Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 2
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Opinion PiecesEuropean Commission IORP proposals are too slanted to individual pensions
The European Commission’s IORP II reform proposal structurally reinforces individual pensions and is at odds with the successful social partner-led Rhineland model
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News‘Reserve power’ debate set to continue in Pension Schemes Bill report stage
The government confirmed that the report stage for the Pension Schemes Bill will begin on 3 December
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NewsUK to allow defined benefit surplus to be paid directly to members
Plans to reduce tax charge on surplus paid directly to members will make it easier for members to benefit and for trustees and employers to agree on surplus extraction
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NewsGilt market reaction to UK Budget remains subdued despite OBR leak
Gilt market reaction to the UK Budget was ‘subdued’
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NewsBritish Coal staff handed back £2.3bn pension pot in UK Budget
This latest decision by the chancellor will see £1.97bn transferred to BCSSS this year
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NewsWhat do the SFDR proposals mean for pension funds?
There is uncertainty about what pension funds will be allowed to say externally about sustainability-related investment strategies
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NewsUKSIF warns climate risk, net-zero are missing from UK pension review
UKSIF chief James Alexander urges the UK Pensions Commission to put climate risk and net zero transition at the centre of its review of the UK pensions system
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Providers sharpen DC capabilities as private markets debate widens
The number of European Long-Term Investment Funds and exchange-traded funds is expected to rise within German corporate pension schemes
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NewsEuropean Commission publishes official plans for updated SFDR
Transition and impact categories in, adverse impact and taxonomy reporting loosened as regime set to move to a labelling framework
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NewsIORP II review: Commission wants pension funds to explain underperformance
The Commission’s supplementary pensions reform package also includes an auto-enrolment recommendation and measures to make the Pan-European Pension Product (PEPP) more attractive
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NewsUK regulator tells trustees to treat member data as ‘most important strategic asset’
‘With the pensions dashboard deadline less than a year away, the need for reliable data has never been more urgent’, says regulator
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NewsUK bulk annuity sector ‘resilient to severe market shock’, stress test finds
PRA to consider whether further action is needed to ensure the regulatory capital treatment of FundedRe transactions is appropriate
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NewsSIU IORP II reforms should create investment leeway, says Hoechst’s Röhle
The European Commission is expected to present a package of occupational and personal pension measures next week
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NewsEU Omnibus: far-right helps vote through changes to sustainability laws in Parliament
Parliament will demand aggressive reductions to CSRD and CS3D during upcoming negotiations to revise the two laws through a so-called ‘Omnibus I’ package
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NewsSweden urges financial firms to prepare for wartime operation
FI acting chief Alpen says ‘serious global situation’ creates new demand to develop the sector’s emergency preparedness
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AnalysisTNFD to stop work as ISSB kicks off standard-setting on nature
Also: IIGCC to launch new investor deforestation platform to build on momentum of COP26-launched FSDA
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NewsNorway unveils temporary ethical rules for SWF, sets up panel to revamp code
Stoltenberg: ‘We must find a balance between the principles the fund is meant to uphold’
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Opinion PiecesReflections on the occupational PEPP (should it ever be proposed)
The EU’s planned occupational PEPP could reshape cross-border pensions if key tax and regulatory hurdles are resolved
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: Regulations for multi-employer CDC pension funds
Plus: Regional growth drive; Mansion House Compact progress; Phoenix looks to scale PRT business
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NewsIPD calls for red tape cuts to boost Danish, European pension investment
Danish pensions lobby says DKK400bn (€54bn) of new pensions money will flow into investments between now and 2030
