Wed, 29 Sep 2010: Banks scramble for pension positions…
Sep 29, 2010 Baltics
31, when the difference between joiners and leavers becomes clear. “The pension is an important product, the pension fund is like a housing loan, both help to tie a person to the bank for a ...Tags: Banks, Bu, Housing Loan, Joiners, Kroons, Long Time, Market Share, Official Statistics, Pension Fund Assets, Pension Funds, Pillar Funds, Rsquo, Swedbank
Thu, 10 Sep 2009: Banks say time is right to buy stocks…
Sep 10, 2009 Baltics
Four out of the five pension funds will now invest along this more aggressive scheme. "The time's right for launching a fund, because markets are recovering from the biggest financial crisis [in ...Tags: Acting, Asset Management, Banks, Board Member, Bonds, Buy Stocks, Chairperson, Financial Crisis, Good Time, Inv, Invest Stocks, Investments, Management Board, Memory, Pension Fund Management, Pension Funds, People, Retail Customers, Spectrum, Swedbank
Wed, 24 Oct 2007: Lithuania benefits from easing global financial crisis…
Oct 24, 2007 Lithuania
Investors included fund managers, pension funds, insurers and central banks in the European investor community with Germany taking the biggest chunk, a 30 percent allocation, and France the secon...Tags: Bunds, Central Banks, Chunk, European Union, Fund Investors, Fund Managers, Germany, Global Financial Crisis, Global Markets, Investor Community, Lithuania, New European Union, Pension Funds, Reuters News Agency, Subscriber, Union Member
Wed, 26 Jul 2006: Investing in the Baltics ’s Is there an alternative to real estate?…
Jul 26, 2006 Baltics
Nowadays it is hard to imagine that five years ago it was almost impossible to get a mortgage on a house, or to see real estate investment transactions by an institutional investor. Yet the Balt...Tags: Baltics, Euros, Financial Institutions, Fund Managers, Institutional Investment, Institutional Investor, Institutional Investors, Investing, Investment Grade Securities, Investment Market, Investment Transactions, Lats, Mortgage, Net Asset Value, Pension Funds, Pensions, Presence, Real Estate Investment, Tight
Wed, 22 Feb 2006: Investment profile of commercial property in Latvia…
Feb 22, 2006 Latvia
Latvia's real estate market is considered to be very dynamic, offering attractive risk-return investment opportunities, while stability of the financial system allows for long-term financial plann...Tags: Asset Management Companies, Financial Planning, Institutional Investors, International Real Estate, Investment Opportunities, Investment Profile, Investment Property, Latvia, Market Segments, Pension Funds, Popularity, Population, Purchasing Power, Real Estate Funds, Real Estate Market, Retail Chains, Retail Turnover, Risk Return Investment, S Real Estate, Sectors
Wed, 1 Feb 2006: Cabinet drops high profile sell-offs…
Feb 1, 2006 Baltics
"The government was probably afraid of positive arguments that might appear during analyses, and could jeopardize their state-centered minds and politics," he told The Baltic Times.Listing shares ...Tags: Baltic Times, Decisions, Economy, Financial Instruments, Financial Markets, Minority Stakes, Pension Funds, Private Investors, Privatization, Sell Offs
Wed, 17 Aug 2005: Lithuanians still cautious with own funds…
Aug 17, 2005 Lithuania
According to six-month data of SEB Vilniaus Bankas, conservative investments comprised 59 percent of total investments by second-pillar pension funds. For third-pillar funds and life insurers the ...Tags: Assets, Bonds, Conservative Investments, Corporate Shares, Demand Deposits, Estimates, Fund Management, Investment Funds, Life Insurers, Pension Funds, Pillar Funds, Private Investors, Ratios, Time Deposits, Vilniaus Bankas
Wed, 12 Jan 2005: Economy robust, but leaders spar over role of private savings…
Jan 12, 2005 Baltics
I do not agree with one bank head who has recently called to borrow more," said Ansip. "Every good thing is followed by a bad one."The minister noted that, unfortunately, a majority of Estonians s...Tags: Economic Research, Estonian Economy, Estonian Institute, Estonians, Expert, Jan 2005, Macroeconomics Textbook, Money, Moving Car, Pension Funds, Private Savings, Real Estate, Statistical Office, Stock Market
Thu, 6 Nov 2003: Lining up to get some pension action…
Nov 6, 2003 Baltics
3 Uhispank had a total of 107,909 clients who had joined the plan, Evelyn Pull, spokeswoman for Eesti Uhispank, said. And almost half of them joined the system during the last period, from Nov. 1,...Tags: Advertising Campaign, Evelyn, Last Moment, Last Period, Money, Nov 1, Oct 31, Pension Fund, Pension Funds, Pillar, Spokeswoman
Thu, 10 Jul 2003: Pension reform in Lithuania…
Jul 10, 2003 Lithuania
Under the law, pension funds can be penalized with fines of up to 100,000 litas (28,986 euros) for violation of the advertising rules. The law on pension reform allows the current pay-as-you-go sy...Tags: Advertising Rules, Contribute 2, Current System, Insurance, Insurance Fund, Law Pension, Lithuania, Mandatory Insurance, Pension Funds, Pension Reform, Percentage Rate, Social Insurance, Sodra, Voluntary Basis
Thu, 9 Jan 2003: Pension funds shift to private hands…
Jan 9, 2003 Baltics
Pauksens said that a precise number of people entrusting their pension fund to private funds would be known by mid-January. The Latvian state-funded pension scheme started working in July 2001, wh...Tags: Banks, Lats, Latvia, Latvian State, Participation, Pension Fund, Pension Funds, Pension Scheme, People, Precise Number, Private Funds, Private Hands, Profits, State Treasury
Thu, 22 Jul 1999: Estonia reforms social tax system…
Jul 22, 1999 Estonia
The pension sums are income tax free until they are withdrawn from the fund. The government does not intend to change the present social tax rate to carry out pension reform. At present, the emplo...Tags: Endowment, Estonia, Health Insurance, Income Tax, Insurance, Insurance Budget, Insurance Payments, Pension Fund, Pension Funds, Pension Insurance, Pension Reform, Pillar, Social Tax, Sums, Tax Rate, Trade Unions
Thu, 24 Sep 1998: Insurance company formed…
Sep 24, 1998 Baltics
Hansa Apdrosinasana Board Chairman Arnis Pakalnins said in five years, the company will increase its nominal capital from 1.06 million lats ($1.8 million) to 2 million lats and will have a market ...Tags: Arnis, Bank Insurance, Banks, Board Chairman, Insurance, Insurance Company, Insurance Contracts, Insurance Premiums, Lats, Life Insurance, Market Share, Money, New Insurance, Outflow, Pension Funds, Retirement