Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 278
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NewsPwC points to 'other ways' to collect pensions money from overseas companies
UK – TPR will still have options if Supreme Court ruling goes against it, consultancy says.
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NewsGerman pension funds call for end of discount-rate disparity
GERMANY – Pension association aba criticises differing regulatory, accounting rates.
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NewsEU Council OKs proposals to reduce reliance on rating agencies
EUROPE – New rules aim to end pension funds' 'over-reliance' on external ratings.
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NewsIMF warns Dutch pension funds against mortgage investments
NETHERLANDS – Says pension funds should not be incentivised to alter asset allocation.
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NewsDWP promises consultation on DC default charge cap
UK – Webb unveils consultation as DWP publishes Pensions Bill for single-tier state pension.
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NewsTPR 'inadvertently' imposes higher risks on schemes, consultancy says
UK – Comments come as UK government publishes draft wording of regulator's new statutory objective.
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NewsTobin tax to 'dry up' secondary market, academic warns
GLOBAL – ICMA's Richard Comotto warns of impact of Europe's proposed financial transaction tax.
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UK pension regulator's statement on deficits signals 'era of flexibility'
UK – Funding statement welcomed for offering trustees greater flexibility in addressing deficits.
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NewsEIOPA estimates for pension rights cuts too high, says Dutch regulator
EUROPE – DNB says more quantitative impact studies needed to find 'appropriate way forward'.
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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.
