Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 248
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UK roundup: NAPF, LGPS, PPI, bulk annuities, Aon Hewitt
NAPF urges that reform of local government system should be about value, not cost-cutting
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DB supervision squeezed as UK regulator budgets to manage auto-enrolment
Auto-enrolment to account for 52% of budget, sees 90% increase in funding as DB budget falls 10%
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NewsUK pension reforms a tax grab, alleges influential committee chair
Chair of work and pensions committee also expresses concerns speed of Budget chages to DC will pose a challenge
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IASB mounts charm offensive to address long-term UK investor concerns
Accounting board expresses sympathy for concerns voiced over prudence under revised conceptual framework
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NewsNordic roundup: PFA, Oslo Pensionsforsikring, Bærum, Swedish Pensions Agency
PFA launches new attempt to shift consumers from with-profits to unit-linked pro
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IPE Views: Investors need to dig deeper into 'Myanmar miracle' to protect portfolios
EIRIS Conflict Risk Network looks at how companies involved with Burma are managing the risks of conflict
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Swiss unions brand flexible pension model 'a curse'
Model rife with legal uncertainties says union representative, despite two Pensionskassen having successfully adopted proposal
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IORP II to increase costs in German second pillar, Longial warns
German industry to struggle with European Commission’s definition of IORPs, company says
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UK roundup: TPR, Pensions Act, RetailLink Pensions Plan, L&G
Regulator survey shows DC schemes still ignoring regulations on investment principles
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Danish pensions body counters political pressure to invest for growth
F&P says industry keen to invest more than DKK220bn already placed, but risk/return must be right
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Germany’s extra pension spending should tackle poverty risk – OECD
Says redistributive spending should be funded from general tax revenue rather than social contributions
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Czech membership in third-pillar pensions continues to shrink
New Czech pensions system enters second year
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NewsInstitutional investors inflating catastrophe bond prices, expert says
Twelve Capital chairman says Solvency II will ‘create opportunities’ for European pension funds
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Misguided belief in outperformance to blame for bonus culture – academic
Dutch academic says pension funds ‘kidding themselves’ about possibility of outperforming market
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Danish pensions commission created to tackle disincentives
F&P says tax on pensions savings can reach 170% just before retirement
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Dutch should give proposed IORP revisions 'yellow card', says MP
Christian Democrat MP Pieter Omtzigt claims proposed revisions will lead to supervisory, tax arbitrage
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Alleged fraud on three Italian pension funds results in seven arrests
Cassa di Previdenza dei Ragionieri, INPGI and Enpam allegedly robbed in fresh €80m scandal
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Over-regulation 'crushing' trustees, Swiss pension industry warns
Reaction comes after Zurich supervisor calls on regulator to introduce new benchmarks, binding guidelines
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UK public pension funds blast GlencoreXstrata over Hayward appointment
Forum of 60 pension funds to oppose appointment over role as nomination committee chair, all-male appointments
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EIOPA touts cross-border schemes' ability to enter lending market
European regulator’s head of policy says lending would be easier for large cross-border funds than for national entities
