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Finnish pension reforms to come into force from 1 July


By Jack Gray

Finnish earnings-related pension reforms are set to come into force from 1 July, aiming to enable pension companies to achieve better returns on their investments, the Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sports has announced.

The reforms include changes that will allow pension companies to take greater risk with equity investments, while capital adequacy regulations will be relaxed to allow for more investment risk to be taken across all asset classes


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