Latest on Regulation & Reform – Page 278
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NewsDutch regulator calls for website comparing pension quality
NETHERLANDS – Pension Federation prefers layered approach over direct pension comparison.
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NewsEIOPA publishes preliminary results of first IORP study
EUROPE – Towers Watson says report casts doubt on Commission's timetable for draft directive.
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NewsFTT runs counter to freedom of capital movement, warns ICAP
EUROPE – Report warns that tax will impact competition, damage repo market.
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NewsTobin tax may increase cost of gilt issuance by £4bn - City of London
EUROPE – Corporation further warns tax could drive up lending costs for corporates.
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NewsShareAction 'suspicious' of attempts to show fiduciary duty as moral code
UK – Comments come after IMA's chief executive said fiduciary standards 'a form of conduct'.
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NewsPolish government may grab private pension money, predicts academic
POLAND – Prediction comes as finance minister no longer denies plans for transfer of eldest cohorts to state fund.
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UK roundup: KCom, LAPFF, Staffordshire, Greenwich
UK – Telecoms firm KCom agrees funding proposal with scheme, backed by property portfolio.
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NewsUK government's 'cavalier' attitude to state pension reform criticised
UK – Committee of MPs says employers need more support preparing for end of contracting-out.
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NewsUK's RBS in £4bn lawsuit over 'inexcusable actions'
GLOBAL – Group of over 100 institutional investors file suit against bank over £12bn rights issue.
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NewsISDA sees risk of contagion if derivatives clearing member defaulted
GLOBAL – ISDA examines impact of default on CCPs, saying regulation fails to capture risk.
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NewsWelsh local authority funds mull joint investment strategies
UK – Report by Society of Welsh Treasurers rules out fund merger, suggests collaboration.
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NewsNo further plans to regulate repo market, says ESMA chairman
EUROPE – Maijoor admits 'comply or explain' approach would fall by wayside under legislation.
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NewsIndustry warns against 'excessive' regulation of UK DC funds
UK – NAPF and law firm warn against prescriptive code of conduct considered by regulator.
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NewsMetLife claims sixth of Romanian pension business following Aviva deal
ROMANIA – Merger of Aviva and MetLife's local business sees number of funds halved since 2008.
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NewsUK's LAPFF backs annual publication of executive pay ratios
EUROPE – Call comes as Swiss parliamentarians reject need for law capping pay.
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News'Pragmatic' UK regulator excludes most joint ventures from AIFMD
EUROPE – FSA issues second consultation paper on Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive.
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NewsINREV laments no mention of property in Green Paper on long-term investing
EUROPE – Association praises Brussels for acknowledging negative impact of prudential regulation.
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NewsKay investor forum 'must avoid insider trading', minister warns
UK – Vince Cable says forum must be independent from institutional investor trade bodies.
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NewsEuropean Commission to include ISDA in CDS investigation
GLOBAL – Brussels finds 'indications' association may have been involved in antitrust case.
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NewsUK to examine if 'fiduciary duty' definition hinders investing
UK – Law Commission to review extent to which fiduciary duties apply to asset managers, consultants.
