Competitiveness among the four Finnish earnings-related pension providers has increased their efficiency, according to Finnish Pension Alliance (Tela) chief economist, Mikko Mäkinen.

In a blog post, Mäkinen argued that although there is no product competition between the employment pension companies, due to the coverage provided by employers’ pension insurance (TyEL) insurance being uniform, competition arises indirectly




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