Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 149
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Storebrand, DNB set to re-enter Norway’s €50bn municipal market
Mandatory tendering must be part of the reform when new rules come into force next year, providers say
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Investment manager disputes regulatory fine over IPO price fixing
Hargreave Hale is one of two firms to have been fined six-figure sums for misconduct relating to IPOs
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NewsUK regulator authorises first DC master trust
Willis Towers Watson’s LifeSight master trust is first over the line as UK brings in new rules
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Country ReportSwedish roundup: €3.3m fine for Avanza Pension
Plus: Mercer enters Swedish asset management market with multi-asset launch
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Little appetite for auto-enrolment in Germany
Experts have proposed a possible compromise to bring in auto-enrolment for pension funds, reports Barbara Ottawa
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NewsAP3 records positive 2018 return after gains on unlisted assets, FX
Swedish buffer fund posts 0.6% return and adds SEK6.8bn to state pension system
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Economists advocate age-based approach to pension cuts
Netherlands’ current rules on reducing pension payments are unfair across generations of savers, argue Theo Nijman and Lans Bovenberg
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MiFID II research rules ‘hitting sector coverage and quality’
Largest asset managers have made the largest cuts to their research budgets in the wake of MiFID II changes
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News€17bn pension provider vows to scrutinise firms over tax payments
Denmark’s PenSam has added tax issues to its list of ESG policies
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Country ReportDutch MP: Fiduciary managers ‘shield themselves from accountability’
Asset managers operating in the Netherlands have been involved in ‘almost all possible kinds of market abuse’, argues Pieter Omtzigt
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UK audit inquiry reignites ‘illegal dividends’ dispute
UK and international rules on distributable reserves have ‘inconsistencies’, accountancy body admits, reigniting long-running debate
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CEE roundup: Third provider targets North Macedonia [updated]
Slovenian insurer Triglav to bring more competition to Macedonian pension fund market
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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
