Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 159
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NewsPensionsEurope calls for clearing assurance following EMIR delay
Current exemption from central clearing to run out before new rules enter into force
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NewsAuto-enrolment ‘not a solution for self-employed workers’
Lobby group IPSE calls for dedicated “sidecar” pensions for freelancers
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Unbundling research payments has hurt transparency, report finds
Widespread move to pay for investment research from P&L may reduce transparency, according to Scope and Frost
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UK government rejects call for default at-retirement option
Default decumulation products not in the spirit of pension freedoms
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NewsDWP ‘regrets’ wording in trustee ESG duties announcement
Lawyers described language about ‘empowering savers’ as misleading
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EU council reaches compromise proposal on PEPP
Solution reached on ‘controversial’ issue of IORPs as providers of products
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NewsNorwegian public sector pensions reform gets thumbs up from union
Government to draft legislation after Akademikerne approve plan to improve public sector pension provision
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Netherlands roundup: Pension funds, social partners to tackle diversity
Also: Social affairs minister gives accountability boards approval powers over cross-border transfers
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UK government lays out trustee duties on climate change, ESG
DWP launches consultation on trustees’ duties in relation to financial ESG factors and ethical matters
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NewsSharp growth in number of pension funds weighing financial climate risks
Mercer study shows 17% of European pension funds now considering impact
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Former MEP says ‘fatally flawed’ FRC should be shut down
Sharon Bowles argues for new accounting body as independent review begins
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NewsDutch schemes’ recovery paths exceeded expectations in 2017
Funding improves to 107% on average but largest schemes remain underfunded
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UK seeks to ease pension funds’ access to impact investments
Government responds to 2017 recommendations from advisory body
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Low-cost investment research ‘unsustainable’, managers claim
Quality and scope of investment research is already being affected, survey finds
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NewsSwedish Pensions Authority unveils new demands for asset managers
New rules to cap number of funds on offer per provider and enforce minimum AUM
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Joseph Mariathasan: The Grand Challenge of an ageing society
A meeting of minds spearheaded by a UK consultancy aims to address fundamental issues facing societies across the world
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NewsUK regulator accused of cutting governance standards in listing rules
Regulation designed to allow sovereign-backed companies – such as Saudi Aramco – to list have been criticised by trade bodies
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Dutch pensions reform ‘requires flexible approach’: Lundbergh
‘Netherlands must no longer delay a decision, or history will hold us to account’
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NewsPension funds to soak up £120m fine for Thames Water [updated]
ABP, PFZW, USS and the BT Pension Scheme will all take a hit to their investments in the UK water company
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APG chief: ‘Pension funds will become dinosaurs without change’
Industry must adopt service level of airline KLM or online retailer Zalando, argues Gerard van Olphen
