Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 251
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AP Pension rebuked by regulator over compensation payments to FSP members
Pension fund to pay DKK170m in to customers in former financial sector pension fund after product-switching exercise
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NewsFinnish pensions body slams IORP demand for benefits statement
Requirement for statement to members puts pension funds at cost disadvantage to insurers, association says
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Danish government considers launch of pensions commission
Tax rules seen as too complex, as experts call for more transparency and coverage
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German pension association relieved at PRIP exemption
European Parliament, Council agree new draft with explicit exemption for IORPs from Key Information Document
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NewsRevised FTK will provide 'clear rules' on indexation, reduce contribution volatility
Revised framework criticised by industry for offering insufficient improvement on prior drafts, resembling nominal contract
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Armenian constitutional court dismisses implementation of mandatory system
Mandatory pension system launched in Janaury to continue, despite problems identified by court
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UK central bank weighs in on asset manager systemic risk debate
Head of financial stability division says industry growth brings questions of systemic risks, suggests structure not dissimilar to banking sector
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NewsFTK to require Dutch schemes to increase buffers by 5 percentage points [updated]
Industry sources suggest new proposals are to focus on nominal arrangements
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Lothian Pension Fund seeks approval to run investments in-house
Says move will help scheme prepare for challenges in LGPS Scotland
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NewsDutch Cabinet forces pension funds to lower return expectations
Maximum expected returns for AAA government paper lowered from 4.5% to 2.5%
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Investors welcome greater transparency for infrastructure debt
European Commission throws support behind number of proposals to encourage long-term financing
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Denmark's F&P decries lack of capital requirements in IORP II Directive
New prudential framework should create level playing field, pensions industry association says
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Dutch coalition party blasts government-backed mortgage bonds
Market should do without government backing and come up with its own hedging arrangements, MP says
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NEST helps make UK pension system more durable, study shows
Australia keeps position as having world’s most sustainable system
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Dutch pharmacists' scheme attributes 0.7% loss to defensive strategy
Watchdog would reject riskier investment policy, board says
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Clients less satisfied with custodians as pressures mount, survey shows
Pictet topples RBC to take top position in R&M Consultants’ global custodian ranking
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UK roundup: ITV Pension Scheme, TPR, JLT deficit update
ITV Pension Scheme secures asset-backed partnership, sees deficit drop by £50m
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EC should spur demand for long-term investment, says Finland's TELA
Association touts impact of Finnish government subsidies on cost of project financing
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A few reactions…
The leaked draft of the IORP II Directive has generally received positive reactions from experts in the European pensions industry.
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IORP II: Not bad but could do better
Jeremy Woolfe on the latest skirmish between Brussels and EU member states on the thorny issue of pensions
