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COUNTRY ANALYSIS

The European pensions nexus

Global Pensions | 07 Dec 2009

Belgium has become an important link for cross-border pensions, and yet it has been slow on the uptake of defined contribution, as Giovanni Legorano reports

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Spotlight on cross-border pensions

Giovanni Legorano speaks to European Commission Insurance and Pensions Unit policy officer Jung Lichtenberger about cross-border pensions and the move to DC

Global Pensions | 07 Dec 2009
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A different world

Canadian pension funds have come through the global economic crisis in better shape than those of other countries but there are still challenges ahead, as Helen Morrissey reports

Global Pensions | 30 Oct 2009

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Looking to infrastructure

Helen Morrissey speaks to Jim Leech, chief executive officer of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan about changes in asset allocation and how the fund is preparing for the future

Global Pensions | 30 Oct 2009
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US 401(k) plans after the crisis

Raquel Pichardo-Allison speaks to David Wray, president of the Profit Sharing/401(k) council of America about the current state of the US defined contribution pension system

Global Pensions | 01 Oct 2009
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

Following a difficult 12 months Raquel Pichardo-Allison looks at the differing strategies corporate and public funds in the US have developed to survive the credit crunch

Global Pensions | 01 Oct 2009
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Looking to liquidity

Rachel Alembakis talks to Ross Jones of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority about how it has coped with the economic downturn

Global Pensions | 01 Sep 2009
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Australia facing pensions crisis

With superannuation funds facing a lack of confidence and questions arising over manager performance it is a time of change for Australian pensions, as Rachel Alembakis reports

Global Pensions | 01 Sep 2009
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Japan: down but not out

Despite having the second highest public debt in the world and taking a significant beating in the economic downturn, Japan’s investment community is looking ahead to long-term investment, as Rachel Alembakis reports

Global Pensions | 04 Aug 2009
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Keeping perspective

Gavin Blair speaks to Nobosuke Tamaki about the current position of Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) – the biggest pension fund in the world – about how it has weathered the global economic storm

Global Pensions | 04 Aug 2009
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Nomura eyes global status

While already successful in its native Japan, Nomura Asset Management is looking to expand on a global scale, but are they looking before they leap? Raquel Pichardo-Allison reports

Global Pensions | 04 Aug 2009

Watching over German pensions

Sebastian Cheek talks to Marcus Mecklenburg, senior vice president, policy and associations, BVI - the German investment fund industry association

Global Pensions | 13 Jul 2009

Planning ahead

Sebastian Cheek talks to Hans-Wilhelm Korfmacher from WPV, the Superannuation Fund for Auditors and Certified Accountants about how longevity has made the the fund reassess its investment portfolio

Global Pensions | 02 Jul 2009

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Global Pensions | 04 Mar 2010

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