European pension reforms key to investor confidence

YouGov’s latest survey undertaken in 11 European countries and commissioned by BVI Bundesverband, exposed how the majority of Europeans are aware of the need to save more in order to keep their current standard of living in retirement. However, those respondents in Norway, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, UK and Germany are less worried about pension provision than those in the other EU countries. Responding to the survey’s findings, Andreas Hilka, head of pensions at Allianz Global Investors, explains the discrepancy between the two camps. “The phenomenon can be attributed to ...