All consultation articles
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NewsFCA prepares to consult on rules for ESG ratings
The regulator’s proposals will focus on four key areas: transparency, governance, systems and controls, and conflicts of interest
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NewsUK government consults on ‘Retirement CDC’
CDC schemes would allow DC pension savers to transfer their pot at retirement into a collective fund that provides a trustee-managed income for life
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NewsCollective defined contribution regulations to be laid before UK parliament
UK government is also launching a consultation on ‘Retirement CDC’, building on reform already underway to create better pensions for tomorrow’s generation
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NewsIreland’s Pensions Authority proposes new investment rules for savings accounts
Since the transposition of the IORP II Directive into Irish law, there has been an increased demand for personal retirement savings accounts (PRSAs)
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NewsLGPS industry urges staggered rollout of ‘Access and Fairness’ reforms
The consultation explored proposals to improve equality of access to the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales
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NewsSelf-employed to save at least 20% of income for pension, Dutch pension federation suggests
Responding to a proposed law, Pensioenfederatie suggests it should become mandatory for self-employed workers to save at least 20% of gross income for their pension
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News‘Overly restrictive’ investment limits among IORP II topics in EC consultation
The ‘targeted’ consultation is also about the future of the PEPP, and areas deemed suitable for member state recommendations, such as auto-enrolment guidance
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AnalysisWill overhauling the EU taxonomy impact the future of the SFDR?
The Commission is consulting on changes to the regulation, but will its plans for the taxonomy force a rethink?
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NewsIIGCC launches climate resilience framework consultation
The framework aims to help investors mitigate potential financial losses from climate impacts while leveraging sustainability and resilience opportunities
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: UK consultations to unlock £80bn from LGPS and DC funds
Plus: DB surplus extraction, a new pensions minister, and NEST takes 10% stake in Australia’s IFM
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NewsVfM and proposed Red-Amber-Green assessment ‘too blunt and severe’
The pensions industry is also concerned over the extensive set of disclosures proposed by the regulator
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AnalysisMore de-risking transactions below £200m are expected, consultants say
Despite transactions above £1bn dominating the market in 2023
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NewsBig pension funds challenge PRI over value proposition
Asset owners respond to consultation on the future role of UN-backed body
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NewsUK pensions industry raises concerns over ‘Pot for Life’ proposals
LCP said the proposal represents a ‘major distraction’ from more urgent initiatives
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NewsNorthern LGPS considers investment expansion in line with government consultation
Partner funds express a desite to invest in a way that is ‘financially and socially beneficial’ for local areas
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NewsUK pensions industry hesitant about ‘pot for life’ proposals
Pension providers will inevitably seek to ‘cherry pick’ high earners, while ordinary savers get left behind, says LCP
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NewsUK government consults on pension fund clearing exemption
UK pension funds are currently exempt from the obligation to clear certain derivative contracts until June 2025
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NewsSolution to small pots proliferation is to use pension dashboard infrastructure
A solution to small pots proliferation will require ‘a new piece of data infrastructure’, DWP said
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NewsLGPS consultation did not deliver expected clarity, PLSA conference hears
‘The government wants us to accelerate and then collaborate and ultimately we then consolidate. That’s the message we’re getting,’ says PLSA local authority committee chair
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NewsUK government consults on occupational and personal pension levy
DWP seeks the industry’s views on the three options previously agreed by ministers
