Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 166
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NewsUK government exploring options for CDC
Department for Work and Pensions to explore existing legislation for ways to provide legal backing for CDC
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NewsPensions minister confident of agreement on Dutch system reform
Union FNV sceptical about progress in negotiations over a new pensions contract
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EU programme targets €2.1bn boost for venture capital
EU to act as cornerstone investor in bid to attract outside investors
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NewsUK financial regulator cuts back to deal with Brexit
Leaving the EU will cost the FCA £30m, according to its annual business plan
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Fund manager rules ‘will hurt margins and boost passives’
Moody’s says new rules are “credit negative” for UK active managers, eroding firms’ profit margins
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UK regulator turns up the heat on sponsoring employers
Dividend payments and Brexit must feed into valuation and contribution discussions, TPR says
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NewsAccounting roundup: IFRS questions EU plans to modify rules
Plus: IASB framework reintroduces prudence; FRC hits back at criticism
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Netherlands roundup: Researchers’ scheme divests from tobacco [updated]
Also: Regulator to probe large schemes’ IT and operational risks; KAS Bank strikes agreement with SimCorp
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Joseph Mariathasan: What to do about high-frequency trading?
Four years after Michael Lewis’s Flash Boys, questions about high-frequency trading remain
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UK politicians call for default at-retirement option
Work and Pensions Committee says ‘little evidence’ that freedom and choice has worked
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FCA follows through with rules to boost asset manager competition
Fund managers must better account for value they deliver to investors
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UK roundup: BA scheme closure to save company £80m a year
Plus: Recruitment firm charged by regulator; new British Steel scheme opens for business
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Leading local government providers sign up to cost code
Aberdeen Standard, M&G among latest signatories; plus LGPS Central confirms fund launches
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AnalysisAnalysis: Pensionsfonds model to get new lease of life in Germany
IPE’s Barbara Ottawa looks at the pension model tipped to benefit from BRSG reforms
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Country ReportConsultants steering trustees towards own fiduciary services, says CMA
Competition watchdog admits that it is ‘not straightforward to say how the practices might impact competition’
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AnalysisAnalysis: UK regulator decides against relaxing DB transfer rules
Financial advisers told to “start from the assumption” that exiting a defined benefit pension fund is unsuitable
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Regulators placed at the heart of UK green finance push
MPs say regulators should be required to produce climate adaptation reports as expert group presents raft of policy proposals
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Asset management roundup: FCA to scrutinise Aviva over preference shares
Also: Metzler sets up dedicated pensions arm; La Française acquires Inflection Point; Schroders opens fintech incubator
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NewsAsset managers back Corporate Governance Code reboot
FRC wants companies to act if more than 20% of shareholders reject an AGM resolution
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NewsUK promises review of Financial Reporting Council
Business minister Greg Clark rejects FRC’s call for more powers
