Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 218
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NewsNorway’s oil fund to sell all remaining coal stocks
GPFG divestment to include stocks with 30% coal activities, likely to affect holdings in Germany’s RWE
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UK multi-employer pension funds clash on debt collection consultation
Schemes diverge on opinion as MNOPF calls rules “unncessary” and Pensions Trust throws support behind status quo
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Irish actuaries caution against pension charge cap
Launch of charge cap to coincide with auto-enrolment or compulsory savings reforms could deter new market entrants, actuaries warn
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News‘No support’ for solvency agenda in IORP II, rapporteur says
Irish MEP says EU should be unapologetic for creating gold standard in legislation, concedes cross-border funding rules need revisiting
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Romanian pensions regulator proposes new investment guidelines
Only third pillar to benefit from use of interest-rate hedging as long-awaited reforms announced
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IAPF offers tacit endorsement of compulsory saving, collective DC
Pension association notes ‘clear advantages’ of mandatory system, echoing wording of 2013 OECD report
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Swedish AP funds shrink home bias in 2014 but defend principle
Buffer funds return 14.1% in 2014 on high equities weightings, see assets grow to SEK1.1trn
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Dutch insurer ASR takes over De Eendragt
Joining larger player to offer best options for continuity, argues pension provider’s director following concerns over solvency
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NewsInvestors worth $12trn call on G7 to back long-term carbon reduction targets
Letter backed by 120 signatories calls for carbon reduction goal as patrt of Paris climate change conference in December
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Chair of Dutch regulator laments complexity of pension communications
Merel van Vroonhoven, chair of AFM, did not transfer her pension savings upon moving to regulator due to complexity
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ESMA calls for UCITS amendments with launch of EMIR review
European agency says current UCITS regime unfit for new derivatives regulations as Commission reviews impact of EMIR
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Search for yield to continue for 'long time to come', BlackRock warns
ECB president Mario Draghi should be admired for ‘courage’ to push through QE, says chief executive Larry Fink
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Royal Mail maintains pension surplus on back of strong Gilt returns
Increased surplus comes despite comparable increase in liabilities of £1.3bn across both funds
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Launching FTT 'contradicts' goal of capital markets union
Experts warn French government about risk of financial transaction tax distorting capital markets as European Commission considers CMU launch
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Pension funds ordered to divest companies that support boycott of Israel
US state of Illinois to ban public sector pension funds from investing in companies that boycott investment or activity in Israel
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NewsEuropean Parliament OKs Brussels plan for benchmark regulation
Commission’s new regulatory regime for benchmarks to enter trialogue after EU Council, Parliamentary approval
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NewsInvestors who ignore ESG at risk of breaching fiduciary duty – Al Gore
Investors should consider impact of ‘meaningful’ carbon price on investments to better identify risks, opportunities, according to Generation Foundation
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EIOPA using 'sledgehammer to crack nut' with stress tests
Consultancy says tests will result in pension risks in UK of ‘multiple times the current deficits’
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DB sponsors facing challenges in low-interest-rate environment – KPMG
Report shows 2014 was volatile year for pension schemes, with long-dated interest rates falling sharply
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UK roundup: NAPF, LGPS, LPFA, Apollo Global Management
UK representative organisation says members want no shift to passive investment from new UK government
