Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 276
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NewsDanish FSA censures pension funds for overvalued property
DENMARK – Pension fund for engineers instructed to cut real estate valuations last month.
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NewsNAPF infrastructure fund tenders management mandate
UK – Expressions of interest in Pensions Infrastructure Platform to be solicited from mid-May.
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NewsFTT to cost Dutch pension funds 'hundreds of millions' – DNB
EUROPE – Dutch government decries impact of Tobin tax on non-participating countries.
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NewsUK Charity Commission consults on new investing regulations
UK – Commission publishes draft investment regulations applying to permanently endowed trusts.
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NewsNew law aims to make life easier for Germany's foundations
GERMANY – Act extends time limit within which investment income, donations must be spent.
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NewsUK Treasury rules out possibility of single regulator for workplace pensions
UK – Work and pensions committee report had warned that part of sector lacked oversight.
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NewsUK's challenge of FTT had to come 'sooner than later'
EUROPE – UK still has hopes that FTT will differ 'significantly' from current form.
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NewsPension coverage must grow, argues German banking fund
GERMANY – Country's largest Pensionskasse calls for increased coverage, rails against IORP II.
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NewsTPR chairman warns against 'near-cash' shift at approach of retirement
UK – New chairman says pension funds should retain 'reasonable' exposure to growth assets.
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Nordic roundup: PBU, AMF, Norwegian FSA, SPP, Fairtrade
EUROPE – Denmark’s Pædagogernes Pensionskasse (PBU) produces 9% return in 2012.
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NewsEIOPA struggles to define best practice for DC pension systems
EUROPE – Survey points to wide range of systems across EU member states.
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UK 'would not rule out' LGPS merger, but more evidence needed
UK – Official says mergers remain ‘untested’, calls for more evidence of benefits.
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NewsSwiss ruling to create 'blacklists' for vehicles lacking transparency
SWITZERLAND – Pension funds must include cost of collective investment vehicles in annual reports.
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NewsWaterford Crystal case casts doubt on changes to priority order in Ireland
IRELAND – Introduction of protection scheme would require changes to Section 50, LCP warns.
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NewsIreland revamps pensions watchdog over 'regulatory capture' concerns
IRELAND – Pensions Council tasked with devising regulation with emphasis on consumer outcomes.
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NewsECJ cites Ireland for failing to protect pension benefits adequately
IRELAND – Failure to guarantee at least half of benefits a 'serious breach' of responsibility.
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NewsUK MPs call for single pensions regulator, regular review of charges
UK – Warns DWP not to focus on 'defined ambition' to detriment of good governance.
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NewsSwedish workplace pension association joins PensionsEurope
EUROPE – Having strong relationship just with local regulator 'not enough anymore', group says.
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NewsPension fund for pharmacists takes initiative on investigation
NETHERLANDS – Recommends setting up committee with representatives from branch organisations.
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NewsIrish pension industry should consider infrastructure fund, OECD says
IRELAND – Report suggests country's industry emulate Australia's Industry Funds Management.
