Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 147
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NewsIrish auto-enrolment on track for 2022, says minister
More than 100 organisations have responded to government consultation on new system’s structure
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RBS incurs £102m cost of equalising pension payments
UK’s third-biggest pension scheme reveals GMP equalisation costs and slashes equity exposure
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How the financial crisis took the shine off the Dutch pensions system
Ultra-low interest rates mean the state pension is now the best element of Dutch system, says pensions law professor Yves Stevens
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NewsSwedish lobby group calls for government to match contributions
Folksam among pension funds backing plan for 20% state bonus
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EU shareholder rights directive ‘could fail’: Hermes
Manager concerned by low levels of awareness and preparedness for revised Shareholder Rights Directive
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EU member states push back against European regulatory levy
Council position puts brake on governance and funding changes proposed by European Commission
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Dutch government to oppose EU cross-border pension product
EU member states expected to publish details of a proposed framework for pan-European pension products
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NewsUK proposes seven years in jail for ‘mishandling’ pension funds
The Pensions Regulator to get more powers to investigate schemes and gather information
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Interview: Mats Langensjö weighs options for Sweden’s giant AP7
Default fund in Premium Pension System under scrutiny after record growth
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EU bodies agree extension of derivatives clearing waiver
Pension funds to be exempt for another two years with possibility of two more one-year extensions
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Unions slam Dutch government’s pension reform plans
Employers have urged unions to return to negotiating table but strike action is planned
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NewsGermany’s Metallrente lowers interest on members’ assets
BRSG reforms have boosted pension fund membership, says metal industry pension provider’s managing director
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UK government seeks to open up illiquid assets to DC funds
DWP proposes illiquids allocation reporting and consolidation review duties, plus charge cap calculation addition
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Ex-fund manager fined over IPO misconduct [updated]
Paul Stephany attempted to persuade other managers to lower prices of IPOs, according to the FCA
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NewsSwiss lawmakers reject variable pension payouts
Parliamentary commission says pension providers cannot alter benefit payments to ease funding pressure
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NewsAustralia: Onus on trustee duties as Royal Commission reports findings
Australia’s top banks on the hook for majority of measures recommended by Royal Commissioner Kenneth Hayne
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Consolidation: Simplify benefits to aid transfers, say experts
UK government ‘has not gone far enough’ to protect members’ interests in proposed rules for commercial DB consolidators
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NewsDutch government to press ahead with plans for pensions reform
Social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees to re-assess increasing the retirement age for state pension
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UK and EU regulators agree on contingencies for ‘no deal’ Brexit
ESMA says agreements will allow UK-based asset managers to continue to run money for EU entities
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Brexit: Derivatives trade exodus ‘to start with currency contracts’
Asset manager expects derivatives trade through London only to remain unchanged if Brexit is cancelled
