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Ireland: A levy too far
01 Feb 2012
Ireland’s economic woes have led the government to introduce a tax on pension fund assets. But the planned €450m pensions levy brings with it a significant impact on an already ailing industry, finds ...
Ireland: Beyond bailout
01 Feb 2012
Ireland should not lose its perspective on long-term issues like pensions, argues Jerry Moriarty
Ireland: Funding for the future
01 Feb 2012
The re-instatement of the funding standard, as well as an overhaul to increase capital buffers, come at a time when pension funds in Ireland have yet to recover from the recession. Jonathan Williams...
Ireland: Reform under way
01 Feb 2012
Frances Kehoe evaluates Ireland’s minimum funding standard and the introduction of sovereign annuities
Ireland: Greatly diminshed
01 Feb 2012
The National Pensions Reserve Fund was designed to help fund future government pension liabilities, writes Pádraig Floyd. How has it fared amid the chaos of the financial markets of 2011?
Ireland: Borrowing to buy
01 Feb 2012
Will vendor finance get pension funds investing in the Irish property market? Shayla Walmsley reports
Ireland: Put on a green jersey
01 Feb 2012
Infrastructure is the asset class hotly tipped as austerity budgets bites, writes Jonathan Williams. But can Ireland’s industry be attracted to an illiquid asset at a time when funding concerns are...
Ireland: Move to sustainment
01 Feb 2012
Reform of the funded state pensions system foresees a planned single-career average pension fund for all employees, writes Pádraig Floyd
Ireland: Work extension
01 Feb 2012
Employers will need to consider the impact of the change in state pension age on their HR policy and occupational pension schemes, writes Aisling Kennedy
Central and Eastern Europe: Decimated
03 Jan 2012
Hungary’s mandatory pension system is in tatters following last year’s nationalisation of the sector’s assets, writes Thomas Escritt
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