Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 217
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PGGM settles lawsuit against HP over acquisition of Autonomy
Dutch pension manager reaches settlement with technology company two years after filing suit
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Lancashire, LPFA partnership to reach crunch point with July meetings
Meetings to take place simultaneously, deciding whether to create £10bn joint investment fund or merge liability management
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NewsCMU to back market initiatives over further regulation, Hill says
Commissioner concedes regulation not always best answer when growing capital markets union
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NewsAsset manager calls on companies to reconsider quarterly reporting
UK’s largest manager calls for FTSE 350 companies to move away from quarterly reporting following change in law
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Defined ambition not just an ‘academic exercise’ – Steve Webb
Former UK pensions minister remains confident new Conservative government will push on with plans to introduce collective DC
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USS: Mark-to-market to blame for pension funds' failure on infrastructure
UK pension fund laments pressure to increase exposure to asset class, as accounting standards prohibit allocations
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'Too strict' FTK rules could create new source of instability, APG warns
Chief executive says regulatory framework should be based on open norms, prudent-person principle
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Netherlands must learn from others ahead of DC reforms, experts say
Pension manager PGGM says Dutch industry can learn much from studying DC elsewhere as it reforms pension system
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NewsSwedish government urges 'ambitious' sustainability agenda
Deputy finance minister calls time on ‘unfortunate misunderstanding’ of profit conflicting with sustainability agenda
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European pension funds shrug off risk of asset bubble
IPE Focus Group survey sees pension funds positive about growth in continental Europe
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Asset managers criticise pension fund exclusion in systemic risk consultation
BlackRock suggests FSB consultation on ‘too big to fail’ entities should look at market as a whole as Vanguard calls for mutual fund exclusion
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Norway’s oil fund criticises bundled board member voting
Norges Bank Investment Management signals intent to vote against entire boards if unable to single out individuals
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Pension funds insufficiently alert to fraud, corruption, says DNB
Dutch regulator set to publish new guidelines after assessment finds room for improvement among pension sector
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Greece must launch DC pensions as post-crisis reforms bed in, urge actuaries
DC options would let people organise their lives better, according to paper
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NewsIcelandic funds 'optimistic' about relaxation of capital controls by 2016
Finance minister expected to place Bill before Parliament this week, unlikely to be full lifting of restrictions
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Features
ESG investment: A Japanese carrot and a stick
In 2014, four years after the UK, Japan became the first country to issue a similar Stewardship Code. He look at the cultural shift occurring in a market traditionally lacking engaged investors
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NewsAustria introduces stress tests, ratings rules for pension funds
New risk-management directive also covers derivatives
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NewsIPE Views: Parliament debates risks of IORP inaction
Jeremy Woolfe observes the European Parliament from the sidelines and finds old arguments being rehashed and warning shots exchanged
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Largest Dutch pension managers walk away from bonuses
Most cuts replaced by increase in base pay, with small group not accepting cuts immune
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UK roundup: TPR, Carrington Wire, Railpen, BNP Paribas, PIC
Regualtor chases funding from individual involved in sale of Carrington Wire leaving scheme without a sponsor
