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25/11/2019

Stage 2 of the CSRI Academy Challenge has closed!

13/11/2019

Nicolas Zahn one of the CSRI Academy Challenge members, sharing his thoughts on the Academy Challenge.

11/11/2019

Katie Yang, the winner of the 2018 iteration of the CSRI Academy Challenge sharing her thoughts on winning the competition.

08/11/2019

The Credit Suisse Research Institute Academy Challenge was launched to build a network of bright-minded students and recent graduates to discuss some of the most pressing global topics. Here's a summary of the submissions received over the past two years!

06/11/2019

The results of Stage One of the 2019 iteration of the CSRI Academy Challenge have been announced.
Congratulations to our top performers invited to Stage Two, check out their stats below.

31/10/2019

Wondering how many universities participated in Stage One of the 2019 CSRI Challenge? We've got you covered.

29/10/2019

The results of Stage 1 of the 2019 CSRI Academy Challenge are on the way. Interested to find out more about the competition? Take a look at the statistics.

24/10/2019

Stefani Kostadinova, winner of the 2016 iteration of the CSRI Academy Challenge, and Tidjane Thiam, CEO of Credit Suisse, at the 2017 World Economic Forum Davos, Switzerland.

21/10/2019

The submission window for the CSRI Challenge 2019 is now closed. Your entries are being forwarded to the experts for evaluation.

18/10/2019

This is your last chance to take part in the 2019 iteration of the CSRI Academy Challenge and to receive exclusive access to the Credit Suisse event at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland.
Stage 1 submissions closes in 2 days!! (UTC-12 time zone).
More information here http://ow.ly/JdRx50wKnhW

16/10/2019

The winner of the CSRI Academy Challenge will have the incredible opportunity to take part at the Credit Suisse Event at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland as well as opportunities to collaborate with the Credit Suisse Research Institute on upcoming publications.
Read more on this year's prizes http://ow.ly/q9e450wKn6l

15/10/2019

"Recommended reading: an IMF working paper evaluating the options for Mature Defined Benefit Pension Plans using the Netherlands as a case study. The paper could be of general interest for those interested in analysing the potential for pension reforms in developed and developing nations. You could also check other returned searches for pension reforms as the IMF does have other country analyses and there might be a working or final paper analysis on the country(ies) you have decided to discuss."

The Netherlands has been operating fully funded, defined benefit second pillar pension schemes that have consistently ranked high worldwide for delivering high replacement rates while featuring strong solidarity among members. Yet the long-term sustainability of the Dutch pension funds has been unde...