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NewsSweden boosts buffer funds’ ownership cap to 15% from 10%
Extra leeway to allow AP funds 1-4 to take part in equity raising from COVID-hit firms
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LD chief says holiday fund strategy just as good with DKK40bn
Even if all holiday funds paid out, LD operation would stay open for at least two years, says Vanglo
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Special ReportInvestment services: CSDR's long and winding road
A new settlement regulation for central securities depositories has been delayed amid industry concerns and lack of clarity
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Country ReportItaly: IORP II in limbo
The EU’s IORP II directive has yet to be fully implemented by Italian pension funds
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NewsDWP weighing measures to restrict flat fees in default DC funds
Feedback sought as part of consultation on charge cap for default arrangements and standardised cost disclosure
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Sweden eases IORP II rules for COVID-hit pension funds
Ministry responds to watchdog’s call for urgent action
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Pensionskassen insolvency reform to impact on occupational pensions
‘The PSV will step in only if the Pensionskassen cannot pay pensions in full and the employer is insolvent’
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NewsDutch pension funds hail DC switch
Aon expects the switch of DB to DC will lead to ‘painful measures’ because of current funding shortfalls
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Danish appeals board rules market-rate switch not necessary
AP may now mull giving individuals the option to change pension plans
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NewsSwiss parliament shows ‘can-do’ attitude for third pillar reform
The pension system in Switzerland is ‘really good’, but it is struggling with an over aging demographic
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NewsDutch DC pension switch includes lifecycles, personal pension pots
All pension funds will need to finalise their transition plans by 1 January 2024
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NewsNew ‘informal’ sustainable finance group formed, comments on NFRD
Group comprises ‘stakeholders with different backgrounds’: Efama, Schroders, WWF, ACCA, ShareAction, and others
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NewsFCA outlines thinking about UK prudential rules for investment firms
‘Investment firms should be aware of the scale of the change the IFD/IFR represents’
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German finance ministry gauges possible Riester-Rente changes
‘In this phase of low interest rate, that will last longer, the product is not fully attractive’
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Fallback rules on back burner as Finnish pension solvency holds up
FIN-FSA sticks to frequent solvency reporting schedule
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NewsFitch expects ‘fundamental’ investor re-appraisal of mutual fund liquidity
There have been at leaset $62bn of mutual fund redemption suspensions this year
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EC opens for applications to new sustainable finance advisory body
Platform on Sustainable Finance will play a key role with regard to the taxonomy and the Commission’s future strategy on sustainable finance
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NewsNorway founds pension panel to gauge success of 2011 reform
Schibsted CEO Kristin Skogen Lund to lead panel of specialists and politicians
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NewsVelliv scolded in Danish FSA’s illiquid credit crackdown
Watchdog slaps pension fund with series of official orders following 2019 inspection
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NewsSwedish pension fund hands private contracts to SPP in IORP II switch
SH Pension obliged to relinquish non-occupational pensions business in conversion to occupational pension company
