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Asset manager involvement in lending market raises 'new risks' – BIS
Mandates can give rise to ‘leverage-like behaviour’ that amplifies financial stress, Bank for International Settlements warns
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NEST to blend deferred annuities, income drawdown in redesign
UK master trust to create three-phased retirement default system, providing members with income drawdown, cash and annuity
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Faull leaves financial services department over UK referendum
Senior Commission civil servant in financial regulation to return to UK as country votes on EU membership in 2017
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Bernardino warns of generational conflict from ageing population
Chairman of EIOPA calls for renewed discussion of supervisor’s funding model
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NewsClimate change investors call for greater policy coordination
Pressure group chair criticises policymakers on lack of integration on energy, pensions and insurance regulations
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OECD calls for vigilance on ‘search for yield’, lenience on solvency
Think tanks says excessive search for yield could lead to increased insolvency risk for pension funds
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Dearth of cross-border funds a 'heritage nightmare', says IORP rapporteur
Rapporteur for European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs committee describes cross-border framework as bizarre
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UK regulator warns of action against schemes neglecting quality standards
Regulator urges use of master trusts as research shows wilful neglect of quality standards among smaller schemes
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Derivatives clearing diverts capital from long-term investing – PensionsEurope
Industry association calls on European Commission to ensure no regulation hampers ability of pension funds to be long-term investors
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Commissioner Hill 'not opposed' to solvency rules for pensions
Commissioner for financial stability tells reception hosted by industry group PensionsEurope that pension funds must be ‘managed responsibly’
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Consultants warn DB pension sponsors to pay close heed to IAS 19 changes
Advisers broadly welcome changes to IFRIC 14 but warn DB schemes must pay close attention to proposals
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Malta considers auto-enrolment reform
Report by Pensions Strategy Group says soft compulsion potentially needed if third-pillar reforms fail to boost contribution rates
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Concern over pension-fund shadow banks 'exaggerated', PIMCO says
Institutional investors have little in common with unregulated banks, asset manager says
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AP fund reforms undermine 'strongest competitive advantage' – Langensjö
Chairman of Buffer Fund Inquiry questions use of reference portfolio, warns changes could see shift to passive investment
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Dutch roundup: APF Bill, Social Affairs Ministry, annuity legislation
Pension funds allowed to operate under single, independent board, with ring-fenced assets
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Norwegian government to slow drawdown of sovereign fund
New fiscal rules to reduce speed that NOK6.9trn Government Pension Fund Global is drawn on
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Sweden to close AP6 buffer fund, consolidate unlisted assets into AP2
Government publishes long-awaited consultation on reform of buffer-fund system three years after conclusion of review
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Former UK minister elected chair of pensions committee
Parliamentarians elect former minister Frank Field as chair of work and pensions select committee
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IPE Views: What governments should do with financial markets
The debate over what governments should and should not be doing in finance is more important than ever, says Joseph Mariathasan
