Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 229
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Aviva Investors slapped with FCA fine over conflicts of interest
UK asset manager charged £17.6m by regulator after traders engage in ‘cherry picking’ with fixed income funds
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Dutch roundup: Deloitte, Cappital, DNB, Dow Chemical
De Nederlandsche Bank said mortgage investments has almost doubled to €6.7bn in 2014
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Asset management roundup: FCA, NAPF, Natixis, DNCA, Man Group, NewSmith
UK’s FCA launches investigation of investment banking sector, to consider further review of asset management
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UK must offer annuity 'auto-protection' to counter DC freedoms
Centre for Policy Studies suggests government intervention in annuity market could appease right and left political spectrums
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Commission ‘naïve’ in approach to Capital Markets Union - ShareAction
ShareAction argues no proposals put forward by European Commission to tackle lack of trust in financial markets
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Investors welcome ‘opportunities’ in CMU consultation as MEPs raise concerns
MEP warns of short-term focus within proposals, calls to move beyond ’tunnel vision’ on capital markets
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Orsima pension fund opts for merger with transport scheme Vervoer
Decision to merger with Vervoer comes after failure to reach agreement with pension fund for cleaning sector
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Capital Markets Union could trigger relaxation of prudential investment rules
European Commission releases green paper on CMU, hinting at changes to allow for inflows into infrastructure
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Nordic roundup: Oslo Pensjonsforsikring, Finnish returns, TELA, pension reform
Pension fund for Oslo municipality sees annual performance down year-on-year, laments high costs
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Swiss draft law paves way for pure DC funds
Proposal by Federal Council allows schemes to be recognised as DC under international accounting standards
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Quarter of German investment professionals see Greek exit as positive for markets
Large share of German investment professionals expect Greece to exit euro-zone, but foresee positive impact
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Linde Gas fund to join printing scheme PGB
After decision to place pensions accrual with PGB, scheme is still looking into the options for existing pension rights
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Riksbank cuts repo rates, launches SEK10bn QE programme
Swedish national bank’s decision viewed as ‘test balloon’ for negative rates
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UK roundup: DWP, pot-follows-member, TPR
UK government confirms plans for automatic transfers in place by autumn 2016
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Norway encourages pension investors to increase private equity exposure
Report by government productivity commission notes lack of capital for domestic start-ups
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Slovakian government sets terms for re-opening of second-pillar system
Approximately 1.5m members of system to be given opportunity to leave
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NewsGovernment structure ‘does not work’ for pensions policy, UK minister says
Steve Webb calls for new ‘integrated department’ for all pensions, savings and long-term care policies
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DC charge cap could result in 'inconsistent' fee disclosure
Investment Association cautions against wide-spread use of ‘member-borne deduction’ terminology
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Negative interest rate exemption for Swiss schemes 'out of the question'
Second-pillar pension funds will not get 0% account with central bank to avoid negative interest rates, SNB says
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IPE Views: Pension 'liberation'
More must be done to narrow the disparity between the UK’s richest and poorest retirement cohorts, says JP Morgan’s Benjie Fraser
