Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 223
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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
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NewsECB should not consider European pension funds as 'collateral damage'
PensionsEurope calls for regulatory changes to ease burden on pension funds affected by European Central Bank programme
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Brussels still sceptical of proposed Dutch mortgage institution NHI
European Commission unconvinced NHI does not constitute state support
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NewsSwiss pension funds put on brave face over negative interest rates
Industry representatives confident pension system will adapt to low-interest-rate environment
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Polish schemes urge government to clarify stock-lending, derivatives rules
Financial regulator, Warsaw Stock Exchange support introduction
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IPE Views: Talk-talk-talking in Brussels
Jeremy Woolfe is less than impressed with level of discourse among Europe’s bureaucrats
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NewsLGPS funds could consider legal action over mandatory passive shift
South Yorkshire fund weighs becoming collective vehicle for other LGPS funds should new UK government choose shift to passive investment
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Russian pension funds set for more secure future
Prime minister decides to retain funded second pillar
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'Tensions' to blame for UK government's delay on LGPS reforms
Senior civil servant says government position on merger, shift to passive investment ‘way, way overdue’
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German government presents plan to implement Portability Directive
Pensions industry has until mid-May to comment
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Irish regulator rejects calls to water down funding standard for DB schemes
Pensions Authority says relaxing funding standard in wake of quantitative easing would give ‘false impression’ of economic reality
