Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 170
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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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NewsNetherlands seeks to implement IORP II Directive
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
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A third of British Steel transfers were unsuitable, says UK regulator
CEO Andrew Bailey rejects criticism from politicians over FCA’s response to British Steel advice problems
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NewsAccounting roundup: FRC ‘not clear enough’ on voluntary levy
Plus: Sharon Bowles tables questions over regulator’s public body status; FRC launches strategy consultation
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Austrian pension funds return 6% on average in 2017
High equity quota helps boost performance and long-term average returns
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MiFID II may spur more regulation as costs come to light: Moody's
Major post-crisis regulation will hit the European asset management industry where it already hurts, says rating agency
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UK roundup: Regulator, PPF monitoring Carillion scheme
Plus: BHS owner charged over failure to supply information; UK state pension funding ‘to run out by 2035’
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Lawmakers call for rule change to aid plumbing industry scheme
Pensions minister hints at DB reform delay as MPs discuss pension threat to plumbers
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UK academic advocates for ‘collective individual’ DC schemes
Alternative to collective DC would prove a better short-term solution, argues David Blake
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News‘Status quo not an option’: PEPP rapporteur sets out views
Plans for a cross-border pension product enter discussions in the European Parliament
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LD hires Nykredit, JP Morgan for investment admin services
Danish pension fund cuts investment administration costs by 30% following tender
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Young Germans ‘mistrust first pillar system’, survey finds
Even more than the general German population, young employees are putting their hopes on occupational pensions
