Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 105
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Regulation on performance fees expected in October 2021
Draft regulation to help DC schemes invest in illiquid investments like private equity and venture capital
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FCA delivers asset manager TCFD proposals, discusses ESG bond, rating action
Regulator asks for views on policy intervention regarding use-of-proceed bonds and ESG data and rating providers, in addition to consulting on further TCFD-aligned disclosure proposals
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NewsFinance Norway regrets no buffer model in guaranteed pensions bill
Lobby group pleased government has followed up some of its proposals for tackling the issues
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NewsCDU/CSU propose ‘generational pension’ as part of electoral programme
The aim of the Generationenrente is to fight old-age poverty with a mix of pension instruments
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Finland’s FSA extends close scrutiny of Elo after solvency scrape
Pekka Jaatinen to continue attending company’s board and management meetings on behalf of financial watchdog
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NewsAustrian Vorsorgekassen back reform proposals on flexible savings
The industry has long been calling to modernise the Vorsorgekassen system on different fronts
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NewsNorway acts to extend pension access, improve guaranteed pensions
Proposal presented to Storting today on “pension from first krone”, and guaranteed pension regulations
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NewsSweden’s insurance lobby applies for PensionsEurope membership
IORP II regulation means Insurance Sweden needs to join PensionsEurope too, says association’s CEO
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NewsSwiss parliament votes to slash investment limits for Pensionskassen
With 123 ‘yes’ votes against 65 ‘no’s’, the Federal Council is now tasked with reviewing BVV 2
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CDU member proposes ‘child pension’ through sovereign fund
The child pension would cost the state around €3.2bn per year, taking into account that 800,000 children are currently born each year in Germany
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NewsNorway’s SWF bemoans patchiness of US firms’ climate reporting
NBIM finds stronger climate reporting practices from tech, retail than banking and auto sectors
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NewsGerman Pensionskassen call for rule easing to improve outlook – WTW survey
WTW is proposing to grant a higher degree of flexibility to Pensionskassen to relieve the schemes from strict regulatory demands
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NBIM calls on China to sharpen corporate ESG reporting plan
Would be better to make Chinese firms publish English versions of corporate reports too, says Norway’s SWF
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PensionsEurope conference: Financial returns of impact assets must stack up
Plus: Fausto Parente, executive director of EIOPA, on IORPs and crossborder pensions
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Danish pensions lobby calls new laundering rules ‘out of proportion’
FSA agrees risk is low in pensions sector, but says it is not zero
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NewsSwiss parliament moves forward to reform AHV
A higher retirement age for women would relieve the AHV of around CHF10bn over a period of 10 years
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Proposal to reform German pension system creates resistance
The proposal causing the strongest pushbacks was the increase in retirement age to 68 in 2042
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NewsDutch think tank proposes mandatory minimum pension
Measures to improve the level of pension savings for flexible workers have not led to an increase in pension savings so far
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NewsUK finalises TCFD-based pension scheme climate risk regs
Few material changes seen in response to feedback and most significant ones respond to practical concerns
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Eurosif expects new EU sustainable finance strategy at the start of July
‘Data availability and quality of investee companies remain a challenge’
