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Irish regulator emphasises value for money in draft DC code
Pensions Authority also provides guidance on how trustees should engage with investors
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IPE Views: Goodbye Steve Webb, hello Ros Altmann?
In a surprise to everyone – including the Conservatives – the incumbent prime minister wins a majority
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Pension reforms must not divide German system, aba warns
Chairman warns of ‘unnecessary’ race between old, new if proposals for industry-wide DC funds go ahead
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German government backtracks on industry-wide pension reforms
Minister for Social Affairs urges industry to get more involved, outlines areas where proposals could change
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Germany's aba questions legality of EIOPA stress tests [updated]
Aba chairman Heribert Karch claims forthcoming tests continue policies pursued by Michel Barnier but dropped by European Commission
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Collective LGPS fund for London begins recruiting as CEO named
Collective investment vehicle seen as alternative to full merger of London’s local government funds
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NewsDutch government pushes back planned changes to DC annuity laws
State secretary says legal complications over duty of care to members leading to delay
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Plummeting interest rates wipe out quarterly returns at Dutch schemes
Nearly 14% quarterly return at Vervoer offset by falling interest rates
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NewsPension funds, SRI advocates clash on UK plans for investment regulations
Responses to DWP consultation on amending investment rules see NAPF advise against additions while ShareAction, UKSIF demand changes
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Climate policy at Church of England lacking urgency, critic laments
Church agrees to reduce holdings in coal, tar sand across its £9bn in pension and charitable funds, but critics accuse new strategy – which falls short of divesting from all fossil fuels – of lacking urgency
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UK DC schemes take dim view of default retirement options, study shows
Research into scheme plans post-Budget shows large DC schemes in no rush to implement change
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Low interest rates could increase cost of pensions by 10%, experts warn
Pension funds face choice between increasing premiums or ‘economising’ on pension plans
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Dutch watchdog to survey pension funds at risk of corruption
Survey’s results to help schemes identify own ‘vulnerabilities’, DNB says
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NewsSchemes, insurers and unions call for independent pensions commission
Report calling for commission receives wide range of support
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QE sees deficit at Bank of Ireland pension fund increase by €700m
Increase triggered by falling discount rates, with low inflation cushioning impact
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NewsCourt rules against Olympic but PPF entry expected after DWP intervention
Uncertainty remains over who will cover pension payments, costs since 2010 insolvency
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Romanian pension funds poised to profit from IPO working group
Government sets up working group to assess which remaining state-controlled companies will be privatised
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NewsEuropean proposals for double voting rights 'flawed'
Leading governance organisation warns European Parliament against proposals in Shareholder Rights Directive
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Germany's BVV increases real assets, braces for more regulatory hurdles
Largest German Pensionskasse seeks steady returns from infrastructure, real estate
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ECB: ‘Non-standard’ policies helped euro-zone financial integration
Report by central bank claims its actions drove financial integration to levels not seen since 2008
