Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 242
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Independent EIOPA funding will be ‘difficult to resist’ - NAPF
UK pension fund lobby group will look to offset potential new levy in reduced levies elsewhere
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Dutch lower chamber seeks clarification on indexation, benefit cuts in new FTK [amended]
Government and opposition parties question why details of new FTK only to be clarified in secondary legislation not to be scrutinised by parliament
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UK government seeks ‘allies’ in challenging Brussels on IORP II
Treasury minister to approach EU countries that banded together to fight off solvency requirements in Directive
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Dutch pensions industry happy with proposed bill on communications
Pensions Federation ‘broadly positive’ on proposals from Social Affairs Ministry
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Dutch must slow consolidation, shift to DC to improve pensions – experts
Academic Alfred Slager, Robeco board member Hans Rademaker and PGGM’s Erik Goris advise on future of system
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Dutch pensions regulator fines PNO Media for late reporting
Pension fund, sponsor ‘genuinely sorry’ for missing deadlines
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AP2 moves most EM mandates in-house as exposure grows
Fund’s chief executive echoes AP3 in calling for re-think of buffer fund system reform
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Swedish buffer fund says returns have outpaced income index
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CEO questions why requirements proposed in light of EC’s decision not to include them in IORP Directive
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ECB appoints BlackRock to advise on possible ABS purchase programme
Central bank says any decision on use of programme would be reached ‘in-house’
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FRC's asset-ceiling proposals for DB sponsors draw mixed reactions
Financial Reporting Council seeks to clarify how sponsors will account under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
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Cost-cutting no longer Swiss pension funds' chief concern – survey
Credit Suisse survey points to growing importance of diversification, long-term returns
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Sweden pushes ahead with new pension fund model, framework
Framework to bring country in line with revised IORP Directive, with stricter risk-based capital requirements
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Insurance to ‘dominate’ agenda if EIOPA stakeholder groups merged
Industry associations, members of EIOPA pensions stakeholder group call on Brussels to reconsider abolition of OPSGs
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Pensions Federation highly critical of new FTK, warns framework will hand too much power to DNB
Industry association criticises new framework will not achieve intergenerational balance, as unions warn funds could stay in recovery mode indefinitely
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UK Interserve scheme agrees £300m buy-in with Aviva
Announcement shows return of Aviva to bulk space after Budget changes forced insurer to raise cap on deals
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Swiss railway fund signals plan for flexible pension on hold
PK SBB adjusts technical parameters but leaves pension payout level untouched.
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Board transparency rules will not hamper recruitment, argues Finnish government
Ministry of Social Affairs dismisses concerns that requirement to disclose personal share ownership will harm ability to recruit
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Dutch furnishing scheme merger delayed by DNB concerns
Regulator objects to scheme proposals to address differing funding ratios ahead of merger
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Swiss pension fund BVK files initial lawsuits over 'commission rebates'
Pension fund for canton of Zurich negotiates 16 statute-of-limitation waivers
