Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 167
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Denmark hammers out tax deal to tackle pension saving barrier
Industriens Pension CEO says pact makes pension saving more attractive
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UK roundup: BT confirms DB scheme closure for 10,000 managers
Plus: NOW: Pensions fined over admin failings; Scottish Widows seals longevity risk reinsurance deal
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Belgium overhauls second pillar pensions for self-employed
Self-employed individuals have not been able to accrue occupational pension benefits
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Schroders backs DC ‘value for money’ cost tool
Independent trustee firm PTL will assess transaction costs and control processes in new Clear Funds model
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‘Give members more say on investment strategy’, argues Dutch politician
D66’s Steven Weyenberg plans to table a law change to allow accountability boards to have greater influence
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UK roundup: Regulator to investigate third-pillar system
Plus: Melrose boasts of pension track record in GKN takeover offer; FTSE 350 deficits fall in January
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Royal Mail strikes deal with union for CDC scheme
UK’s first ‘defined ambition’ scheme could be launched – but government must pass legislation first
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AXA Germany sells Pensionskasse to rival insurer
Insurer wants to streamline occupational pension offering
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PensionsEurope to EC: ‘Stay clear of prescriptive approach’ on ESG
Industry trade bodies react to high profile expert group recommendations on sustainable finance
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Carillion: Trustee chair quizzed over pension contribution deferrals
Robin Ellison told a parliamentary enquiry that the trustees had been in “robust” negotiations with Carillion for years
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Pension funds ‘should consult members on ESG preferences’: HLEG
Consideration should be given to member preferences regardless of financial materiality, says advisory expert group on sustainable finance
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Pension fund bodies warn against EU approach to ESG
aba, PensionsEurope, Dutch Pensions Federation respond to EC consultation on ESG and investor duties
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Joseph Mariathasan: Trump’s tariffs and America’s Luddites
Washing machines may never experience exponential change, but solar cells could
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British Steel: 86% of members opt for new pension scheme
New scheme estimated to have roughly £11bn of assets ahead of final decision by regulator
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AV2020: Swiss pension system reform still on hold
Four months after the failed referendum on Swiss pension reform there is still disagreement on the next steps, writes Barbara Ottawa
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Cost campaigner calls for apology from UK asset management body
Dispute dates back to a 2016 press release dismissing ‘hidden fee’ claims as “the Loch Ness Monster of investments”
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HSBC, Santander reveal ring-fencing plans for pension schemes
Major UK banks considering pension scheme covenants ahead of requirement to split retail and investment banking arms
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Agreement reached on shutting UK universities' DB scheme
Staff union plans 14 days of strike action in protest at closure of £60bn USS
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Letter to parliament lays out pensions discussion points for 2018 – but does not mention pension system reform
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China asset management market ‘to grow sixfold in 10 years’
Shanghai consultancy predicts a $12trn market in 2027 with overseas managers running a quarter of this total
