Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 268
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NewsLarger companies failing to tackle carbon emissions
GLOBAL – CDP report finds 50 highest-emitting companies actually increasing emissions.
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NewsPension funds must explain notion of 'solidarity', Dutch watchdog says
NETHERLANDS – Participants need to hear 'fair story' on how benefits can be redistributed.
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NewsTobin tax could infringe EU treaty, European Council lawyers warn
EUROPE – Leaked report raises questions over legality of controversial financial transaction tax.
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NewsEFAMA unveils 'blueprint' for Europe-wide personal pensions
EUROPE – Association's proposed OCERP plan could 'boost' European Long-Term Investment Fund.
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NewsSPVG continues battle with DNB over gold allocation
NETHERLANDS – Pension fund pursues €11m compensation claim after regulator loses appeal.
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NewsContract, trust-based funds must be held to 'equal' standards – NAPF
UK – Equal footing for pensions arrangements 'vital' as part of minimum DC standards.
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NewsPensionsEurope warns of contagion after Polish raid
POLAND – Other governments might see move as 'tempting option', Matti Leppälä warns.
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NewsDutch pensions industry takes dim view of proposed FTK
NETHERLANDS – Respondents call on government to ease strict separation between pensions contracts.
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NewsPublic funding should not 'crowd out' private long-term capital – OECD
GLOBAL – Revised principles for long-term investing drop mention of prudent person principle.
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NewsEIOPA calls for inclusion of ORSA, KID tools in revised IORP Directive
EUROPE – Chairman says EIOPA to improve methodologies for assessing holistic balance sheet.
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NewsPensionsEurope dismisses inclusion of schemes in 'too-big-to-fail' resolution
EUROPE – Lobby group says pension funds 'merely users of markets', not part of them.
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NewsDutch Pensions Federation rejects government proposal for new FTK
NETHERLANDS – Boards should strike 'right balance' between investment policy, contributions and indexation.
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PPF increases levy estimate by 10% but leaves rules untouched
UK – Lifeboat scheme’s estimated levy income to rise to £695m in 2014-15.
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NewsBrussels unveils proposals for money market funds
EUROPE – EC plan 'economically infeasible, operationally complex and impracticable', ICI says.
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Most Swiss pension funds expecting to miss return target, survey shows
SWITZERLAND – BVG commission nonetheless proposes increasing legal minimum return next year.
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NewsPolish government aims to 'shrink' second-pillar pension assets
POLAND – Local pension fund association decries de facto 'nationalisation' of private assets.
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TPR prepared to 'be creative' when helping pension funds
UK – Watchdog’s comments come after Kodak Pension Plan finalises acquisition of subsidiaries.
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NewsSpanish government unveils measures for reform of state pension system
SPAIN – Proposal links pension payments with life expectancy, economic conditions.
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NewsFCA fines Aberdeen for failing to 'protect' institutional funds
UK – Asset manager did not identify client money placed in money market deposits, watchdog says.
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NewsDutch scheme warns of contribution rises under FTK
NETHERLANDS – Fund for cabinet makers warns pension arrangements will 'further deteriorate'.
