Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 178
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Country ReportPension funds back FCA's push for consultancy competition review
‘More than half’ of UK schemes will reassess relationship with advisers, according to SEI poll
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UK roundup: Union warns BT over DB scheme review
Plus: DC master trust provider withdraws from regulator’s assurance list; People’s Pension passes 3m members
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Irish publishing group to pay €70m to settle pension dispute
Independent News & Media agrees with trustees to meet deficit payments and wind up DB schemes
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EFAMA, ICMA: ‘no systemic risk’ from leverage in EU-based funds
Existing fund leverage rules sufficient for risk assessment, trade bodies argue
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Ireland removes DB protections from welfare bill
Minister calls for further debate as issues are deemed too complex to take forward
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Boycott reference dropped from LGPS investment strategy guidance [updated]
Publication of amended guidance follows court judgement against government
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Small but rich Dutch fund sees DNB policy as risk to its existence
‘DNB shows tendency to see small pension funds as not futureproof’
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NewsAP funds set for 40% illiquids cap as government relaxes mandates
Government proposal abolishes 10% external management requirement
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NewsDACH roundup: Austrian energy company sells pension fund
Even fewer company-operated Pensionskassen remain in Austria
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UK regulator raises concerns over post-freedoms market
Accessing pension pots early ‘the new norm’, mostly for lump sums
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MNOPF's Murphy: Trustees key to consultants, managers delivering
Trustees also bear responsibility for shortcomings identified by UK regulator
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NewsAccounting roundup: FRC, GAAP, IFRS, IASB, S&P
UK’s FRC says more work needed before updating GAAP in line with IFRS changes
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Coast clear for first German pure DC plans from 2018
Major pensions legislation will become effective after being passed by Bundesrat
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NewsEuropean actuarial body calls for PEPP amendments
AAE against capital protection requirement for default option
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Netherlands roundup: DNB names pensions supervisor
Bert Boertje has been named head of supervisory policy for pension funds at Dutch regulator De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). He will focus on developing, implementing, and evaluating supervisory policy across the Netherlands’ pension sector. Boertje succeeds John Landman, who has moved to become director of strategy at the Dutch Care ...
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German insurance-based pension funds sceptical about BRSG
Only a quarter believe introducing DC to Germany will provide opportunities for their businesses
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UK regulator softens MiFID II 'opt up' rules for public funds
Fears of a ‘fire sale’ averted as FCA relaxes MiFID II wording, but hefty administration burden remains
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NewsPensionDanmark nets DKK100m from withholding tax ruling
Industriens Pension also to share in refunds after decision that could affect multiple Danish investors
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EC tables pan-European personal pension legislative proposal
Commission issues tax recommendation to ensure ‘flying start’
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Robeco to stop charging for external research costs under MIFID
‘Billing research costs separately would be impractical,’ says Dutch asset manager
