and an income in retirement
Posted: 7/10/24
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Posted: 4/10/24
The indicative average coverage ratio of Dutch pension funds fell slightly to 118 per cent in September, the latest analysis from Aon Netherlands has revealed
Posted: 4/10/24
Many self-employed workers are at risk of receiving a low pension, with “barely” seven in 10 self-employed people having their own pension savings, research from the Swedish Pensions Authority has revealed
Posted: 4/10/24
The German Federal Ministry of Finance has published a long-awaited draft bill to reform the private pension system, which is intended to provide more opportunity, flexibility and transparency with new subsidized pension provision products
Posted: 4/10/24
The Swedish Fund Selection Agency (FTN) has presented its preliminary procurement specification for the upcoming procurement of actively managed global equity funds.
The procurement, which will be announced in November, will focus on large and mid-cap companies in developed markets
The procurement, which will be announced in November, will focus on large and mid-cap companies in developed markets
Posted: 3/10/24
Dutch pension provider APG, acting on behalf of ABP, has invested in 249 affordable and sustainable apartments as part of a €400m partnership with bpfBOUW
Posted: 3/10/24
UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes' funding positions remained stable in September, with an "extremely positive" aggregate surplus of around £186bn, analysis from XPS Pensions Group has revealed
Posted: 3/10/24
Swedish pension company, Alecta, has invested around SEK 100m in Polarium, a Swedish company that produces solutions for energy storage and energy optimisation, using the company's advanced lithium-ion batteries
Posted: 3/10/24
Thomas Miller & Co Ltd Retirement Benefits Scheme has completed a £140m full-scheme buy-in with Aviva, covering all members of the scheme
Posted: 2/10/24
Danish pension provider PFA has seen a “significant” return of 11.8 per cent in the first nine months of 2024
Posted: 2/10/24
The auto-enrolment (AE) retirement savings scheme in Ireland will commence from 30 September 2025, the Irish government has confirmed
Posted: 2/10/24
The Danish Prime Minister has confirmed that the Folketing will vote to raise the retirement age to 70 from 2040 as part of the legislative programme next year
Posted: 2/10/24
Almost half (47 per cent) of pension experts anticipate the UK bulk annuity market to reach between £50bn and £60bn next year, according to Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) research
Posted: 1/10/24
The Irish Pensions Authority (IPA) has said that it is “disappointing” that some qualifying pension schemes were still not compliant with the provisions of the IORP II Directive.
In the IPA’s Annual Report and Accounts, pensions regulator, Brendan Kennedy, noted that the vast majority of occupational pension schemes had decided to wind-up and transfer assets and, where relevant, contributions, to master trusts or personal retirement savings accounts (PRSA)
In the IPA’s Annual Report and Accounts, pensions regulator, Brendan Kennedy, noted that the vast majority of occupational pension schemes had decided to wind-up and transfer assets and, where relevant, contributions, to master trusts or personal retirement savings accounts (PRSA)
Posted: 1/10/24
Life expectancy assumptions from the Royal Dutch Actuarial Association are “significantly higher” than possible alternative projections, analysis from LCP has found
Posted: 1/10/24
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), responsible for the investments of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), has agreed to acquire a 65 per cent interest in the office section of the Les Ateliers Gaité property
Posted: 1/10/24
The Danish pensions industry is ready to invest in commercial ports in the country through “properly designed” financing models, such as public-private partnerships (PPPs) and blended finance, Insurance and Pension Denmark (I&P Denmark) has said
Posted: 30/09/24
The launch date for Ireland’s automatic enrolment (AE) pension system has been announced as 30 September 2025, confirming another delay
Posted: 30/09/24
Pension transfer activity in the UK hit a record low of an annualised rate of 14 members in every 1,000 transferring their benefits to alternative arrangements in August, data from XPS Group has revealed
Posted: 30/09/24
Finnish earnings-related pension provider Varma has set out its key sustainability considerations in line with the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which came into force this year
Posted: 30/09/24
The Dutch pension fund ABP has invested €240m in a fund focused on renewable energy in the Asia-Pacific region, with a specific focus on Japan
Posted: 27/09/24
The assets of Finnish earnings-related pensions were boosted by the performance of listed equities in the first half (H1) of 2024 despite a “sluggish” Finnish economy, according to data from the Finnish Pension Alliance (Tela)
Posted: 27/09/24
Pensjonskasse Foreningen chief executive officer, Christer Drevsjö, discusses the Norwegian Ministry of Finance’s initiative to enhance private occupational pensions, with a focus on paid-up policies
Posted: 27/09/24
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Posted: 27/09/24
The bulk annuity market in the UK saw £15.1bn worth of transactions in the first half of 2024 across a "record" number of deals, research from Aon has found
Posted: 26/09/24
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has launched a consultation on its draft opinion on the supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provisions’ (IORP) exposure to liquidity risks
Posted: 26/09/24
An increasing number of young people in Finland are applying for disability pensions due to mental health issues. Elo’s EVP of workability, Kati Korhonen-Yrjänheikki, highlights the available solutions to support these young workers
Posted: 26/09/24
Germany’s Professional Association for Occupational Pensions (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für betriebliche Altersversorgung, or ABA) has called for a strengthening of occupational pension schemes across the continent
Posted: 26/09/24
Individual Spanish pension plan assets increased by approximately €327m in August, according to the latest statistics from VDOS
Posted: 26/09/24
The Dutch pension fund Stichting Shell Pensioenfonds (SSPF) has appointed BlackRock as its fiduciary manager, following a “rigorous selection process”
Posted: 25/09/24
Private market investments could help boost the level of pension engagement and contributions among defined contribution (DC) members, which remains low, according to research from Legal and General (L&G)
Posted: 25/09/24
The number of Finnish earnings-related pension recipients living in Estonia has increased by 400 per cent over the past 10 years, an analysis by the Finnish Centre for Pensions (ETK) has found
Posted: 25/09/24
Danish pension funds are “leading the way” with a total of DKK 343bn allocated to climate investments, according to Insurance and Pension Denmark (I&P Denmark)
Posted: 25/09/24
Nearly half (47 per cent) of UK defined benefit (DB) schemes reported a surplus position in tranche 17, up from 32 per cent in tranche 14, research from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has revealed
Posted: 24/09/24
Arbeitsgemeinschaft für betriebliche Altersversorgung e.V. (ABA) secretary general and PensionsEurope vice chair, Klaus Stiefermann, discusses why European policymakers should avoid one-size-fits-all solutions
Posted: 24/09/24
Danish pension provider PFA has acquired two US forest farms in Alabama and Arkansas
Posted: 24/09/24
Pension contributions to Denmark’s Sampension set a new record in the first six months of the year
Posted: 23/09/24
Amundi has announced the launch of two new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) aimed at expanding its equity ETF portfolio
Posted: 23/09/24
PensionsEurope has warned that a proposal made by the Hungarian presidency of the Council of the European Union on the Financial Data Access Regulation (FIDA) would not rule occupational pensions out of its scope
Posted: 23/09/24
Nest has agreed a partnership with Legal & General (L&G) and Dutch pension fund, PGGM, collectively investing up to £1bn into build to rent schemes across the UK
Posted: 23/9/24
The Dutch pension sector is “taking serious steps” towards a controlled and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI), the Dutch Pension Federation has said
Posted: 20/09/24
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Posted: 20/09/24
PensionDanmark has invested USD 10m in the American quantum computing firm Atom Consulting
Posted: 20/09/24
Dutch Pension Federation Brussels office head, Matthies Verstegen, and policy adviser, Mark Boumans, discuss pension funds’ progress with the transition to the new Dutch pension system
Posted: 20/09/24
The average solvency ratio of Finnish earnings-related pension providers increased to 128.5 per cent at the end of the second quarter (Q2), new data from the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has revealed
Posted: 19/09/24
Schroders Capital has received regulatory permission to launch its third Long-Term Asset Fund (LTAF), which is the first dedicated to UK venture capital
Posted: 19/09/24
Lithuanian pension savers have saved more than €8bn in the country’s defined contribution (DC) pension system, Lithuanian Investment and Pension Funds Association (LIPFA) chair, Tadas Gudaitis, has revealed
Posted: 19/09/24
The assets under management (AUM) of the eight Austrian corporate severance funds (BVK) increased by 2.57 per cent in the second quarter of 2024, the Financial Markets Authority Austria (FMA) has revealed
Posted: 18/09/24
Swedish occupational pension companies lagged behind life insurance companies in the country during the second quarter of 2024, analysis by Insurance Sweden has found
Posted: 18/09/24
The Merseyside Pension Fund has completed a £200m buy-in with Aviva, securing the benefits of around 2,500 scheme members, attributable to Arriva Merseyside Ltd
Posted: 18/09/24
The start date for Ireland’s forthcoming auto-enrolment (AE) pension scheme will be confirmed in the Budget 2025, taking place on 1 October, Ireland’s Department of Social Protection (DSP) has confirmed
Posted: 18/09/24
The presentation of the new European commissioners by Commission President, Ursula Von der Leyen, sends a “strong signal” according to Insurance and Pension Denmark (I&P Denmark)
Posted: 18/09/24
The UK government has been urged to make a number of auto-enrolment reforms, after analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found that around 5 to 7 million people are on track for inadequate retirement incomes
Posted: 16/9/24
Over a third (35 per cent) of retired Finnish couples said they occasionally have disagreements about their finances, research from the Finnish Centre for Pensions (ETK) has found
Posted: 17/09/24
Dutch pension funds and administrators have been urged to be more discerning about the completeness and substantiation of their transition plans and documents, ahead of the 1 January 2025
Posted: 17/9/24
Swedish pension fund AP7 has invested SEK 2bn in bonds with a focus on oceans and water purification, known as ‘blue’ bonds
Posted: 17/9/24
The Dutch Pension Federation has launched a consultation with the Employee Insurance Agency (UWV) and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment to identify potential issues around supplementary disability pensions
Posted: 16/9/24
The current funding ratio of Pensioenfonds PostNL rose from 133.3 per cent in July to 133.9 per cent in August 2024
Posted: 16/09/24
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is expanding its engagement with administrators to drive better outcomes for savers, with plans to engage with a further 10 to 15 administrators as part of this
Posted: 16/9/24
The current coverage ratio of Dutch pension fund Pensioenfonds Hoogovens rose from 123.1 per cent to 123.6 per cent in August, its latest funding update has revealed
Posted: 16/9/24
Danish pension company AP Pension returned DKK 7.98bn on its investments in the first half of 2024, down slightly from the DKK 8.46bn return in H1 2023, its half-year results have shown
Posted: 13/9/24
Folksam LO Pension and Swedbank Insurance have topped a list comparing Swedish pension companies’ fund returns over the past 10 years
Posted: 13/9/24
Pensions Minister, Emma Reynolds, has said there is “no really good reason” why UK pension funds should not be investing in the UK economy, when there are lots of other pension funds that are
Posted: 13/9/24
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Posted: 13/9/24
The Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) has published updated versions of the dashboards technical standards and the code of connection, to be used by pension schemes and providers in the UK when preparing for connection
Posted: 12/9/24
Switzerland has overtaken Norway to become the country with the best retirement security in 2024, according to the Natixis Investment Managers (IM) Global Retirement Index (GRI)
Posted: 12/9/24
The volume of assets in the individual pension scheme system in Spain increased by €311m to €90.05bn in August 2024, according to the latest figures from Inverco
Posted: 12/9/24
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has published a paper on the future of the Pan-European Pension Product (PEPP), outlining the reasons behind its limited uptake and proposed reforms
Posted: 11/9/24
Zedra has announced that it has acquired a Polish accounting and corporate services provider, Blackstones
Posted: 11/9/24
Finns’ occupational pension funds grew by €10bn during the first half of the year, with a total of €261bn in assets at the end of the period, figures from the Finnish Pension Alliance (Tela) have revealed
Posted: 11/9/24
The Confederation of German Employers’ Associations (BDA) has raised concerns around the limitations of the government’s plans to encourage people to stay in work longer
Posted: 11/9/24
Swedish pension fund AP3 has raised concerns regarding the development of climate goals, highlighting the lowering of companies’ ambitions and the stewardship actions of investors
Posted: 11/9/24
The Swedish Fund Selection Agency (FTN) has confirmed the final procurement specifications and given notice for the procurement of actively and passively managed Swedish equity funds, focusing mainly on large and mid-cap companies
Posted: 10/9/24
Employers’ concerns about the adequacy of defined contribution (DC) pension adequacy in the UK are growing, with only a quarter believing their DC pension provision will enable their employees to have a comfortable retirement, research from WTW has found
Posted: 10/9/24
The number of pensioners in Denmark has increased for 19 consecutive months and is at its highest level in more than four years, according to data from the Agency for Labor Market and Recruitment
Posted: 10/9/24
The volume of assets in the individual pension scheme system in Spain increased by a further €634m in July 2024, according to the latest figures from Inverco
Posted: 10/9/24
The European Union Court of Justice has ruled that, if a payment to pension fund participants depends primarily on the investment result, no value-added tax (VAT) on management is due from Dutch pension funds
Posted: 9/9/24
The assets of the top 300 pension funds increased by 10 per cent in 2023, although they are yet to return to the previous high seen in 2022, Thinking Ahead Institute’s latest analysis has revealed
Posted: 9/9/24
Austrian pension funds’ assets under management rose by 1.55 per cent to €27.60bn in Q2 2024, marking a €421.68m increase compared to the end of Q1, a report from the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) has revealed
Posted: 9/9/24
The UK’s pension risk transfer (PRT) market is on track for one of its largest years ever, Legal & General (L&G) has said, after its analysis found that full-year volumes across the UK market are likely to exceed £40bn in 2024
Posted: 9/9/24
Norweigan pension funds saw “positive” returns and “good” results in the first half of 2024, with their buffer increasing by NOK 7.2bn, according to the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet)
Posted: 6/9/24
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Posted: 6/9/24
Norges Bank has announced plans to exclude six companies from the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), following recommendations from the GPFG's Council on Ethics
Posted: 6/9/24
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a call for evidence to help inform the first phase of its pension investment review, which will aim to boost investment, increase pension pots and tackle waste in the pensions system
Posted: 5/9/24
Swedish pension company AMF returned 5.7 per cent on its investments in the first half of 2024, its half-year results have revealed
Posted: 5/9/24
The Finnish Centre for Pensions (ETK) has launched a new digital learning game about occupational pensions, in partnership with the Youth Academy
Posted: 5/9/24
The German cabinet has approved plans to encourage people to stay in work longer
Posted: 05/09/24
The Coats UK Pension Scheme has completed a £1.3bn buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation, covering the remaining 80 per cent of the scheme's liabilities
Posted: 5/9/24
Premium payments to life and pension insurance increased by SEK 23bn in Q2 2024, representing a 32 per cent increase compared to the same period last year, Swedish insurance and occupational pensions association, Svensk Försäkring, has revealed
Posted: 4/9/24
The majority of Estonian people contributing to the third pension pillar save less than 5 per cent of their salary into the voluntary fund, according to research from Luminor
Posted: 4/9/24
UK pension investment manager and administrator Railpen has acquired a 25 per cent stake in Nordic municipal waste collection operator, Verdis (formerly Urbaser Nordic)
Posted: 4/9/24
The Danish pension industry's investments in the green transition have reached DKK 343bn, Denmark’s Forsikring & Pension (F&P) has found
Posted: 4/9/24
The combined IAS19 pensions surplus for UK FTSE 100 defined benefit (DB) pension schemes stood at around £60bn as at 31 August, broadly unchanged over the past two months, LCP’s Pensions Explorer has revealed
Posted: 3/9/24
The average funding ratio of Dutch pension funds rose to 120 per cent in August, the latest analysis from Aon Netherlands has revealed
Posted: 03/09/24
Swedish Volvo Pension Scheme, VFF Pension, made a profit of TKR 873,732 profit in H1 2024, before tax, its interim results have revealed
Posted: 3/9/24
The trustee for the National Grid UK Pension Scheme (NGUKPS) has outsourced its provision of executive, governance and risk management services to LCP
Posted: 02/09/24
The Danish pension replacement rate was 71 per cent in 2022, calculations by Insurance and Pension Denmark (I&P Denmark) have revealed
Posted: 02/09/24
The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP4) made a return of 6.9 per cent, after costs, in the first half of 2024
Posted: 02/09/24
The funding position of UK FTSE 350 defined benefit (DB) pension schemes decreased slightly on an accounting basis in July, falling from £85bn to £83bn, Mercer’s latest Pensions Risk Survey update has revealed
Posted: 30/08/24
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Posted: 30/08/24
Danish pension provider PFA made a profit of DKK 1,336m, before tax, in the first half of 2024, its interim results reveal
Posted: 30/08/24
Swedish pension company KPA Pension returned 5.5 per cent in the first six months of 2024, up from 4.9 per cent during the same period last year, its half-year results have shown
Posted: 29/8/24
The Finnish earnings-related pension index will increase by 1.6 per cent in January 2025, the Finnish Centre for Pensions (ETK) has estimated
Posted: 29/8/24
Dutch pension provider APG has announced it will discontinue its social initiative Kandoor from 30 August 2024
Posted: 29/8/24
Swedish premium pension fund AP7 returned 16.1 per cent on its investments in the first half of 2024, its half-year report has revealed
Posted: 29/8/24
The Finnish National Youth Council has proposed “generational funding” to secure the future of the country’s earnings-related pension system
Posted: 28/08/24
Pension transfer activity in the UK increased to an annualised rate of 23 member per 1,000 transferring their benefits to alternative arrangements in July 2024, according to XPS Group’s Transfer Activity Index
Posted: 28/08/24
Denmark’s statutory pension provider ATP has reported an “expected” return of 3 per cent, in the first half of the year
Posted: 28/08/24
Sweden’s third national pension fund, AP3, made a return of 7.1 per cent (after expenses) in the first half of 2024, it has revealed
Posted: 28/08/24
The Scottish Milk Limited Retirement Benefits Plan has completed a £42m buy-in with Just Group, securing retirement benefits for all 452 members of the scheme, including 292 pensioners and a further 160 deferred members
Posted: 27/08/24
Sweden’s AP2 made a return of 4.9 per cent, after costs, for the first half of 2024
Posted: 27/08/24
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), responsible for the investments of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), has committed €900m to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) latest renewable energy fund
Posted: 27/08/24
Finnish earnings-related pension provider Elo generated “good” returns in Q1 2024, with its return on investment reaching €1bn, or 3.3 per cent, during the period
Posted: 27/8/24
Danish pension company PFA has launched four new themed funds with a focus on sustainability
Posted: 23/8/24
Germany’s Federal Labour Court has given protection to employers on 'deferred compensation' pension claims while strengthening the value of collective agreements
Posted: 23/8/24
Spanish pension funds’ assets increased by €1.27bn in the second quarter of 2024, rising to €127.4bn at the end of June, according to the latest figures from Inverco
Posted: 23/8/24
The UK government has been urged to bring forward a raft of auto-enrolment (AE) changes after analysis from Scottish Widows suggested that this could see 4.7 million more savers receiving pension contributions from their employer
Posted: 22/08/24
The gross domestic product (GDP) in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) rose by 0.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2024, the same pace as the last quarter, according to OECD estimates
Posted: 22/08/24
Several Dutch pension funds have published July funding updates for their schemes, with all recording decreases to their funding ratios
Posted: 22/08/24
Swedish occupational pension provider SH Pension has confirmed that customer data has been stolen after it was hit by a cyber-attack
Posted: 21/08/24
ShareAction has written to the UK Treasury urging it to expedite plans to regulate all activities of investment consultants
Posted: 21/08/24
Danish pension provider Sampension has excluded eight fossil energy companies
Posted: 21/08/24
The Dutch pension fund ABP, for those working in the public sector and education, has published its draft transition plan, with the fund targeting to switch to the new scheme on 1 January 2027
Posted: 20/08/24
The Wiltshire Pension Fund has appointed Barnett Waddingham to deliver actuarial, benefits and governance, and fund risk consultancy services, after agreeing on a five-year contract with the group
Posted: 20/08/24
Individual Spanish pension plans and voluntary retirement savings providers (Entidades de Previsión Social Voluntaria - EPSVs) recorded an increase in assets of €656m in July, equivalent to a return of 0.69 per cent
Posted: 20/08/24
Swedish pension provider Alecta has published its interim results for 2024, whilst acknowledging that the first half of this year has been “characterised by the events in 2023 that damaged our confidence”
Posted: 20/08/24
Global professional services business JTC has announced plans to acquire the Buck UK and European Share Plan Administration and Trustee businesses from Arthur J. Gallagher & Co, subject to regulatory approvals
Posted: 19/08/24
The Dutch pension fund for workers in the retail sector, Pensioenfonds Detailhandel, made a return of 9.1 per cent on its investments in 2023, equivalent to €2.5bn, its annual report reveals
Posted: 19/08/24
Finnish earnings-related pension provider Varma returned 5.9 per cent in the first half of 2024, its interim results reveal
Posted: 19/08/24
The UK government has shared further details on its plans for a “landmark” pensions review, confirming that the first phase of the review will focus on developing policy in four key areas
Posted: 19/08/24
Finnish earnings-related pension provider Ilmarinen made an investment return of 4.9 per cent in the first six months of 2024, equal to €2.9bn, its interim results reveal
Posted: 16/08/24
Finnish public sector pension provider Keva made an investment return of 5.3 per cent in the first half of 2024
Posted: 16/08/24
Dutch financial services provider Achmea has announced that its Pensions & Life business contributed €145m to its €419m operational result for the first half of 2024
Posted: 16/08/24
The average time to buyout for FTSE 350 defined benefit (DB) pension schemes increased to 5.4 years as of 31 July 2024, Barnett Waddingham’s DB End Gauge Index has revealed
Posted: 15/08/24
Insurance and Pension Denmark has said there are “good prospects” for the Liberal Party’s recently proposed working life commission
Posted: 15/08/24
A new article from financial services giant WTW has taken an in-depth look at Germany’s proposed pensions reforms, saying that the current draft act is ‘notable’ for the areas not covered by the proposed legislation
Posted: 15/08/24
The pension liabilities of Swedish municipalities and regions increased by more than SEK 42bn in the 2022/23 financial year, according to a report by Skandia
Posted: 14/08/24
Insurance and Pension Denmark (I&P Denmark) has warned of the impact of a more lenient state pension age indexation policy on occupational pensions
Posted: 14/03/24
German pension provider Höchster Pensionskasse is to launch a pure DC scheme in partnership with Fidelity International for workers in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry
Posted: 14/08/24
One in seven (14 per cent) UK adults have experienced an attempted pension scam in the past 12 months, research from LV= has found
Posted: 14/08/24
Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) made a return of 8.6 per cent in the first half of 2024, Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has revealed
Posted: 14/08/24
The assets under management of Spanish individual pension plans increased by 0.65 per cent in July, according to VDOS
Posted: 13/08/24
The aggregate surplus of UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 Index increased to £475.5bn in July, up from £473.6bn in June
Posted: 13/08/24
Preliminary projections of Finnish earnings-related pensions reveal that they are set to rise by around 2 per cent at the beginning of 2025
Posted: 13/08/24
Finland’s Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has produced a proposal budget for 2025, with provisions for pension expenses taking a €14.5m cut when compared to 2024
Posted: 12/08/24
The British government has been urged to take action to create more investible opportunities in the UK, amid concerns that the UK has "considerable need" of greater investment to achieve the government’s goals on growth and the transition to net zero
Posted: 12/08/24
Finnish earnings-related pensions provider, Varma, has committed to two joint investor initiatives
Posted: 12/08/24
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are collaborating on a new initiative highlighting how companies may impact children’s rights through digital activities
Posted: 12/08/24
The UK's Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has published its fourth Climate Change report, highlighting its progress on climate-related risks and opportunities in line with The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations
Posted: 09/08/24
German chemical giant Bayer has revealed that its pension scheme has achieved its highest returns in two decades
Posted: 09/08/24
The shortlist for the Irish Pensions Awards 2024 has been revealed, and can be viewed here
Posted: 09/08/24
The defined benefit (DB) pension schemes of Ireland Stock Exchange Overall Index (ISEQ)-listed companies had an estimated surplus of over €1.1bn at the end of last year, according to Mercer Ireland
Posted: 08/08/24
Equal numbers of Finnish earnings-related disability pensions are granted on mental health grounds for both white-collar workers and those working in physically demanding trades, according to Ilmarinen
Posted: 08/08/24
An unnamed British pension scheme has completed a £47.5m buy-in deal with Canada Life, covering 355 deferred and 207 pensioner members
Posted: 08/08/24
A record number of members in the Sampension community have made additional pension contributions this year, the provider has revealed
Posted: 08/08/24
The BPT Retirement Benefits Scheme has completed a £20m full scheme buy-in with Aviva, securing the benefits of 49 deferred members and 50 pensioners
Posted: 07/08/24
The Britannia Pension Scheme has completed the sale of a private credit fund exposure using the Isio Fund Liquidity Options (i-FLO) platform
Posted: 07/08/24
Swiss pension funds made an average return on investments of 6.6 per cent in the first half of 2024, according to Swisscanto
Posted: 07/08/24
Year-on-year inflation in the OECD as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined in June 2024, to 5.6 per cent from 5.9 per cent in May
Posted: 06/08/24
Fidelity International has received regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to launch its Long-Term Asset Fund (LTAF), the Fidelity Diversified Private Assets LTAF
Posted: 06/08/24
EIOPA has launched a public consultation on the future of the new proportionality framework under Solvency II
Posted: 06/08/24
The Dutch pension fund SNS Reaal is developing an ESG risk and framework, which it hopes to complete this year
Posted: 06/08/24
Finnish earnings-related pension provider Elo has reported that in the first half of 2024, 37 per cent of disability pensions applied for on mental health grounds concern people under the age of 35
Posted: 05/08/24
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) fund, the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF), has committed £120m to Legal & General's (L&G) UK affordable housing strategy
Posted: 05/08/24
The policy funding ratio of Pensioenfonds PGB remained stable in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024, with a 0.1 percentage point increase
Posted: 05/08/24
The average funding ratio of Dutch pension funds fell to 118 per cent in July, down from 120 per cent, according to the latest analysis by Aon Netherlands
Posted: 02/08/24
The final deadline for entering the Irish Pensions Awards 2024 has passed but there is still time to book your place at one of the most exciting events for the Irish pensions sector
Posted: 02/08/24
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Posted: 02/08/24
AXA has entered into an exclusive negotiation to sell its asset manager, AXA IM, to BNP Paribas for cash proceeds of €5.1bn
Posted: 02/08/24
France’s Établissement de Retraite additionnelle de la Fonction publique (ERAFP) is launching a call for tenders to award three management mandates for a portfolio of emerging market SRI bonds
Posted: 01/08/24
The SCA UK Pension Plan has completed a £1.1bn buy-in with Legal & General (L&G) Assurance Society, securing the benefits of 5,900 retirees and 3,600 deferred members
Posted: 01/08/24
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