AEGON Global Pensions takes a look back at the top 10 most read news stories of the year.
1. AEGON Global Pensions research highlights longevity risks for pensions (April 2011)
The new white paper 'Longevity and Pensions - protecting company pensions against longevity risk' focuses on the impact of increasing longevity on company-sponsored defined benefit plans, and discusses possible solutions. Read more...
2. Protecting TNTs pensions - the benefits of swaptions (Feb. 2011)
The TNT Pension Fund was looking for ways to better protect its pension plan from the negative effects of highly volatile interest rates. TKPi, an AEGON company identified ‘swaptions’ as being a useful and effective solution. Read more...
3. What is the right price for removing longevity risk? (Feb. 2011)
Longevity swaps are increasingly seen as a solution to reduce longevity risk in DB pension plans. But what is the right price for removing longevity risk? Read more...
4. Pensions and the European debt crisis (Sep. 2011)
In this article, we identified four scenarios for resolving the debt crisis and how these may affect pensions.
5. The pros and cons of liability driven investing - finding the right solution (May 2011)
In order to meet new accounting requirements and to protect themselves against future volatility, financial institutions in many European countries have now adopted liability-driven investing (LDI) solutions. Read more...
6. Corporate pensions and IAS 19 - How new accounting standards will change the way companies manage their pensions (Sep. 2011)
Since the introduction of the International Accounting Standards for employee benefits (IAS 19) in 1980, they have influenced the way corporate sponsors manage their pension funds. Read more...
7. Pension reform in the Netherlands - the move to defined ambition pensions (Nov. 2011)
In this article, we describe the current state of pensions in the Netherlands and look at the recent pension agreement, ongoing issues and proposed legislation. Will the Netherlands move from defined benefit to defined ambition pensions?
8. Micro pensions - helping the poor to save for the future (May 2011)
Emerging economies face a daunting outlook of persistent old-age poverty. Micro pensions offer a simple and effective means to alleviate this problem. In this article, the Pension & Development Network discussed:
- Socio-economic challenges of global ageing
- The 'youth bulge' in Africa
- Global ageing, social security and the role of micro pensions
- The market for micro pensions
- Trends in the micro finance industry.
9. Pension reform in the UK - getting ready for auto enrolment (Feb. 2011)
UK employers should be aware of what automatic enrolment changes might mean, and that through early planning they can be ready for the challenges of this brave new pensions world. Read more...
10. AEGON Global Pensions survey highlights pension trends in Europe for multinational companies (Nov. 2011)
AEGON Global Pensions has issued its latest white paper on international pension provision: 'Pensions in Europe – how multinational companies are preparing their pensions in Europe for the future'. Read more...