Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 214
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ABP seeks to force governments to keep infrastructure promises
Dutch civil service pension fund to negotiate ‘investment charters’ with national governments
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EC urges governments to step up promotion of second-pillar savings
Commissioner Marianne Thyssen says more can be done to highlight ‘economic’ benefits of supplementary savings
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European supervisors warn of risks in valuing illiquid assets
Regulators call for ‘rigorous’ valuation of assets, liabilities
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Country ReportFor-profit DC 'product-focused, not outcome-focused' – survey
Latest IPE Focus Group sees split between UK and Dutch markets
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NewsSeven LGPS move towards passive investment collaboration
Midlands grouping to combine assets into pooled fund mandate to save 30% in management fees
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Dutch Parliament to publish study on impact of new pension rules
Study will also address effects of recently adjusted ultimate forward rate
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Russian pension funds produce 10% average return over first half
Investments shift towards infrastructure bonds
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NewsIrish regulator consults on pension trustee qualifications
Pensions Authority considers grandfather clause for currently working trustees able to prove expertise
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UK think tank calls for launch of social investment option
Social Market Foundation argues in favour of model based on French solidarity investment fund
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UK roundup: Docklands Light Railway Pension Scheme, TPR, Serco, ABI, SGSS
Pensions regulator intervenes to secure £37m funding for pension scheme deficit
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Institutions launch initiative to standardise private equity reporting
Investors include Dutch pension fund managers APG and MN, as well as US pension funds
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Dutch government abandons plan for National Mortgages Institution
Cabinet fails to reach accord on ‘stringent’ conditions set by European Commission
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Switzerland looks set to cut minimum rate for pension funds
Pension commission for second pillar proposes 1.25% rate for 2016
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Local Authority Pension Fund Forum questions legality of IFRS accounts
IFRS account ‘fatally flawed’, says second LAPFF legal opinion
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NewsAP1 criticises government plans to consolidate buffer-fund system
First buffer fund warns of ‘undesirable standardisation’
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Reform proposal could make Sweden's AP funds 'inflexible'
Managing director says proposed rules on sustainability could leave fund unable to adapt to market changes
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Dutch pension funds' recovery plans approved despite 'vulnerabilities'
Regulator says worries remain over return assumptions, early indexation
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Features
From Our Perspective: Who’s watching the watchers?
In some countries they are accused of heavy-handedness; in others they seem content to play a light-touch role. Either way, European pension regulation remains as diverse as the continent’s pension systems. The IORP II Directive, like its 2004 counterpart will be interpreted and implemented differently across the EU member states; harmonisation of regulation has not led to a harmonisation of regulators.
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ECB: Low interest rate environment 'not our fault'
European Central Bank vice president argues no asset price bubble developing in Europe, despite low yield environment
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NewsSwedish buffer fund reform 'costly and risky', warns AP2
Managing director Eva Halvarsson says reform increases risk of political interference, echoing criticism from other funds
